The Secret Garden teacher pack
Five weeks of lessons on The Secret Garden 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 5
Mary loses her parents and arrives at Misselthwaite Manor, where outdoor life and Martha’s care begin to challenge her isolation.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 2Chapters 6 to 11
Mary finds the garden and begins restoring it with Dickon, showing how curiosity and shared work can build trust.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 3Chapters 12 to 16
Mary gains freedom to garden and discovers Colin, whose fears and demands test her growing ability to care for others.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 4Chapters 17 to 22
Mary challenges Colin’s fears and brings him into the garden, where standing and planting turn hope into action.
Plan · worksheet · answers - Week 5Chapters 23 to 27
Colin strengthens his body while hiding his progress, and his reunion with his father connects recovery with renewed family care.
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 Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Teacher and class
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