Ready Steady Read Together
Everything Under the Sun: Non-Fiction 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?
Why do chief gorillas have silver hairs on their backs?
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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old
finds
older
busy
only
climb
find
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
chief
enemies
sorts out arguments
designed
stubby
position
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. 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
chief
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
chief
Your turn
sorts out arguments
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
enemies
designed
stubby
position
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS?
The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us. Humans have long, heavy legs and we’re smaller up top. Gorillas are huge up top and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS?
The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us.
Humans have long, heavy legs
and we’re smaller up top.
Gorillas are huge up top
and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS?
The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us. Humans have long, heavy legs and we’re smaller up top. Gorillas are huge up top and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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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?
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The gorilla that becomes the chief silverback is usually the strongest. He makes decisions,...
Reveal Explainer
A chief silverback will make decisions for the group of gorillas that he leads.
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Teach
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. 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) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence sorts out arguments
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Text Mark Evidencefights off enemies
Text Mark Evidence finds food and safe places to build nests
Click on the each box to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence helps protect baby gorillas (and the group)
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence they’re not designed to walk like us
different bodies
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Text Mark Evidence - humans have long heavy legs - gorillas have short, stubby legs
different legs
Text Mark Evidence - humans are smaller on top - gorillas are huge on top
different top of body (torso)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'stubby'?
Find Me
About how old are male gorillas when their hair turns silver?
Young male mountain gorillas are called blackbacks until they’re about twelve years old, when the hair on their backs turns silver. This lets other gorillas know that they are adult males.
Discuss then check
twelve years old
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
True or False?
Gorillas sleep in bunk beds in the jungle.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Where do young gorillas sleep?
B with the blackbacks
A with the silverback
D with new babies
C with its mother
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield, © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Everything Under the Sun: Non-Fiction 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?
Why do chief gorillas have silver hairs on their backs?
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
old
finds
older
busy
only
climb
find
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
chief
enemies
sorts out arguments
designed
stubby
position
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. 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
chief
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
chief
Your turn
sorts out arguments
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
enemies
designed
stubby
position
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS? The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us. Humans have long, heavy legs and we’re smaller up top. Gorillas are huge up top and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS?
The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us.
Humans have long, heavy legs
and we’re smaller up top.
Gorillas are huge up top
and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
WHY DON’T GORILLAS WALK LIKE HUMANS? The simple answer is that they’re not designed to walk like us. Humans have long, heavy legs and we’re smaller up top. Gorillas are huge up top and have big, long arms, but short, stubby legs.
Explore
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or 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?
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The gorilla that becomes the chief silverback is usually the strongest. He makes decisions,...
Reveal Explainer
A chief silverback will make decisions for the group of gorillas that he leads.
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Teach
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. 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) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence sorts out arguments
A) What are some of the jobs of the chief silverback?
Text Mark Evidencefights off enemies
Text Mark Evidence finds food and safe places to build nests
Click on the each box to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence helps protect baby gorillas (and the group)
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence they’re not designed to walk like us
different bodies
B) Why don’t gorillas walk like humans?
Text Mark Evidence - humans have long heavy legs - gorillas have short, stubby legs
different legs
Text Mark Evidence - humans are smaller on top - gorillas are huge on top
different top of body (torso)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which picture is the best match for the word 'stubby'?
Find Me
About how old are male gorillas when their hair turns silver?
Young male mountain gorillas are called blackbacks until they’re about twelve years old, when the hair on their backs turns silver. This lets other gorillas know that they are adult males.
Discuss then check
twelve years old
From: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
True or False?
Gorillas sleep in bunk beds in the jungle.
True
False
Which One's Right?
Where do young gorillas sleep?
B with the blackbacks
A with the silverback
D with new babies
C with its mother
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
ask questions.
Reveal
Think of questions as you read and look for answers in the text.
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: Everything Under the Sun by Molly Oldfield, © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.