The Wind in the Willows teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Wind in the Willows for ages 14 to 18: a plan, a worksheet and the answers for each week, a final essay with a marking guide, and a reading certificate to print. Free to use in class.
Five weeks, week by week
- Week 1Chapters 1 to 2
Mole discovers river friendship while Toad turns from caravans to motorcars, introducing practical care and the risks of unchecked enthusiasm.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 3 to 5
Mole’s frightening woodland journey and return to Mole End show how shelter, familiar places, and attentive friendship create security.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 6 to 7
Toad escapes protective confinement and faces prison, while Mole and Rat’s search for Portly explores responsibility and mysterious care.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 8 to 10
Toad depends on helpers yet repeats dangerous behavior, while Mole supports Rat through a powerful longing to leave home.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 11 to 12
The friends recover occupied Toad Hall through planning and cooperation, while Mole shows confidence and Toad begins choosing restraint.
Plan · worksheet · answers
Assessment
Final essay
Three questions to choose from, 800 to 1,200 words, with a marking guide in four bands.
Quiz bank
The 30 questions and 40 flashcards online, for homework or a quick check in class. Open the quiz
Discussion
Questions for small groups, meeting by meeting. The book club kit
Reading certificate
Certificate of reading
Student's name
has read
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Teacher and class
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