1. Story order Can you put what happened to Alice in the right order? You can use the book if you need to.

A. The Cheshire Cat guides Alice to the March Hare’s house. B. Alice is introduced to the Gryphon and the Mock turtle and listens to his story. C. Alice meets a mouse and other animals in the river of tears. D. Alice gets stuck because she grew again, but luckily eating cakes makes her shrink once again. E. Alice does not do what the Queen tells her to and the Queen shouts ‘Off with her head’. F. Alice meets the Duchess and her baby and the baby turns into a pig. G. Alice is at the river bank when she sees a white rabbit and follows it down the rabbit hole.H. Alice becomes a guest at the mad tea party. I. Alice is ordered to play a game of croquet with the Queen. J. Alice drinks from the bottle that says ‘Drink Me’ and she becomes much, much smaller. K. Alice is a witness in the trial while at the same time she is growing again. L. Alice meets the caterpillar.M. Alice’s sister wakes her from a dream and she finds herself at the river bank.

Write down the right order:

2. DRINK ME!In the story Alice drinks the potion and it tastes like cherry tart, custard, pineapple. Roast turkey, toffee and hot buttered toast. If you could choose, what would your potion taste like and it what order would you taste it? Draw or write your own potion in the bottle below.

3. Who said what? Put the right name in front of the sentence. One of them does not match a sentence.

The Queen of Hearts The Knave of Hearts The Mad Hatter The King The MouseAlice The Caterpillar The Cheshire Cat The White Rabbit

a ……………… has a very strange watch. b ……………… is accused of stealing the Queen’s tarts. c ……………… likes saying, ‘Off with their heads!’d ………………. asks ‘Why is a raven like a writing desk?’ e …………….… can make his body disappear? f ……………….. thinks three inches high ‘is a very good height indeed’. g ………………. tells Alice a ‘long and sad tale’. h ………………. believes she in no longer herself.

4. Shape PoemRead the poem below. The Mouse’s story is written in the shape of his tale. Can you write a shape poem? Pick one of the topics below to write about or pick your own Alice in Wonderland theme. You decide whether your poem will rhyme or not.

Alice in Wonderland shapes: clock, playing card, key (hole), rabbit (hole), Eat Me cake, Pool of tears.

5. Discussion QuestionsThink about the story and answer the questions below. Discuss them with the person next to you.

A. Which character in the story do you like the most and why?

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B. How does Alice change in this story? Does she just change in size or does she learn things as well? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

C. Do you think Alice likes ‘Wonderland’? Explain your answer. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

D. Does the story end the way you expected it to end and did you like the ending? Explain your answers.

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E. Are there things you did not understand about the story? If so, what are they? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

F. Did you learn anything from the story? If you did, what is it?

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G. Would you recommend the story to a friend?

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6. The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party

A. Write Decorate this invitation to the Mad Hatter’s party. Think about where it would be, who will be invited and what you will be serving.

B. Now decorate this table to make it your personal tea party.

7. Finish this Alice puzzle

ACROSS  3 Which creature decided a Caucus-Race will help them dry up?    4 What does Alice eat to get bigger again, after she fell down the

rabbit hole? 

  6 Who is with Alice on the river bank?    8 What is everybody according to the Cheshire Cat?    9 'Why is a ...... like a writing desk?'    11 What language does Alice speak to the mouse when she meets

him? 

  13 Which animal is used as the ball in the Queen's croquet game?    14 What does the Mad Hatter offer Alice at the tea party?    15 The girls in the dormouse's story live in a ....... well.    16 What is the caterpillar smoking when Alice meets him?   DOWN  

  1 What kind of animal is the first animal Alice meets in Wonderland?

 

  2 Which possession of the queen causes there to be a trial?    5 What does Alice swim in when she first gets into Wonderland?    7 The March Hare and the Mad Hatter give Alice lots of ......

riddles to solve. 

  8 What is the Caterpillar sitting on when Alice finds him?  

  9 What are the playing cards painting red?  

  10 What does the Duchess's baby turn into?    12 What is the surname of the author who wrote Alice in

Wonderland? 

  17 'Off with her ......’