Ready Steady Read Together
Animal Stories from Africa: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the word ‘fetch’?
Match Me
Match each character with how they were feeling in the story:
3 Chicks
4 Mongoose
1 Ostrich
2 Lion
C helpless
B helpful
A fearful
D fearless
Click if correct
Check
Which One's Right?
Which is closest in meaning to the word ‘fetch’?
B ran fast
A played with a ball
C called out
D went to get
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A Lion stole the chicks while Ostrich looked for food.
B Ostrich asked the other animals for help.
C Ostrich was proud of her ten fluffy chicks.
D Mongoose told Ostrich to dig a hole.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
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Could you introduce yourself and explain...
Can you give us an example...
What would you say to someone that disagreed with you?
Explain more about what happened when...
How did you feel when...
Tell us more about this...
Decide roles.Live interview event is The Ten Little Ostriches.
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
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uneasily
in my opinion
without doubt
fixed her eyes
fury
didn't twitch a whisker
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From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part Three
The animals stared at the ten fluffy chicks and then they looked at Lion. Slowly, Lion stood up. She stretched her claws and yawned, baring her sharp white teeth.
Zebra shuffled his hooves uneasily. “Well, um…in my opinion…it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs,” he said.
“Yes, no mistake,” stuttered Antelope. “Definitely not ostriches.”
“Lion cubs, without doubt,” mumbled Wildebeest. Giraffe and Baboon nodded in agreement.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ostrich couldn’t believe her ears. Then Mongoose jumped up. “What nonsense!” she cried. “Have you ever seen a mother with hair and a baby with feathers?” Lion fixed her eyes on Mongoose and snarled angrily, but Mongoose only stepped a little closer. “We all know those are chicks, not cubs, and they belong to Ostrich,” she said. “Lion is a thief!” With that, Mongoose spun around and scooted towards the anthill.
Lion roared with fury and leapt after her, but Mongoose dived into the hole Ostrich had made just in time. At once, Ostrich rushed into the den and gathered up her ten little chicks. However, Lion didn’t twitch a whisker. She stood looking into the anthill and didn’t notice Mongoose run straight out of the back exit.
Quietly, all the animals crept away. Ostrich led her ten little chicks home and they never tired of hearing the story of that day when Lion was left staring into an empty hole.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
Zebra shuffled his hooves uneasily. “Well, um…in my opinion…it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs,” he said.
1) Which word tells us that Zebra was nervous?
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Match each character with the words they said to Lion:
“Yes, no mistake. Definitely not ostriches.”
Zebra
“Lion cubs, without a doubt.”
Antelope
Check
Wildebeest
“Lion is a thief!”
“Well, um…in my opinion, it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs.”
Mongoose
3) Why did the other animals say the chicks were lion cubs?
Acceptable Points
Any answer which indicates that the other animals were frightened of Lion:
- they were scared of Lion
- they didn’t want to upset Lion
- they weren’t brave enough to disagree
- they thought Lion might hurt them if they told the truth
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
If you like this book, you might like...
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 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the word ‘fetch’?
Match Me
Match each character with how they were feeling in the story:
3 Chicks
4 Mongoose
1 Ostrich
2 Lion
C helpless
B helpful
A fearful
D fearless
Click if correct
Check
Which One's Right?
Which is closest in meaning to the word ‘fetch’?
B ran fast
A played with a ball
C called out
D went to get
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A Lion stole the chicks while Ostrich looked for food.
B Ostrich asked the other animals for help.
C Ostrich was proud of her ten fluffy chicks.
D Mongoose told Ostrich to dig a hole.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
TV Journalist
Could you introduce yourself and explain...
Can you give us an example...
What would you say to someone that disagreed with you?
Explain more about what happened when...
How did you feel when...
Tell us more about this...
Decide roles.Live interview event is The Ten Little Ostriches.
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
uneasily
in my opinion
without doubt
fixed her eyes
fury
didn't twitch a whisker
Explore
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Ten Little Ostriches
A Story from Kenya – Part Three
The animals stared at the ten fluffy chicks and then they looked at Lion. Slowly, Lion stood up. She stretched her claws and yawned, baring her sharp white teeth. Zebra shuffled his hooves uneasily. “Well, um…in my opinion…it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs,” he said. “Yes, no mistake,” stuttered Antelope. “Definitely not ostriches.” “Lion cubs, without doubt,” mumbled Wildebeest. Giraffe and Baboon nodded in agreement.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ostrich couldn’t believe her ears. Then Mongoose jumped up. “What nonsense!” she cried. “Have you ever seen a mother with hair and a baby with feathers?” Lion fixed her eyes on Mongoose and snarled angrily, but Mongoose only stepped a little closer. “We all know those are chicks, not cubs, and they belong to Ostrich,” she said. “Lion is a thief!” With that, Mongoose spun around and scooted towards the anthill. Lion roared with fury and leapt after her, but Mongoose dived into the hole Ostrich had made just in time. At once, Ostrich rushed into the den and gathered up her ten little chicks. However, Lion didn’t twitch a whisker. She stood looking into the anthill and didn’t notice Mongoose run straight out of the back exit. Quietly, all the animals crept away. Ostrich led her ten little chicks home and they never tired of hearing the story of that day when Lion was left staring into an empty hole.
From: A World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllister © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
Zebra shuffled his hooves uneasily. “Well, um…in my opinion…it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs,” he said.
1) Which word tells us that Zebra was nervous?
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Match each character with the words they said to Lion:
“Yes, no mistake. Definitely not ostriches.”
Zebra
“Lion cubs, without a doubt.”
Antelope
Check
Wildebeest
“Lion is a thief!”
“Well, um…in my opinion, it’s plain to see that they’re lion cubs.”
Mongoose
3) Why did the other animals say the chicks were lion cubs?
Acceptable Points
Any answer which indicates that the other animals were frightened of Lion:
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
If you like this book, you might like...
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.