The Gardener Level 6-8

The Gardener is a humorous and imaginative story celebrating creativity and personal expression. As the quirky gardener snips and shapes, readers are drawn into a series of fun, exaggerated illustrations that transform bushes into surprising creatures. The narrative supports early comprehension strategies including prediction and drawing conclusions, bolstered by repetitive sentence structures for reading confidence. With phonics elements such as consonant blends, digraphs, and various word endings, students build essential decoding skills. The story is bookended with direct speech and includes punctuation features like question marks and repetition to support expressive reading. A clear narrative arc helps readers understand plot development while the environmental theme encourages respect for nature and creativity.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports prediction and drawing conclusions from illustrations.
• Reinforces decoding skills through varied word forms and phonics features.
• Builds confidence with a repetitive sentence structure.
• Promotes environmental awareness and creative thinking.

Classroom Ideas:

• Predict what the gardener will create before turning each page.
• Create topiary designs using paper shapes and imagination.
• Explore suffixes and base words in the œclip word family.
• Act out the story using expressive voice and gesture.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 6+
• Book size: 150mm x 210mm
• Printed with eco-friendly, child-safe materials
• No small or detachable parts