(Half a) Story Hour - Episode 2
Episode 2, “The Secret Garden: More of Chapter One”
In this episode, we FINISH the first paragraph of The Secret Garden and continue reading Chapter One! We learn more about Mary Lennox’s life and encountering a deadly disease, cholera, as it affects her household in India under British rule.
Tough stuff in this episode: cholera, the British Empire, death, accidental wine drinking
⭐️ Bonus ⭐️
Follow along here: The Secret Garden at Project Gutenberg Online
(Inter)active reading suggestion: Ask (more big) questions!
For teachers: Each student writes a question they think of based on today’s reading on a sticky note and sticks it to a giant thought bubble drawn on the board ✏️ 💭
Musical interlude: “Hens and Roosters” and “Wild Donkeys (Swift Animals)” from Le Carnaval des animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns
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