Bring the magic of Matilda the Musical into your classroom with this engaging literacy and social-emotional learning resource for Grades 5–6. Designed to spark meaningful discussions and build essential ELA skills, this ready-to-use lesson helps students explore themes of courage, fairness, resilience, imagination, and the power of standing up for what is right.

The resource includes a detailed teacher guide, student worksheets, answer key, vocabulary activities, character analysis tasks, story elements organizers, graph-reading activities, fairness scenarios, and a creative narrative writing prompt. Students strengthen reading comprehension, critical thinking, vocabulary, and writing skills while making personal connections to the story and its characters.

Perfect for literacy lessons, SEL instruction, movie-themed units, enrichment activities, independent practice, literacy centers, or substitute plans, this flexible resource can be completed in one or two class periods. Students analyze characters, interpret information, discuss real-world situations, and create their own original stories inspired by the themes of Matilda.

With minimal preparation required, this resource offers an engaging way to combine literacy learning, creativity, and social-emotional development in one meaningful lesson.