Garden Heights · Getting Started

How It Works — Step by Step

From sign-in to a finished book. Set up in four steps, work through six kinds of practice inside every workbook, and watch your Report Card grow. Every account starts with Matilda included forever as our gift — no card, nothing to cancel.

Instructions in Korean or Chinese; product names and links stay in English.
Phase 1 · Get set up
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Sign in with Google
One click with your Google / Gmail account — your account is created automatically, with no card and nothing to cancel. Every account includes the complete Matilda workbook (online + Teacher & Student PDFs), yours forever.
Sign in →
Sign in to Garden Heights with Google
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Browse the Library by level
Books are sorted into eight levels, from Growing Readers up to the High School Track. Pick the level that fits your reader — each shows its grade, Lexile, and AR range — then choose a novel.
Open the Library →
Browse the Garden Heights library by level
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Get the matching edition
Each workbook is built on one specific edition of the novel. Check the Publishers & ISBN guide so the chapters, page numbers, and words your reader sees line up exactly with the workbook.
Publishers & ISBN →
Novel Publishers and ISBN guide
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Choose a Part
Every novel study is split into 8 parts, each covering a couple of chapters — about 40 minutes of work. Pick up wherever you left off.
See Matilda’s 8 parts →
Choose a part in the 8-part novel study
Phase 2 · Inside a workbook part
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Read the “What happens” recap
Each part opens with a short recap of the chapters, with key names and terms in bold, so readers are grounded before they answer — and can work even if the book isn’t in hand this minute.
Open Matilda · Part 1 →
Read the What Happens recap for the part
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Study the vocabulary & background
Ten key words per part, plus a Knowledge Bank passage that builds the cultural and historical background behind the story — the CLIL approach that sets Garden Heights apart for English learners.
Try the Vocabulary section →
Study vocabulary and the Knowledge Bank passage
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Answer questions — graded instantly
Vocabulary, Comprehension, Literary Elements, and Think Deeper questions are graded the moment you answer, with a short explanation for every one — so mistakes turn into learning on the spot.
Try the Comprehension questions →
Answer questions and get instant grading with feedback
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Practice the SAT & TOEFL-style test
A Standardized Test section turns each part into real exam practice: a reading passage with words in context and central-idea questions, in the exact style of the SAT and TOEFL.
Try the Standardized Test →
SAT and TOEFL style standardized test practice
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Write & check your English
An optional Creative Writing task lets readers respond to the story, then Check My Writing reviews length, spelling, and grammar automatically — perfect for classroom discussion and practice.
Try the Writing task →
Creative writing task with automatic English feedback
Phase 3 · Finish & track progress
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See your results the moment you finish
Finish a part and the score appears straight away, auto-graded across every section — Vocabulary, Comprehension, Literary Elements, Think Deeper, and the Standardized Test — so you can see exactly where you were strong and where to look again. Move on to the next part when you are ready; all eight complete the book.
Finish a part in Matilda →
Part results screen with the score and a section-by-section breakdown
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Watch your Report Card grow
Every score saves to a Report Card that tracks each book, keeps a reading streak, and shows where to pick up next. Teachers and parents can even export it to CSV.
Open your Report Card →
Report Card with reading streak and continue reading
Tip for students: read each part in your own copy of the novel first, then open the workbook. Keep the book beside you, or close it and take the section as a test — you can retake it as many times as you want, and every answer is graded instantly.
Get started — it’s free