Ready Steady Read Together
Explore: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'equator'?
Fill the Gaps
vast
absorbing
climate change
Our planet is home to billions of trees, which grow together in groups known as forests. Forests produce the oxygen we need to breathe, and help slow by carbon dioxide – they are magical places!
Click if correct
Discuss then check
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Which One's Right?
Which is the correct definition for climate?
B a type of rain
A today's weather
D a weather machine
C usual weatherin a place
Link Me
Link each type of forest with its description:
A) warm, wet areas with evergreens
1 temperate
B) mild temperatures with deciduous trees
2 boreal
3 tropical
C) polar areas with conifers
Check
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Live Action
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring one of this week's lessons to life in a live action documentary.
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cold-blooded
limbs
category
paradoxial
spines
internal organs
Explore
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy a word in the first paragraph, starting with ‘Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders…’ which means ‘very important’.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
2) Why is water important to amphibians? Give two reasons.
Text Mark Evidence - they must keep their skin wet to stay alive - they can breathe through their skin, which needs to be kept wet for this process to take place
need water to breathe
Text Mark Evidence they lay their eggs in water
need water to lay eggs
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Match each type of amphibian on the left with its description on the right:
do not have any limbs
salamanders
frogs and toads
all four limbs are the same length
have shorter front legs and longer back legs
caecilians
Check
Practise & Apply
4) Why do you think the author uses the word ‘unusual’ to describe the paradoxical frog?
Text Mark Evidence most frogs start as little tadpoles and grow into larger frogs, but the paradoxical frog is a little different
unlike other frogs
Text Mark Evidence It has tadpoles measuring up to 22 cm (8.6 in) long, but an adult paradoxical frog is only 8 cm (3 in) long.
babies are larger than adults
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pair non-fiction with fiction.
Reveal
Read a story and then a fact book on the same topic.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
vast
absorbing
climate change
RSRT Y3 L5 Explore
Literacy Counts
Created on April 29, 2025
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Essential Business Proposal
View
Project Roadmap Timeline
View
Step-by-Step Timeline: How to Develop an Idea
View
Artificial Intelligence History Timeline
View
Mind Map: The 4 Pillars of Success
View
Big Data: The Data That Drives the World
View
Momentum: Onboarding Presentation
Explore all templates
Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
Explore: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'equator'?
Fill the Gaps
vast
absorbing
climate change
Our planet is home to billions of trees, which grow together in groups known as forests. Forests produce the oxygen we need to breathe, and help slow by carbon dioxide – they are magical places!
Click if correct
Discuss then check
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Which One's Right?
Which is the correct definition for climate?
B a type of rain
A today's weather
D a weather machine
C usual weatherin a place
Link Me
Link each type of forest with its description:
A) warm, wet areas with evergreens
1 temperate
B) mild temperatures with deciduous trees
2 boreal
3 tropical
C) polar areas with conifers
Check
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Live Action
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring one of this week's lessons to life in a live action documentary.
Teacher Note: Look at plan for details.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cold-blooded
limbs
category
paradoxial
spines
internal organs
Explore
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
From: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy a word in the first paragraph, starting with ‘Frogs, toads, newts and salamanders…’ which means ‘very important’.
RevealExtract
RevealText Marks
Practise & Apply
2) Why is water important to amphibians? Give two reasons.
Text Mark Evidence - they must keep their skin wet to stay alive - they can breathe through their skin, which needs to be kept wet for this process to take place
need water to breathe
Text Mark Evidence they lay their eggs in water
need water to lay eggs
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Match each type of amphibian on the left with its description on the right:
do not have any limbs
salamanders
frogs and toads
all four limbs are the same length
have shorter front legs and longer back legs
caecilians
Check
Practise & Apply
4) Why do you think the author uses the word ‘unusual’ to describe the paradoxical frog?
Text Mark Evidence most frogs start as little tadpoles and grow into larger frogs, but the paradoxical frog is a little different
unlike other frogs
Text Mark Evidence It has tadpoles measuring up to 22 cm (8.6 in) long, but an adult paradoxical frog is only 8 cm (3 in) long.
babies are larger than adults
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pair non-fiction with fiction.
Reveal
Read a story and then a fact book on the same topic.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: Explore by Lizzie Munsey © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
vast
absorbing
climate change