Ready Steady Read Together
A World Full of Poems: Poetry 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?
I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
D) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Greetings
by Leslié Newman
I jumped aboard a midnight train.
I flew inside a silver plane.
I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,
I urged my horse into a trot,
I hitched my wagon to a star,
I drove a brand new racing car,
I took off in a shiny rocket,
I rode inside a giant’s pocket.
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I hailed a yellow taxi cab, I crawled along beside a crab,
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
yacht
trot
urged
hitched
hailed
held fast
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. 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
yacht
Explore
Find Read Talk
I jumped aboard a midnight train.
I flew inside a silver plane.
I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,
I urged my horse into a trot,
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
yacht
Your turn
urged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
trot
hitched
hailed
held fast
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Greetings
Reveal Vocabulary
by Leslié Newman
I jumped aboard a midnight train.
I flew inside a silver plane.
I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,
I urged my horse into a trot,
I hitched my wagon to a star,
I drove a brand new racing car,
I took off in a shiny rocket,
I rode inside a giant’s pocket.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I hailed a yellow taxi cab, I crawled along beside a crab,
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. 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...
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I jumped aboard a midnight train.
I flew inside a silver plane.
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
I will ‘look around’ for words linked to transport. I will ‘find and take’ the answer train as many places in the world have trains and some run through the night.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
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Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
D) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
plane
yacht
horse
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
car
rocket
taxi cab
skis
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
bus
subway
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I hitched my wagon to a star
star
Text Mark Evidence I rode inside a giant’s pocket
giant
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
Text Mark Evidence I hopped across the tops of trees
hopping
Text Mark Evidence I climbed upon a woolly yak
yak
Text Mark Evidence I held fast to a possum’s back
possum
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I came by…gnu
gnu
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click to reveal
No, the poet would not have done all these things. While some of the transport options are possible, many are not. The poet is being fun and creative.
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence just to say hello to you
trying to reach someone special
C) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘yacht’?
Find Me
Find the word which meansasked or encouraged strongly:
I jumped aboard a midnight train.
I flew inside a silver plane.
I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht,
I urged my horse into a trot,
I hitched my wagon to a star,
I drove a brand new racing car...
Discuss then check
urged
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) A woolly yak was ridden.
B) Someone greeted their friend.
C) A wagon was hitched to a star.
D) A thirty-eight foot yacht was sailed.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A join or fasten
1 trot
B an underground train
2 hitch
C call or wave to get attention
Check
3 hail
Click if correct
D move faster than a walking pace
4 subway
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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 Poems © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A World Full of Poems: Poetry 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?
I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
D) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Greetings
by Leslié Newman
I jumped aboard a midnight train. I flew inside a silver plane. I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht, I urged my horse into a trot, I hitched my wagon to a star, I drove a brand new racing car, I took off in a shiny rocket, I rode inside a giant’s pocket.
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
I hailed a yellow taxi cab, I crawled along beside a crab, I slid downhill upon my skis, I hopped across the tops of trees, I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back, I came by subway, bus, and gnu, Just to say hello to you.
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
yacht
trot
urged
hitched
hailed
held fast
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. 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
yacht
Explore
Find Read Talk
I jumped aboard a midnight train. I flew inside a silver plane. I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht, I urged my horse into a trot,
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
yacht
Your turn
urged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
trot
hitched
hailed
held fast
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Greetings
Reveal Vocabulary
by Leslié Newman
I jumped aboard a midnight train. I flew inside a silver plane. I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht, I urged my horse into a trot, I hitched my wagon to a star, I drove a brand new racing car, I took off in a shiny rocket, I rode inside a giant’s pocket.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
I hailed a yellow taxi cab, I crawled along beside a crab, I slid downhill upon my skis, I hopped across the tops of trees, I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back, I came by subway, bus, and gnu, Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I slid downhill upon my skis, I hopped across the tops of trees, I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back, I came by subway, bus, and gnu, Just to say hello to you.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I slid downhill upon my skis,
I hopped across the tops of trees,
I climbed upon a woolly yak,
I held fast to a possum’s back,
I came by subway, bus, and gnu,
Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I slid downhill upon my skis, I hopped across the tops of trees, I climbed upon a woolly yak, I held fast to a possum’s back, I came by subway, bus, and gnu, Just to say hello to you.
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. 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...
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I jumped aboard a midnight train. I flew inside a silver plane.
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
I will ‘look around’ for words linked to transport. I will ‘find and take’ the answer train as many places in the world have trains and some run through the night.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. 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 types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
D) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
plane
yacht
horse
A) What types of realistic transport that people use in everyday life does the poet mention?
car
rocket
taxi cab
skis
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
bus
subway
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I hitched my wagon to a star
star
Text Mark Evidence I rode inside a giant’s pocket
giant
B) What types of fantastical or imaginary transport does the poet include?
Text Mark Evidence I hopped across the tops of trees
hopping
Text Mark Evidence I climbed upon a woolly yak
yak
Text Mark Evidence I held fast to a possum’s back
possum
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I came by…gnu
gnu
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click to reveal
No, the poet would not have done all these things. While some of the transport options are possible, many are not. The poet is being fun and creative.
C) Do you think the speaker did all these things? Why or why not?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence just to say hello to you
trying to reach someone special
C) What is the speaker trying to do throughout the poem?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘yacht’?
Find Me
Find the word which meansasked or encouraged strongly:
I jumped aboard a midnight train. I flew inside a silver plane. I sailed a thirty-eight foot yacht, I urged my horse into a trot, I hitched my wagon to a star, I drove a brand new racing car...
Discuss then check
urged
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) A woolly yak was ridden.
B) Someone greeted their friend.
C) A wagon was hitched to a star.
D) A thirty-eight foot yacht was sailed.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A join or fasten
1 trot
B an underground train
2 hitch
C call or wave to get attention
Check
3 hail
Click if correct
D move faster than a walking pace
4 subway
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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 Poems © 2020 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.