The Secret Garden – Rose Craft

Students will enjoy creating this beautiful yet super easy rose craft. The rose may be used as a simple craft or used to teach dozens of skills.

Teaching Ideas

Cover for Writings for The Secret Garden

Give students a series of writing prompts. The writings may be turned into a book using the rose as a cover. Here is a list of prompts:

• Write a character description for each of the main characters: Mary, Dickon, Martha, Ben, Mrs. Medlock, Dr. Craven, Colin, and Archibald Craven.
• How have Mary and Colin changed over the course of the book?
• Make a timeline of the circumstances that influenced Mary or Colin. What caused them to behave badly?
• Compare and contrast Mary and Colin. How are they alike and different?
• Would you rather be Colin or Mary? Explain.
• Whose problems were the most severe, Mary or Colin? Explain why using proof from text.
• Rewrite the story using a different setting.
  • Examples
    • 2017 instead of 1909
    • United States instead of Yorkshire
• Compare two versions of The Secret Garden. What are the pros and cons of each version?
• Write a conversation between two of the characters.

Leaves

Have students create leaves without the vein lines. On the leaves, students can write information.

• Examples
  • Write figurative phrases from the story.
  • Write vocabulary words and definitions.
  • Each student is assigned a vocabulary word. Students write synonyms on the leaves.

Flower with Text

Turn your page landscape. Place the flower on one side and add a short text to the other side of the page. Here are some ideas.

• an inspirational quote from the story
• Write a poem about the garden.
• Use vivid imagery to describe the garden.