Ready Steady Read Together
Welcome to My Crazy Life: 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?
Can’t bear it!
How might this link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Can’t Bear It! by Joshua Seigal
I’m small and I’m grey. I sleep in the day.
My body is covered with hair.
I hang out in trees,
and listen up please:
the one thing I’m not is a bear!
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I’m friends with the roo and the wallaby too
and the wombat is quite a good mate.
We all live in Oz
and we’re happy because
our lives are relaxing and great.
I won’t do anything because I am cute and small
and fluffy
and harmless
and adorable
and totally unlike a bear.
So there.
So, please don’t be careless, we're totally bear-less –
you won’t find a bear around here.
And if you should DARE
to call me a bear,
well…
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
molars
wombat
wallaby
Oz
careless
harmless
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
molars
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m not grizzly or polar.
I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
molars
Your turn
wallaby
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wombat
Oz
careless
harmless
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m small and I’m grey. I sleep in the day.
My body is covered with hair.
I hang out in trees,
and listen up please:
the one thing I’m not is a bear!
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m friends with the roo and the wallaby too
and the wombat is quite a good mate.
We all live in Oz
and we’re happy because
our lives are relaxing and great.
I won’t do anything because I am cute and small
and fluffy
and harmless
and adorable
and totally unlike a bear.
So there.
So, please don’t be careless, we're totally bear-less –
you won’t find a bear around here.
And if you should DARE
to call me a bear,
well…
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I’m not grizzly or polar.
I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I’m not grizzly or polar.
I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I’m not grizzly or polar.
I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
I’m small and I’m grey.
I sleep in the day.
Reveal Explainer
This creature is small but bears are usually large. It sleeps in the day which means it is nocturnal.
Teach
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence
physical description
- small and grey - fluffy
my body is covered with hair
it is a mammal
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
lives in trees
hang out in trees
not a 'bear'
- not grizzly or polar - not at all bear-y - totally bear-less
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
herbivore
- eat leaves and not meat - not very scary
lives in Australia
-friends with the roo and the wallaby too and the wombat - we all live in Oz
Acceptable Answers
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
The animal is a...
koala!
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for the word 'Oz'?
True or False?
A koala is a type of bear.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A a small brown animal which digs holes in the ground and looks like a little bear
1 molar
B not paying enough attention to what you are doing
2 wombat
C not dangerous, won't hurt you
Check
3 careless
Click if correct
D big, flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for grinding food
4 harmless
Which One's Right?
What type of diet does a koala eat?
A carnivore - eats meat
B herbivore - eats plants
C omnivore - eats meat and plants
D insectivore - eats insects
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different styles.
Reveal
Read rhyming poems, free verse, haikus and limericks.
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: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Welcome to My Crazy Life: 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?
Can’t bear it!
How might this link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Can’t Bear It! by Joshua Seigal
I’m small and I’m grey. I sleep in the day. My body is covered with hair. I hang out in trees, and listen up please: the one thing I’m not is a bear!
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars Because I eat leaves and not meat. I’m not very scary I’m not at all bear-y, I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I’m friends with the roo and the wallaby too and the wombat is quite a good mate. We all live in Oz and we’re happy because our lives are relaxing and great.
I won’t do anything because I am cute and small and fluffy and harmless and adorable and totally unlike a bear. So there.
So, please don’t be careless, we're totally bear-less – you won’t find a bear around here. And if you should DARE to call me a bear, well…
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
molars
wombat
wallaby
Oz
careless
harmless
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
molars
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars Because I eat leaves and not meat. I’m not very scary I’m not at all bear-y, I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
molars
Your turn
wallaby
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
wombat
Oz
careless
harmless
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m small and I’m grey. I sleep in the day. My body is covered with hair. I hang out in trees, and listen up please: the one thing I’m not is a bear!
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars Because I eat leaves and not meat. I’m not very scary I’m not at all bear-y, I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I’m friends with the roo and the wallaby too and the wombat is quite a good mate. We all live in Oz and we’re happy because our lives are relaxing and great.
I won’t do anything because I am cute and small and fluffy and harmless and adorable and totally unlike a bear. So there.
So, please don’t be careless, we're totally bear-less – you won’t find a bear around here. And if you should DARE to call me a bear, well…
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars Because I eat leaves and not meat. I’m not very scary I’m not at all bear-y, I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I’m not grizzly or polar.
I chew with my molars
Because I eat leaves and not meat.
I’m not very scary
I’m not at all bear-y,
I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I’m not grizzly or polar. I chew with my molars Because I eat leaves and not meat. I’m not very scary I’m not at all bear-y, I’m cute and I’m cuddly and sweet.
Explore
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
I’m small and I’m grey. I sleep in the day.
Reveal Explainer
This creature is small but bears are usually large. It sleeps in the day which means it is nocturnal.
Teach
From: Welcome to my Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence
physical description
- small and grey - fluffy
my body is covered with hair
it is a mammal
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
lives in trees
hang out in trees
not a 'bear'
- not grizzly or polar - not at all bear-y - totally bear-less
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
herbivore
- eat leaves and not meat - not very scary
lives in Australia
-friends with the roo and the wallaby too and the wombat - we all live in Oz
Acceptable Answers
What kind of animal is the poem about? How do you know?
The animal is a...
koala!
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for the word 'Oz'?
True or False?
A koala is a type of bear.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A a small brown animal which digs holes in the ground and looks like a little bear
1 molar
B not paying enough attention to what you are doing
2 wombat
C not dangerous, won't hurt you
Check
3 careless
Click if correct
D big, flat teeth at the back of the mouth used for grinding food
4 harmless
Which One's Right?
What type of diet does a koala eat?
A carnivore - eats meat
B herbivore - eats plants
C omnivore - eats meat and plants
D insectivore - eats insects
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different styles.
Reveal
Read rhyming poems, free verse, haikus and limericks.
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: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
From: Welcome to My Crazy Life by Joshua Seigal © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.