Ready Steady Read Together
Animal Stories from Africa: 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?
“You may be little fluff balls now, but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
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Let me read today's text
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The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part One
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
One morning, Ostrich went to find food for the chicks. She wasn’t gone long, but when she returned they had disappeared. Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks, but they were nowhere to be found. Then, to her horror, she saw Lion’s paw prints beside those of their tiny feet.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!” Ostrich followed the tracks to lion’s den. There, she saw her ten chicks nestled in Lion’s arms. Ostrich stepped forward bravely. “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded. Lion stared at her and smiled. “What can you mean?” she purred softly. “All I have are my own cubs.” And she nuzzled the ten fluffy chicks with her whiskery nose. Ostrich was amazed at Lion’s words. “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches – and they’re mine!” “I think you’ll find that you’re mistaken,” growled Lion. “Anyone can see they are ten perfect lion cubs. If you don’t believe me, fetch the other animals and ask them.”
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
find
told
poor
beautiful
anyone
fast
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
preened
nestled
horror
nuzzled
whiskery
indignantly
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. 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
preened
Explore
Find Read Talk
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
preened
Your turn
horror
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nestled
nuzzled
whiskery
indignantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part One
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
One morning, Ostrich went to find food for the chicks. She wasn’t gone long, but when she returned they had disappeared. Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks, but they were nowhere to be found. Then, to her horror, she saw Lion’s paw prints beside those of their tiny feet.
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!” Ostrich followed the tracks to lion’s den. There, she saw her ten chicks nestled in Lion’s arms.
Ostrich stepped forward bravely. “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded.
Lion stared at her and smiled. “What can you mean?” she purred softly. “All I have are my own cubs.” And she nuzzled the ten fluffy chicks with her whiskery nose.
Ostrich was amazed at Lion’s words. “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches – and they’re mine!”
“I think you’ll find that you’re mistaken,” growled Lion. “Anyone can see they are ten perfect lion cubs. If you don’t believe me, fetch the other animals and ask them.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks.
All day she preened them and fussed over them
and told them how perfect they were.
“You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches
and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were.
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Ostrich was proud of her chicks, which means she was very happy and pleased about them. She thought they were special.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. 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 did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - all day she (Ostrich) preened them and fussed over them - Ostrich went to find food for the chicks
cared for them
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Text Mark Evidence - (Ostrich) told them how perfect they were - you are fine ostriches - you’ll have beautiful feathers
thought they looked lovely
Text Mark Evidence Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks
scared that she would lose them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence to her horror
word for shock
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
Text Mark Evidence “Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!”
word for upset
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded - “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches - and they’re mine”
argues with Lion
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'whiskery'?
True or False?
Lion had ten perfect lion cubs.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A cleaned feathers
1 preened
B snuggled
2 horror
C fear and shock
Check
3 nestled
Click if correct
D rubbed gently
4 nuzzled
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Ostrich found her chicks in Lion’s arms.
B) Ostrich found paw prints but no chicks.
C) Ostrich searched for food for the chicks.
D) Ostrich fussed over her chicks.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
re-read your favourite books.
Reveal
Like old friends, they're always comforting.
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: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister, © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Animal Stories from Africa: 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?
“You may be little fluff balls now, but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part One
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.” One morning, Ostrich went to find food for the chicks. She wasn’t gone long, but when she returned they had disappeared. Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks, but they were nowhere to be found. Then, to her horror, she saw Lion’s paw prints beside those of their tiny feet.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!” Ostrich followed the tracks to lion’s den. There, she saw her ten chicks nestled in Lion’s arms. Ostrich stepped forward bravely. “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded. Lion stared at her and smiled. “What can you mean?” she purred softly. “All I have are my own cubs.” And she nuzzled the ten fluffy chicks with her whiskery nose. Ostrich was amazed at Lion’s words. “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches – and they’re mine!” “I think you’ll find that you’re mistaken,” growled Lion. “Anyone can see they are ten perfect lion cubs. If you don’t believe me, fetch the other animals and ask them.”
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
find
told
poor
beautiful
anyone
fast
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
preened
nestled
horror
nuzzled
whiskery
indignantly
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. 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
preened
Explore
Find Read Talk
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
preened
Your turn
horror
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nestled
nuzzled
whiskery
indignantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part One
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.” One morning, Ostrich went to find food for the chicks. She wasn’t gone long, but when she returned they had disappeared. Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks, but they were nowhere to be found. Then, to her horror, she saw Lion’s paw prints beside those of their tiny feet.
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!” Ostrich followed the tracks to lion’s den. There, she saw her ten chicks nestled in Lion’s arms. Ostrich stepped forward bravely. “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded. Lion stared at her and smiled. “What can you mean?” she purred softly. “All I have are my own cubs.” And she nuzzled the ten fluffy chicks with her whiskery nose. Ostrich was amazed at Lion’s words. “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches – and they’re mine!” “I think you’ll find that you’re mistaken,” growled Lion. “Anyone can see they are ten perfect lion cubs. If you don’t believe me, fetch the other animals and ask them.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks.
All day she preened them and fussed over them
and told them how perfect they were.
“You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches
and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were. “You may be little fluff balls now,” she said, “but remember, you are fine ostriches and when you grow up you’ll have beautiful feathers and run as fast as the wind.”
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Ostrich was very proud of her ten new chicks. All day she preened them and fussed over them, and told them how perfect they were.
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Ostrich was proud of her chicks, which means she was very happy and pleased about them. She thought they were special.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. 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 did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - all day she (Ostrich) preened them and fussed over them - Ostrich went to find food for the chicks
cared for them
A) How did Ostrich feel about her chicks?
Text Mark Evidence - (Ostrich) told them how perfect they were - you are fine ostriches - you’ll have beautiful feathers
thought they looked lovely
Text Mark Evidence Ostrich searched among the bushes, calling for her lost chicks
scared that she would lose them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence to her horror
word for shock
B) Which words tell us that Ostrich became very upset and angry?
Text Mark Evidence “Oh no,” she cried. “My poor little ones!”
word for upset
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - “Give me back my chicks!” she demanded - “Those aren’t your cubs,” she said indignantly. “They’re ostriches - and they’re mine”
argues with Lion
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'whiskery'?
True or False?
Lion had ten perfect lion cubs.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A cleaned feathers
1 preened
B snuggled
2 horror
C fear and shock
Check
3 nestled
Click if correct
D rubbed gently
4 nuzzled
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Ostrich found her chicks in Lion’s arms.
B) Ostrich found paw prints but no chicks.
C) Ostrich searched for food for the chicks.
D) Ostrich fussed over her chicks.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
re-read your favourite books.
Reveal
Like old friends, they're always comforting.
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: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister, © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.