Tom's Midnight Garden - Chapters 3 and 4 - Prediction

In the reading comprehension activity for KS2 students, the focus is on predicting what might happen next in the story "Tom's Midnight Garden" after a significant event at the end of chapter 2. Students are prompted to consider the moment when Tom, the protagonist, walks through a door that presumably leads to a garden. The task encourages children to use their imagination and clues from the text to anticipate the sights, sounds, and experiences that might greet Tom as he steps into this new and potentially magical setting. This exercise not only engages students with the narrative but also develops their inferential skills and creativity.

The worksheet provided for this activity leaves space for students to write down their personal predictions under the heading 'I predict that'. This is an opportunity for each child to articulate their thoughts and expectations about the story's development. They can imagine the kind of garden Tom might find—whether it's a lush, moonlit wonderland or something entirely unexpected—and how this discovery might affect the plot. The act of making predictions is a valuable part of reading comprehension, as it requires students to draw on textual evidence and their own reasoning to forecast future events in the story.