Ready Steady Read Together
A First Book of Animals: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘lurk’?
True or False?
Dragonfly babies shed their skin so they can grow.
False
True
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 perch
4 murk
1 maze
2 grip
A hold tightly
B a winding puzzle
C dark and gloomy
D sit or stand on
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each animal with the correct fact:
A have catapult jaws
1 ants
B weave a nestof grass
2 chameleon
C live in tunnels underground
Check
3 weaver bird
Click if correct
D can change colour to blend in
4 dragonfly babies
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, prepare a verse from Dragonfly Babies to perform.
Common Exception Words
Explore
only
whole
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
viper
fangs
hollow needles
injecting
poison
prey
Explore
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
All in the Bite
A viper has no legs to run on,
No claws to grab with,
But it’s got a bite.
Its fangs are like hollow needles
Injecting poison.
One bite is enough.
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
It swallows its prey whole, Because a snake can’t chew,
But only bite.
A viper has no legs to run on,
No claws to grab with,
But it’s got a bite.
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
It swallows its prey whole,
Because a snake can’t chew,
But only bite.
1) The word ‘swallows’ means…
bites and chews
gulps down
hunts
looks at
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things that a snake cannot do.
Text Mark Evidence (a viper has) no claws to grab with
Text Mark Evidence a viper has no legs to run on
grab
run
Text Mark Evidence a snake can’t chew
chew
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) How does the poem make the viper seem scary or powerful?
Tick two
It has no legs.
It has sharp fangs.
It has no claws.
It can kill with one bite.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A First Book of Animals: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘lurk’?
True or False?
Dragonfly babies shed their skin so they can grow.
False
True
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 perch
4 murk
1 maze
2 grip
A hold tightly
B a winding puzzle
C dark and gloomy
D sit or stand on
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each animal with the correct fact:
A have catapult jaws
1 ants
B weave a nestof grass
2 chameleon
C live in tunnels underground
Check
3 weaver bird
Click if correct
D can change colour to blend in
4 dragonfly babies
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, prepare a verse from Dragonfly Babies to perform.
Common Exception Words
Explore
only
whole
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
viper
fangs
hollow needles
injecting
poison
prey
Explore
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
All in the Bite
A viper has no legs to run on, No claws to grab with, But it’s got a bite. Its fangs are like hollow needles Injecting poison. One bite is enough.
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
It swallows its prey whole, Because a snake can’t chew, But only bite. A viper has no legs to run on, No claws to grab with, But it’s got a bite.
From: A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
It swallows its prey whole, Because a snake can’t chew, But only bite.
1) The word ‘swallows’ means…
bites and chews
gulps down
hunts
looks at
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things that a snake cannot do.
Text Mark Evidence (a viper has) no claws to grab with
Text Mark Evidence a viper has no legs to run on
grab
run
Text Mark Evidence a snake can’t chew
chew
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) How does the poem make the viper seem scary or powerful?
Tick two
It has no legs.
It has sharp fangs.
It has no claws.
It can kill with one bite.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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 First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.