Ready Steady Read Together
My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Things: Non-Fiction 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?
“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the Moon?
A) What was the mission to the Moon called?
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
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whole
kind
people
climb
sure
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
mission
blasted off
launch
vehicle
surface
meanwhile
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From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. 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
mission
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
mission
Your turn
launch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
blasted off
vehicle
surface
meanwhile
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching –
three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon.
This important mission was called Apollo 11.
Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the moon?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. The rocket blasted off from a place called Cape Kennedy, USA, in July 1969.
Reveal Explainer
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the moon?
I’ll ‘look around’ for a month or year because it is asking ‘when’. I know that a year will be shown in numbers. I can also ‘look around’ for the words ‘travel to the Moon’. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. I can see that the astronauts travelled to the Moon in 1969 and that the month was July. The answer is July, 1969.
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. 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 was the mission to the Moon called?
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What was the mission to the Moon called?
Click to reveal
Apollo 11
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Neil Armstrong
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
Click to reveal
Cape Kennedy, USA
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Click to reveal
more than three days
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘vehicle’?
Find Me
Find two ways of saying that the rocket was sent into space:
The scientists at NASA worked very hard to make sure the launch went smoothly and safely.
The rocket blasted off from a place called Cape Kennedy, USA, in July 1969.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
blasted off
launch
Which One's Right?
Finally they reached the moon! They landed on the surface in a small vehicle called ‘The Eagle’. Armstrong climbed down a ladder and walked on the surface.
Meanwhile…more than 500 MILLION people across the world watched the Moon landing on their televisions.
The word meanwhile means people watched the Moon landing on TV...
B as Armstrongwalked on the moon
A after Armstrong walked on the moon
C in the same place
D before Armstrong walked on the moon
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The astronauts did experiments in space.
B) Three American men were picked for the mission.
C) Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the Moon.
D) The rocket blasted off from Cape Kennedy, USA.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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 accessiblity from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
My Encyclopaedia of Very Important Things: Non-Fiction 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?
“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the Moon?
A) What was the mission to the Moon called?
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
whole
kind
people
climb
sure
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
mission
blasted off
launch
vehicle
surface
meanwhile
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. 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
mission
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
mission
Your turn
launch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
blasted off
vehicle
surface
meanwhile
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching –
three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon.
This important mission was called Apollo 11.
Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. Three American men called Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the lucky ones to be picked for the mission.
Explore
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. 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...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the moon?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
In the year 1969 – while the whole planet was watching – three brave astronauts became the first people to travel to the Moon. This important mission was called Apollo 11. The rocket blasted off from a place called Cape Kennedy, USA, in July 1969.
Reveal Explainer
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhen did three astronauts first travel to the moon?
I’ll ‘look around’ for a month or year because it is asking ‘when’. I know that a year will be shown in numbers. I can also ‘look around’ for the words ‘travel to the Moon’. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. I can see that the astronauts travelled to the Moon in 1969 and that the month was July. The answer is July, 1969.
From: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016. 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 was the mission to the Moon called?
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What was the mission to the Moon called?
Click to reveal
Apollo 11
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Neil Armstrong
B) Who were the three astronauts picked for the mission?
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Where did the rocket blast off from?
Click to reveal
Cape Kennedy, USA
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) How long did it take for the astronauts to reach the Moon?
Click to reveal
more than three days
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘vehicle’?
Find Me
Find two ways of saying that the rocket was sent into space:
The scientists at NASA worked very hard to make sure the launch went smoothly and safely. The rocket blasted off from a place called Cape Kennedy, USA, in July 1969.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
blasted off
launch
Which One's Right?
Finally they reached the moon! They landed on the surface in a small vehicle called ‘The Eagle’. Armstrong climbed down a ladder and walked on the surface. Meanwhile…more than 500 MILLION people across the world watched the Moon landing on their televisions.
The word meanwhile means people watched the Moon landing on TV...
B as Armstrongwalked on the moon
A after Armstrong walked on the moon
C in the same place
D before Armstrong walked on the moon
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) The astronauts did experiments in space.
B) Three American men were picked for the mission.
C) Neil Armstrong walked on the surface of the Moon.
D) The rocket blasted off from Cape Kennedy, USA.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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 accessiblity from: My Encyclopedia of Very Important Things by DK © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.