ShortGarden Detectives · Case 18
The Tin Lid Trail
Short I · Level 4
Cumulative Short I review with a physical track and sequence of events
Before reading
Open the case file
Hear the focus words
Read and investigate
The Tin Lid Trail
Natural read-along narration · AmeliaPress Read with Amelia, or choose a sentence to begin.
Pip kept seeds in a tin with a fitted lid. He set the open tin on the potting bench. When Pip came back, the lid was missing. The tin had not moved.
Pip found a thin curved line below the bench. The line dipped through the soft dirt. It wound past a brick and ended at a fig pot. A silver rim stuck out beside the pot.
The missing lid leaned against it. A brisk wind had hit the upright lid. The round lid rolled off the bench. Its rim pressed the thin line into the dirt.
The fig pot stopped it from rolling farther. Pip put the lid back and clipped it shut.
Check the evidence
Can you solve the case?
Choose the answer that is supported by the story.
What really happened?
Wind tipped the upright lid from the bench. Its round rim left a curved track as it rolled to the fig pot.
For adults
Use evidence, not guesses
Ask the learner to point to the sentence that proves each answer. If decoding is effortful, reread one paragraph at a time. A fluent second reading is more valuable than rushing to the next story.