Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
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Let me read today's text
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There’s a Monster in the Garden (Part 1) By David Harmer
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed
And just caught sight of a two-horned head
Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You haven’t seen the dustman for several weeks Haven’t seen the gasman who was looking for leaks Haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber Haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer Don’t mean to be nosy, I do beg your pardon Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
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From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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everybody
water
last
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
fizzes and foams
caught sight
gnomes
two-horned head
nosy
beg your pardon
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fizzes and foams
Explore
Find Read Talk
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
fizzes and foams
Your turn
gnomes
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
caught sight
two-horned head
nosy
beg your pardon
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed And just caught sight of a two-horned head Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You haven’t seen the dustman for several weeks Haven’t seen the gasman who was looking for leaks Haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber Haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer Don’t mean to be nosy, I do beg your pardon Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed
And just caught sight of a two-horned head
Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed
And just caught sight of a two-horned head
Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed
And just caught sight of a two-horned head
Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there's giant teeth marks on plastic gnomes
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
The fishpond is fizzing and foaming. There are giant teeth marks. Maybe a monster is hiding in the pond.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence huge claw prints on the flower bed
footprints
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
Text Mark Evidence caught sight of a two-horned head
seen unusual things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
Text Mark Evidence - haven’t seen the dustman - haven’t seen the gasman - haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber - haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer
people have gone missing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'gnome'?
True or False?
The window cleaner hasn't been seen since last summer.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Which means the same as caught sight?
B found
A ignored
C washed
D saw something
Match Me
Match each item with the evidence of the monster:
plastic gnomes
flower bed
plumber
fishpond
B fizzing and foaming
C gone missing
A claw prints
D teeth marks
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
There’s a Monster in the Garden (Part 1) By David Harmer
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed And just caught sight of a two-horned head Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You haven’t seen the dustman for several weeks Haven’t seen the gasman who was looking for leaks Haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber Haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer Don’t mean to be nosy, I do beg your pardon Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
everybody
water
last
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
fizzes and foams
caught sight
gnomes
two-horned head
nosy
beg your pardon
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fizzes and foams
Explore
Find Read Talk
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
fizzes and foams
Your turn
gnomes
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
caught sight
two-horned head
nosy
beg your pardon
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed And just caught sight of a two-horned head Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You haven’t seen the dustman for several weeks Haven’t seen the gasman who was looking for leaks Haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber Haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer Don’t mean to be nosy, I do beg your pardon Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed And just caught sight of a two-horned head Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams
And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes
You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed
And just caught sight of a two-horned head
Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on
Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there’s giant teeth marks on the plastic gnomes You’ve found huge claw prints in the flower bed And just caught sight of a two-horned head Put a stick in your front lawn with a piece of card on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Explore
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
If the water in your fishpond fizzes and foams And there's giant teeth marks on plastic gnomes
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
The fishpond is fizzing and foaming. There are giant teeth marks. Maybe a monster is hiding in the pond.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence huge claw prints on the flower bed
footprints
A) Look at verse 1. Why do you think there could be a monster?
Text Mark Evidence caught sight of a two-horned head
seen unusual things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Look at verse 2. What has happened to worry about?
Text Mark Evidence - haven’t seen the dustman - haven’t seen the gasman - haven’t seen the paper-girl, postman or plumber - haven’t seen the window cleaner since last summer
people have gone missing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'gnome'?
True or False?
The window cleaner hasn't been seen since last summer.
False
True
Which One's Right?
Which means the same as caught sight?
B found
A ignored
C washed
D saw something
Match Me
Match each item with the evidence of the monster:
plastic gnomes
flower bed
plumber
fishpond
B fizzing and foaming
C gone missing
A claw prints
D teeth marks
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.