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Looking at pictures for clues. Checking beginning and ending sounds. Starting with the part of the word that they already know. Looking for pairs of letters that make sounds together (sh, ch or ph for example) Finding vowels that go together. Skipping the word and coming back to it again. Stretching out the word slowly, then saying it again fast.
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- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849 –1924) Teaching Notes author: Jo Tregenza
- Synopsis
- Social and historical context
- Introducing the book
- During reading
- Assessment:
Information about assessment and curriculum links can be found at the end of these Teaching Notes.
When her parents are killed by cholera, Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in England with her uncle. Misselthwaite Manor is a foreboding place with many rooms. In the gardens she meets the gardener Ben Weatherstaff and a robin. The robin becomes Mary’s first friend. He helps her to find a key and a secret garden. As soon as she enters the gar...
The story is set in late nineteenth and early twentieth century England, amongst the North Yorkshire Moors. At this time, India was still part of the British Empire. The story is set in a time when many families were extended and people often took in members of their wider family, such as cousins. In the story Colin Craven makes himself better by t...
(Predicting) Focus on the words in the title of the book. Ask the children: Why might a garden be kept secret? (Clarifying) Read the introductory passage on page 4 to the children. Do they know what cholera is? Explain that cholera is a disease caused by drinking contaminated water. Talk to the children about the British Empire.
(Deducing) Read Chapter 1 with the children. Ask: What can you deduce about Mary’s relationship with her mother and father? (Questioning, Deducing) Ask the children how they think Mary feels about her future. What comparisons do they think she makes between her former and new life? Encourage them to explain their answers using evidence from the t...
Can children infer information beyond the literal from the text? Ask the children to collect vocabulary from the story that is unfamiliar to them or that they feel is particularly descriptive. Display the vocabulary and provide definitions where necessary. Ask the children to finish reading to the end of the story independently. Returning and resp...
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a. lost b. wandering c. glad. d. bewildered e. moved f. astounded. Answers to the comprehension question on The Secret Garden, by Books for Learning.
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Explorers 5. Teacher’s notes for the Comprehension Test: The Secret Garden. • Do this test after you have read the whole book with the class. • Ask the children to fill in their name and the date at the top of the page. • Tell the children that this is part of The Secret Gardenstory. • Ask them to read the text silently.
