The Gardener's Maze Level 9-11

In The Gardener's Maze, readers enjoy a humorous story as a gardener, with a helpful hedgehog, designs and constructs a whimsical garden maze. This engaging narrative, a follow-up to The Gardener, offers a playful look at creativity and planning in a natural setting. Students are encouraged to read with purpose and follow sequential steps, supporting their ability to track processes and outcomes. The story includes a variety of sentence structures, phonics elements such as silent 'e', word families, and verb endings, making it an excellent resource for developing both decoding skills and fluency.

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages procedural comprehension and step-by-step thinking
• Reinforces phonics patterns including word families and silent ˜e'
• Develops fluency through varied sentence structures and punctuation cues
• Supports vocabulary expansion with topic-specific words related to gardening

Classroom Ideas:

• Create a classroom maze using cardboard boxes or string outlines
• Plan and draw maze designs using geometric shapes and directional language
• Explore other stories featuring helpful animals and discuss character roles
• Use sequence cards to retell the maze construction process

Safety & Information:

• Suggested Age: 6-8 years
• Book Size: 210mm x 170mm
• Reading Level: 9-11 (Blue)
• Safe for classroom reading with durable pages