Ready Steady Read Together
A World Full of Poems: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
They perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses…
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)
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
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Let me read today's text
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Granny’s Teapots
by Michelle Schaub
So prim and proper,
they perch atop cabinets,
adorned in party dresses.
Roses,
pinstripes,
polka dots.
Some tall and thin,
some short and squat.
All pose, one arm akimbo,
the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host
our tea for two?
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
prim and proper
adorned
perch
squat
akimbo
host
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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
prim and proper
Explore
Find Read Talk
So prim and proper,
they perch atop cabinets,
adorned in party dresses.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
prim and proper
Your turn
perch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
adorned
squat
akimbo
host
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
So prim and proper,
they perch atop cabinets,
adorned in party dresses.
Roses,
pinstripes,
polka dots.
Some tall and thin,
some short and squat.
All pose, one arm akimbo,
the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host
our tea for two?
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...
All pose,
one arm akimbo,
the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host
our tea for two?
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
All pose,
one arm akimbo,
the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host
our tea for two?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
All pose,
one arm akimbo,
the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host
our tea for two?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Granny’s Teapots
So prim and proper,
they perch atop cabinets,
adorned in party dresses.
Reveal Explainer
Prim and proper are adjectives which describe how someone acts. The poet is describing the teapots as being very neat, polite and well-behaved as if they were people.
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
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
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they (teapots) perch atop cabinets - (the teapots) all pose…waiting - which (teapot) will host our tea for two
gives the teapots actions
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Text Mark Evidence (the teapots are) adorned in party dresses
describes their decorations as clothing
Text Mark Evidence (the teapots) all pose… waiting, patient
gives the teapots human emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - some tall and thin, some short and squat - one arm akimbo, the other pointing high
describes human features/shapes
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘perch’?
True or False?
It was easy for the grandchild to choose which teapot to use.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 squat
4 host
1 prim
2 adorn
C arrange a party or entertain
B dress up or decorate
A short and wide
D polite and well-behaved
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Tick one sentence which best describes the poem:
Tick one
A The poem talks about making many different types of tea.
B The poem describes a collection of unique and decorated teapots.
Check
C The poem is about a grandmother teaching her grandchild how to bake cakes.
Click if correct
D The poem is about a group of people in fancy dresses drinking tea.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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 2
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?
They perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses…
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)
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Granny’s Teapots
by Michelle Schaub
So prim and proper, they perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses. Roses, pinstripes, polka dots. Some tall and thin, some short and squat.
All pose, one arm akimbo, the other pointing high – waiting, patient, while I choose: Which will host our tea for two?
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
prim and proper
adorned
perch
squat
akimbo
host
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
prim and proper
Explore
Find Read Talk
So prim and proper, they perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
prim and proper
Your turn
perch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
adorned
squat
akimbo
host
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
So prim and proper, they perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses. Roses, pinstripes, polka dots. Some tall and thin, some short and squat.
All pose, one arm akimbo, the other pointing high – waiting, patient, while I choose: Which will host our tea for two?
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...
All pose, one arm akimbo, the other pointing high – waiting, patient, while I choose: Which will host our tea for two?
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
All pose,
one arm akimbo, the other pointing high –
waiting,
patient,
while I choose:
Which will host our tea for two?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
All pose, one arm akimbo, the other pointing high – waiting, patient, while I choose: Which will host our tea for two?
Explore
From: A World Full of Poems © 2020. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Granny’s Teapots
So prim and proper, they perch atop cabinets, adorned in party dresses.
Reveal Explainer
Prim and proper are adjectives which describe how someone acts. The poet is describing the teapots as being very neat, polite and well-behaved as if they were people.
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
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
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - they (teapots) perch atop cabinets - (the teapots) all pose…waiting - which (teapot) will host our tea for two
gives the teapots actions
How does the poet make the teapots seem alive?
Text Mark Evidence (the teapots are) adorned in party dresses
describes their decorations as clothing
Text Mark Evidence (the teapots) all pose… waiting, patient
gives the teapots human emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - some tall and thin, some short and squat - one arm akimbo, the other pointing high
describes human features/shapes
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘perch’?
True or False?
It was easy for the grandchild to choose which teapot to use.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 squat
4 host
1 prim
2 adorn
C arrange a party or entertain
B dress up or decorate
A short and wide
D polite and well-behaved
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Tick one sentence which best describes the poem:
Tick one
A The poem talks about making many different types of tea.
B The poem describes a collection of unique and decorated teapots.
Check
C The poem is about a grandmother teaching her grandchild how to bake cakes.
Click if correct
D The poem is about a group of people in fancy dresses drinking tea.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
take care of books.
Reveal
Treat your books with care to keep them looking great.
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.