Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Reading Schedule and Parent Guide If there is a snow day, the reading schedule will remain the same. Happy Reading! Instead of chapter summaries, I’ve included questions you can ask your child when reading the chapter. Wednesday, January 7 Kick off Night! Thursday, January 8 Chapter One: Here Comes Charlie What are three examples that support the claim that “life was extremely uncomfortable for Charlie’s family? Why was it torture for Charlie to live so close to the chocolate factory? Friday, January 9 Chapter Two: Mr. Willy Wonka’s Factory What happens to Grandpa Joe when he sees Charlie in the evenings? Other than chocolate, what two inventions does Grandpa Joe say that Willy Wonka created? Saturday, January 10 Chapter Three: Mr. Wonka and the Indian Prince What happened to Prince Pondicherry’s palace? Sunday, January 11 Chapter Four: The Secret Workers Why did Mr. Wonka send his workers home never to come back? What is one of the mysteries of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory? Monday, January 12 Chapter Five: The Golden Tickets What is Mr. Wonka’s special present to the five ticket winners? On the basis of probability, Grandpa George says Charlie has no chance at all of finding the golden ticket. What do you think he means? Tuesday, January 13 Chapter Six: The First Two Finders Do you think the first two finders of the golden tickets (Augustus Gloop and Veruca Salt) deserved their find? Wednesday January 14 Chapter Seven: Charlie’s Birthday Why was Charlie’s family just as excited as him before he opened the chocolate bar? What does Charlie want to do with the chocolate after opening it? Thursday , January 15 Chapter Eight: Two More Golden Tickets Found How long has Violet been chewing “this piece of gum”? Why was Mike Teavee annoyed with the reporter who was trying to interview him? Friday January 16 Chapter Nine: Grandpa Joe Takes a Gamble Why did Grandpa Joe use his money to pay for another chocolate bar? What wakes up Grandma Josephine? Saturday, January 17 Chapter Ten: The Family Begins To Starve Why had the excitement about the golden tickets faded in Charlie’s home? What are two changes that Charlie made in order to save his strength? Sunday January 18 Chapter Eleven: The Miracle How did eating the first chocolate bar make Charlie feel? Why do you think the shopkeeper said, “I have a feeling you needed a break like this. I’m awfully glad you got it.” Monday, January 19 Chapter Twelve: What it said on the Golden Ticket What was Charlie’s family’s first reaction to him telling them he had found the 5th golden ticket? According to what it said on the Golden Ticket, what was the finder able to do when they ran out of chocolate? Why is Grandpa Joe a good choice to accompany Charlie to the factory? Tuesday January 20 Chapter Thirteen: The Big Day Arrives Why was it good that all the other children had both of their parents accompany them to the chocolate factory? Wednesday, January 21 Chapter Fourteen: Mr. Willy Wonka What kind of climate does Mr. Wonka keep for his workers? How did Mr. Wonka act when greeting the five children? Thursday, January 22 Chapter Fifteen: The Chocolate Room How much chocolate does Mr. Wonka say is in his brown river? Why does Mr. Wonka say that the waterfall is the most important? Friday, January 23 Chapter Sixteen: The OompaLoompas How did Mr. Wonka convince the OompaLoompas to work for him? Describe Veronica’s behavior after learning about the OompaLoompas? Saturday January 24 Chapter Seventeen: Augustus Gloop Goes up the Pipe Why are Augustus Gloop’s parents mad at Willy Wonka? What does the OompaLoompa’s song suggest about Augustus Gloop’s character? Sunday, January 25 Chapter Eighteen: Down the Chocolate River What is Mr. Wonka’s yacht made out of? Describe the tunnel the chocolate river took the passengers through. Monday, January 26 Chapter Nineteen: The Inventing RoomEverlasting Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee Why is the “Inventing Room” the most important room in the entire factory? How are the everlasting gobstoppers different than gum? Tuesday, January 27 Chapter Twenty: The Great Gum Machine Why were most of the children disappointed to find out that the machine just produced a small stick of grey gum? Wednesday, January 28 Chapter Twenty One:Goodbye Violet What made Willy Wonka’s piece of gum different than a normal stick of gum? What happened to Violet when chewing the piece of gum? Thursday, January 29 Chapter Twenty Two: Along the Corridor Name three of the rooms that they passed going down the corridor. Friday, January 30 Chapter Twenty Three: Square Candies that Look Round When Mrs. Salt accuses Mr. Wonka of lying, what does he reply? Explain what Mr. Wonka means by “square candies that look round”? Saturday, January 31 Chapter Twenty Four: Veruca in the Nut Room Why does Veruca disobey Mr. Wonka and enter the Nut Room? Why does the OompaLoompa song state that they are happy that Veruca’s parents fell down the garbage chute too? Sunday, February 1 Chapter Twenty Five: The Great Glass Elevator How did Charlie and Grandpa Joe like the elevator ride? Why is Mr. Wonka afraid of a collision? Monday February 2 Chapter Twenty Six:The TelevisionChocolate Room Why did Charlie feel a sense of danger after entering the TelevisionChocolate room? What is Mr. Wonka’s tremendous idea for television? Tuesday, February 3 Chapter Twenty Seven: Mike Teavee is Sent by Television Why is Mike Teavee turned into a tiny boy? What was the message in the OompaLoompa’s song about Mike Teavee? Wednesday, February 4 Chapter Twenty Eight: Only Charlie Left What did the elevator button labeled “Up and Out” mean? Thursday, February 5 Chapter Twenty Nine: The Other Children Go Home Why is August Gloop now so thin? Why does Mr. Wonka think that Mike Teavee is lucky? Friday, February 6 Chapter Thirty: Charlie’s Chocolate Factory Why does Mr. Wonka want to give Charlie the Chocolate Factory? Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Reading Log Student’s Name ___________________________ Siblings ___________________________ Grade Level ______________________________ Thanks for your participation! One Book One School Charlie and The Chocolate Factory Celebration Thursday, February 12, 2015 Grade Level________ Student’s Name______________________ Siblings’ Names______________________ How many family members plan on attending _________
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