Stuck! & Tunnel Under the Sea Level 25-26

This compelling dual-text resource includes the fictional Stuck! and the non-fiction Tunnel Under the Sea, offering a perfect balance of narrative and informative texts. In Stuck!, a boy trapped in a lift demonstrates calm problem-solving using communication tools. It encourages resilience and emotional regulation. Tunnel Under the Sea explores the engineering marvel of the Channel Tunnel, detailing the design challenges and breakthroughs that made it possible. With a problem/solution text structure and rich visual features like diagrams and cross-sections, this non-fiction piece supports students in analysing complex ideas. Together, the texts build deep comprehension, linking problem-solving in personal and global contexts.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds inferential thinking and cause-effect understanding across genres.
• Enhances text feature recognition (captions, diagrams, headings).
• Encourages STEM inquiry through engineering concepts.
• Supports development of sequencing and summarising skills.

Classroom Ideas:

• Compare real-world and fictional problem-solving strategies.
• Construct simple œtunnels with blocks or materials and test ideas.
• Use the non-fiction text as a model to write about a local structure.
• Role-play emergency scenarios and responses in drama or health lessons.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 7+
• Book size: 210mm x 199mm
• Contains no loose or sharp components
• Designed for curriculum-aligned upper primary reading