Ready Steady Read Together
The Travel Book: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
Polar bears, skiing, ice driving, glaciers, fjords…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is a glacier?
A) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
fjords
concentration
inherit
get your adrenaline pumping
vault
remote
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. 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
fjords
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
fjords
Your turn
inherit
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
concentration
vault
remote
get your adrenaline pumping
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds. Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years. If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue.
What did you notice?
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault
where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds.
Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years.
If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops
then Norway would come to our rescue.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds. Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years. If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only What is a glacier?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
JOSTEDALSBREEN
The world’s glaciers – massive chunks of slow-moving ice – are disappearing by the second. So, before it vanishes forever, take a walk over Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in Europe.
The word glacier is a clue. I will ‘Look Around’ for this word and read the sentence around it. I will ‘Find and Take’ the answer. This tells me that glaciers are massive chunks of slow-moving ice
Reveal Explainer
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is a glacier?
Teach
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Sweden
A) ) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
Finland
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the country's most visited natural landmark
popular
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
Text Mark Evidence it is in the shape of a 'U'
unique shape
Text Mark Evidence fjords are formed when glaciers retreat, leaving sea waters to rise and flood the valleys
how it is formed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - (kept in a) vault - (kept in a hard-to-reach location) on the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard - stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years
safe storage
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
Text Mark Evidence 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds
size of the collection
Text Mark Evidence if there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
ability to regrow crops
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
_______ m
1,000 m (above ground)
_______ ft
3,280 ft (above ground)
Click on the boxes to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'fjord'?
Find Me
Which word means to receive something or having something passed on to you?
Once upon a time, more than 1,000 years ago, Eric Fairhair was the son of the Viking king of Norway. His father, Harald Fairhair, had many sons who could inherit the throne. Eric solved that problem by murdering all his brothers, a fact that earned him the nickname ‘Bloodaxe’.
Discuss then check
inherit
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Which One's Right?
Climbers, daredevils (and some sheep!) psyche themselves up to walk out onto the rock for a rare photo opportunity.
Which is the correct meaning of ‘psyche themselves up’?
B They calm downand relax.
A They get excited and mentally prepare.
D They jump upand down.
C They ask othersfor help.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Link Me
Link each nonfiction text feature to its explanation:
1 heading/subheading
A a sketch, drawing or picture to show what something looks like
Check
B a title that tells what that section of writing is about
2 photograph
Click if correct
C an actual image taken with a camera to show a realistic image
3 illustration
D information contained on a table or a graph to show information in a visual way
4 chart
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
staycurious.
Reveal
Explore topics you've never considered before.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li, © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Extract from: The Travel Book (text: Malcolm Croft/illustrations: Maggie Li) © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Travel Book: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
Polar bears, skiing, ice driving, glaciers, fjords…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is a glacier?
A) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
fjords
concentration
inherit
get your adrenaline pumping
vault
remote
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. 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
fjords
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
fjords
Your turn
inherit
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
concentration
vault
remote
get your adrenaline pumping
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds. Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years. If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue.
What did you notice?
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault
where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds.
Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years.
If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops
then Norway would come to our rescue.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
On the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard is a vault where scientists are keeping 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds. Stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years. If there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only What is a glacier?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
JOSTEDALSBREEN The world’s glaciers – massive chunks of slow-moving ice – are disappearing by the second. So, before it vanishes forever, take a walk over Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in Europe.
The word glacier is a clue. I will ‘Look Around’ for this word and read the sentence around it. I will ‘Find and Take’ the answer. This tells me that glaciers are massive chunks of slow-moving ice
Reveal Explainer
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is a glacier?
Teach
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Sweden
A) ) Name two countries that are joined to Norway.
Finland
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the country's most visited natural landmark
popular
B) Name two interesting facts about the most famous fjord, Geirangerfjord.
Text Mark Evidence it is in the shape of a 'U'
unique shape
Text Mark Evidence fjords are formed when glaciers retreat, leaving sea waters to rise and flood the valleys
how it is formed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - (kept in a) vault - (kept in a hard-to-reach location) on the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard - stored at a very low temperature, the seeds can last for thousands of years
safe storage
C) How do you know the global seed vault is important?
Text Mark Evidence 2.25 billion of the world’s flower, vegetable and grain seeds
size of the collection
Text Mark Evidence if there were ever a global disaster that wiped out the world’s crops then Norway would come to our rescue
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
ability to regrow crops
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What is the height of the Kjeragbolten boulder?
_______ m
1,000 m (above ground)
_______ ft
3,280 ft (above ground)
Click on the boxes to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'fjord'?
Find Me
Which word means to receive something or having something passed on to you?
Once upon a time, more than 1,000 years ago, Eric Fairhair was the son of the Viking king of Norway. His father, Harald Fairhair, had many sons who could inherit the throne. Eric solved that problem by murdering all his brothers, a fact that earned him the nickname ‘Bloodaxe’.
Discuss then check
inherit
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Which One's Right?
Climbers, daredevils (and some sheep!) psyche themselves up to walk out onto the rock for a rare photo opportunity.
Which is the correct meaning of ‘psyche themselves up’?
B They calm downand relax.
A They get excited and mentally prepare.
D They jump upand down.
C They ask othersfor help.
From: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Link Me
Link each nonfiction text feature to its explanation:
1 heading/subheading
A a sketch, drawing or picture to show what something looks like
Check
B a title that tells what that section of writing is about
2 photograph
Click if correct
C an actual image taken with a camera to show a realistic image
3 illustration
D information contained on a table or a graph to show information in a visual way
4 chart
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
staycurious.
Reveal
Explore topics you've never considered before.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: The Travel Book by Malcolm Croft & Maggie Li, © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Extract from: The Travel Book (text: Malcolm Croft/illustrations: Maggie Li) © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.