Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
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) How will the monster scare you?
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
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Let me read today's text
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There’s a Monster in the Garden (Part 2) By David Harmer
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden
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.
Now listen to me, neighbour, all of this is true
It happened next door, now it’s happening to you
There’s something nasty on the compost heap
Spends all day there curled up asleep
You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred 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.
Common Exception Words
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door
cold
everybody
move
every
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
unawares
harden
howls
nasty
compost heap
jarred
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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
unawares
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Find Read Talk
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
unawares
Your turn
howls
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
harden
nasty
compost heap
jarred
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden
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
Now listen to me, neighbour, all of this is true
It happened next door, now it’s happening to you
There’s something nasty on the compost heap
Spends all day there curled up asleep
You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred 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.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden 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
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden
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
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden
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) How will the monster scare you?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
A) How will the monster scare you?
This means that the monster will surprise or shock you.
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) How will the monster scare you?
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence howls and roars
make bad sounds
A) How will the monster scare you?
Text Mark Evidencecrash about, smash about
damage or break things
Text Mark Evidence bite on you
try to eat/nibble you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
shove you
Text Mark Evidence push you
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - cold and snow - ice and rain will harden
freezing cold
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'compost heap'?
Fill the Gaps
howls
harden
unawares
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you Frighten you, bite on you, with and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tick Me
Who else has had a problem with monsters?
Tick two
A your aunt
B your neighbour
Check
C your school
Click if correct
D the house next door
Find Me
Find two ways the monster could hurt your bones.
You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
jarred on
crunched
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
The Works: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
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) How will the monster scare you?
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
There’s a Monster in the Garden (Part 2) By David Harmer
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden 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.
Now listen to me, neighbour, all of this is true It happened next door, now it’s happening to you There’s something nasty on the compost heap Spends all day there curled up asleep You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred 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.
Common Exception Words
Explore
door
cold
everybody
move
every
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
unawares
harden
howls
nasty
compost heap
jarred
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
unawares
Explore
Find Read Talk
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
unawares
Your turn
howls
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
harden
nasty
compost heap
jarred
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden 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
Now listen to me, neighbour, all of this is true It happened next door, now it’s happening to you There’s something nasty on the compost heap Spends all day there curled up asleep You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred 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.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden 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
One dark night it will move in downstairs
Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars
It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors
In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden
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
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares Frighten you, bite on you, with howls and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will harden 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) How will the monster scare you?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you unawares
A) How will the monster scare you?
This means that the monster will surprise or shock you.
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) How will the monster scare you?
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence howls and roars
make bad sounds
A) How will the monster scare you?
Text Mark Evidencecrash about, smash about
damage or break things
Text Mark Evidence bite on you
try to eat/nibble you
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
shove you
Text Mark Evidence push you
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - cold and snow - ice and rain will harden
freezing cold
B) How do you know the weather was so bad?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'compost heap'?
Fill the Gaps
howls
harden
unawares
One dark night it will move in downstairs Start living in the kitchen, take you Frighten you, bite on you, with and roars It will crash about, smash about, push you out of doors In the cold and snow the ice and rain will Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
Discuss then check
Click if correct
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Tick Me
Who else has had a problem with monsters?
Tick two
A your aunt
B your neighbour
Check
C your school
Click if correct
D the house next door
Find Me
Find two ways the monster could hurt your bones.
You don’t want your bones crunched or jarred on Look out everybody – there's a monster in the garden!
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
jarred on
crunched
From: The Works by Paul Cookson © 2014. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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.
unawares
howls
harden