Ready Steady Read Together
The House with Chicken Legs: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
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Let me read today's text
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Extract 1
We agree to meet the next day. Benjamin tells me he hasn’t asked his father about the lamb yet, so I tell him I’m happy to keep him for another night. As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better.
Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile. Then a squeal of excitement bursts through me and I have to stifle it with my pillow. I can’t believe this is happening! It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true. I close my eyes and drift to sleep, hoping they can change my destiny as well.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Extract 2
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
A great gust shakes the skulls and bones free and with a heart-wrenching clatter they fly, roll and run into the skeleton store, drawn in by a great breath from the house. The store slams shut and the house lurches suddenly upwards.
“No!” I shout, jumping out of bed and stumbling over the mossy fort. The lamb bleats loudly, bolts over the fence and goes skidding across the floor. Jack flaps up from his perch on the footboard of my bed and flies around the room, squawking.
“No! No! No!” I fling open my bedroom door. “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks. I drop to the floor and put my head in my hands.
This can’t be happening. Not now. Benjamin was coming back, with his big brown eyes and easy smile. We were going to visit the town. We were going to be friends. For the first time in my life I had the courage and the opportunity to break free and explore the world beyond the fence. But now the house is taking it all away.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
mossy mound
destiny
stifle
cold wave of dread
heart-wrenching clatter
lurches
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From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. 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
mossy mound
Explore
Find Read Talk
Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
mossy mound
Your turn
stifle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
destiny
cold wave of dread
heart-wrenching clatter
lurches
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 1
We agree to meet the next day. Benjamin tells me he hasn’t asked his father about the lamb yet, so I tell him I’m happy to keep him for another night. As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better.
Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile. Then a squeal of excitement bursts through me and I have to stifle it with my pillow. I can’t believe this is happening! It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true. I close my eyes and drift to sleep, hoping they can change my destiny as well.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 2
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
A great gust shakes the skulls and bones free and with a heart-wrenching clatter they fly, roll and run into the skeleton store, drawn in by a great breath from the house. The store slams shut and the house lurches suddenly upwards.
“No!” I shout, jumping out of bed and stumbling over the mossy fort. The lamb bleats loudly, bolts over the fence and goes skidding across the floor. Jack flaps up from his perch on the footboard of my bed and flies around the room, squawking.
“No! No! No!” I fling open my bedroom door. “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks. I drop to the floor and put my head in my hands.
This can’t be happening. Not now. Benjamin was coming back, with his big brown eyes and easy smile. We were going to visit the town. We were going to be friends. For the first time in my life I had the courage and the opportunity to break free and explore the world beyond the fence. But now the house is taking it all away.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones,
but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away.
I sit up and peer through the window.
The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better.
In Extract 1, the use of the words perfect, wonderful and fantastic create an optimistic and hopeful mood.
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Find the answers
Text mark
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - warmth hits me - sink into my mattress and smile
cozy
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in Extract 1?
Text Mark Evidence - Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet - lamb is still asleep
calm and peaceful
Text Mark Evidence - squeal of excitement - can’t believe this is happening
happy and joyful
Text Mark Evidence - stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true - hoping they can change my destiny
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
hopeful and optimistic
Text Mark Evidence - dark outside - rush of air - great gust
dark and cold
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - woken by the rattle of bones - heart-wrenching clatter - slams shut - I shout - lamb bleats loudly - squawking
noisy, jarring sounds
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in Extract 2?
Text Mark Evidence - trembles and sways - shakes the skulls and bones free - roll and run - slams shut - lurches suddenly
uncontrollable, chaotic movement
Text Mark Evidence - cold wave of dread - “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks -put my head in my hands - can’t be happening
anxiety and helplessness
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence now the house is taking it all away
unfairness
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the phrase 'mossy mound'?
True or False?
Marinka begs for Baba to stop the house from moving to a different place.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A Marinka was woken suddenly by the rattle of bones.
B Marinka spent a perfect day with her new friend, Benjamin.
C Baba and the lamb were still asleep when Marinka came home.
D The house lurched upwards and started to leave the town.
Check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word to the correct definition:
cold wave of dread
destiny
stifle
heart-wrenching clatter
B a loud and upsetting noise
D a sudden, scary feeling that makes you shiver with worry
A the special things that are meant to happen in your life - fate
C to stop or hold back
Check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
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 House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The House with Chicken Legs: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Extract 1 We agree to meet the next day. Benjamin tells me he hasn’t asked his father about the lamb yet, so I tell him I’m happy to keep him for another night. As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better. Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile. Then a squeal of excitement bursts through me and I have to stifle it with my pillow. I can’t believe this is happening! It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true. I close my eyes and drift to sleep, hoping they can change my destiny as well.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Extract 2 It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me. A great gust shakes the skulls and bones free and with a heart-wrenching clatter they fly, roll and run into the skeleton store, drawn in by a great breath from the house. The store slams shut and the house lurches suddenly upwards. “No!” I shout, jumping out of bed and stumbling over the mossy fort. The lamb bleats loudly, bolts over the fence and goes skidding across the floor. Jack flaps up from his perch on the footboard of my bed and flies around the room, squawking. “No! No! No!” I fling open my bedroom door. “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks. I drop to the floor and put my head in my hands. This can’t be happening. Not now. Benjamin was coming back, with his big brown eyes and easy smile. We were going to visit the town. We were going to be friends. For the first time in my life I had the courage and the opportunity to break free and explore the world beyond the fence. But now the house is taking it all away.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
mossy mound
destiny
stifle
cold wave of dread
heart-wrenching clatter
lurches
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. 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
mossy mound
Explore
Find Read Talk
Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
mossy mound
Your turn
stifle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
destiny
cold wave of dread
heart-wrenching clatter
lurches
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 1 We agree to meet the next day. Benjamin tells me he hasn’t asked his father about the lamb yet, so I tell him I’m happy to keep him for another night. As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better. Warmth hits me as I open the front door. Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet. Even the lamb is still asleep in my room, his head resting on a mossy mound. I sink into my mattress and smile. Then a squeal of excitement bursts through me and I have to stifle it with my pillow. I can’t believe this is happening! It’s like the stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true. I close my eyes and drift to sleep, hoping they can change my destiny as well.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Extract 2 It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me. A great gust shakes the skulls and bones free and with a heart-wrenching clatter they fly, roll and run into the skeleton store, drawn in by a great breath from the house. The store slams shut and the house lurches suddenly upwards. “No!” I shout, jumping out of bed and stumbling over the mossy fort. The lamb bleats loudly, bolts over the fence and goes skidding across the floor. Jack flaps up from his perch on the footboard of my bed and flies around the room, squawking. “No! No! No!” I fling open my bedroom door. “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks. I drop to the floor and put my head in my hands. This can’t be happening. Not now. Benjamin was coming back, with his big brown eyes and easy smile. We were going to visit the town. We were going to be friends. For the first time in my life I had the courage and the opportunity to break free and explore the world beyond the fence. But now the house is taking it all away.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones,
but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away.
I sit up and peer through the window.
The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It seems like two minutes later I am woken by the rattle of bones, but it’s almost dark outside so I must have slept the day away. I sit up and peer through the window. The fence trembles and sways in a rush of air and a cold wave of dread rolls over me.
Explore
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
As I creep back inside the fence everything seems perfect. I think of how breaking the rules can lead to wonderful things. Today was fantastic, and tomorrow is going to be even better.
In Extract 1, the use of the words perfect, wonderful and fantastic create an optimistic and hopeful mood.
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in the two extracts?
Find the answers
Text mark
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - warmth hits me - sink into my mattress and smile
cozy
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in Extract 1?
Text Mark Evidence - Baba is still in bed and the house is quiet - lamb is still asleep
calm and peaceful
Text Mark Evidence - squeal of excitement - can’t believe this is happening
happy and joyful
Text Mark Evidence - stars have watched my daydreams and are making my wishes come true - hoping they can change my destiny
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
hopeful and optimistic
Text Mark Evidence - dark outside - rush of air - great gust
dark and cold
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - woken by the rattle of bones - heart-wrenching clatter - slams shut - I shout - lamb bleats loudly - squawking
noisy, jarring sounds
How has the author used language to change the atmosphere in Extract 2?
Text Mark Evidence - trembles and sways - shakes the skulls and bones free - roll and run - slams shut - lurches suddenly
uncontrollable, chaotic movement
Text Mark Evidence - cold wave of dread - “Make it stop, Baba, please!” I scream, tears flooding down my cheeks -put my head in my hands - can’t be happening
anxiety and helplessness
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence now the house is taking it all away
unfairness
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the phrase 'mossy mound'?
True or False?
Marinka begs for Baba to stop the house from moving to a different place.
True
False
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A Marinka was woken suddenly by the rattle of bones.
B Marinka spent a perfect day with her new friend, Benjamin.
C Baba and the lamb were still asleep when Marinka came home.
D The house lurched upwards and started to leave the town.
Check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word to the correct definition:
cold wave of dread
destiny
stifle
heart-wrenching clatter
B a loud and upsetting noise
D a sudden, scary feeling that makes you shiver with worry
A the special things that are meant to happen in your life - fate
C to stop or hold back
Check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
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 House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.