Ready Steady Read Together
Gargling with Jelly: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘unpleasant or disgusting’:
Certain bits of Cornish pastie
Looked repugnant and quite nasty,
While the strawberries from last year
Were without the cream, I fear.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
repugnant
nasty
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 unappetising
1 bitterly
2 catastrophe
3 tureen
C unappealing or off-putting
A serving dish for soup
D angrily or in a hurt way
B disaster
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Click if correct
Check
Link each poem from the unit with the sentence which best describes it:
1 Uncle Right andUncle Wrong
A You might go hungry if you don’t spend some money.
2 Someone Stolethe Cat
B You get more done if you don’t boast and bicker.
3 Thin Soup
C Being invisible might not be as fun as it sounds!
D It is interesting how many unrelated words have hidden words inside them.
4 Cousin Lesley’sSee-through Stomach
Tick Me
What do all the poems from this unit have in common?
Tick one
A All the poems are written in a shape to match the topic.
B Each poem uses humour to make it funny or silly.
Check
C Every poem teaches an important lesson.
Click if correct
D The poems have a sad, serious mood.
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
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Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, prepare a poem from this unit to read aloud and to perform.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
inn-signs
rust
detected
fossil
guzzle
muzzle
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From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
What Am I?
1.
I go to where I come from,
I’m always passing and I stay,
Though I never move an inch
I go many miles each day. 2.
People say I never existed
And that is the way it looks;
I’m only seen on inn-signs
And in picture books.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
3.
I rust the locks from gate posts,
I never age but age,
I can be detected in a fossil
And upon a yellow page. 4.
Oil is something I like to sip,
Coal is something I like to guzzle,
I fried a knight the other day,
And now I wear a muzzle.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Match each riddle from the poem with the correct answer:
1. I go to where I come from,
I’m always passing and I stay,
Though I never move an inch
I go many miles each day.
a road
2. People say I never existed
And that is the way it looks;
I’m only seen on inn-signs
And in picture books.
a pet dragon
3. I rust the locks from gate posts,
I never age but age,
I can be detected in a fossil
And upon a yellow page.
time
a unicorn
4. Oil is something I like to sip,
Coal is something I like to guzzle,
I fried a knight the other day,
And now I wear a muzzle.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) In Riddle 1, what does the phrase ‘I never move an inch’ suggest? Tick the box which best completes the sentence:
The answer to the riddle is something that…
Tick one
is very lazy.
is fixed in one place.
is growing taller and taller.
is used to measure things.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Where are two places that the answer to Riddle 2 is seen?
Acceptable Answers:
- inn-signs
- (in) picture books
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) In Riddle 4, what does the poet’s use of the word ‘guzzle’ suggest about how the speaker eats coal?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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Ready Steady Read Together
Gargling with Jelly: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘unpleasant or disgusting’:
Certain bits of Cornish pastie Looked repugnant and quite nasty, While the strawberries from last year Were without the cream, I fear.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
repugnant
nasty
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
4 unappetising
1 bitterly
2 catastrophe
3 tureen
C unappealing or off-putting
A serving dish for soup
D angrily or in a hurt way
B disaster
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Click if correct
Check
Link each poem from the unit with the sentence which best describes it:
1 Uncle Right andUncle Wrong
A You might go hungry if you don’t spend some money.
2 Someone Stolethe Cat
B You get more done if you don’t boast and bicker.
3 Thin Soup
C Being invisible might not be as fun as it sounds!
D It is interesting how many unrelated words have hidden words inside them.
4 Cousin Lesley’sSee-through Stomach
Tick Me
What do all the poems from this unit have in common?
Tick one
A All the poems are written in a shape to match the topic.
B Each poem uses humour to make it funny or silly.
Check
C Every poem teaches an important lesson.
Click if correct
D The poems have a sad, serious mood.
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
In small groups, prepare a poem from this unit to read aloud and to perform.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
inn-signs
rust
detected
fossil
guzzle
muzzle
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
What Am I?
1. I go to where I come from, I’m always passing and I stay, Though I never move an inch I go many miles each day. 2. People say I never existed And that is the way it looks; I’m only seen on inn-signs And in picture books.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
3. I rust the locks from gate posts, I never age but age, I can be detected in a fossil And upon a yellow page. 4. Oil is something I like to sip, Coal is something I like to guzzle, I fried a knight the other day, And now I wear a muzzle.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Match each riddle from the poem with the correct answer:
1. I go to where I come from, I’m always passing and I stay, Though I never move an inch I go many miles each day.
a road
2. People say I never existed And that is the way it looks; I’m only seen on inn-signs And in picture books.
a pet dragon
3. I rust the locks from gate posts, I never age but age, I can be detected in a fossil And upon a yellow page.
time
a unicorn
4. Oil is something I like to sip, Coal is something I like to guzzle, I fried a knight the other day, And now I wear a muzzle.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) In Riddle 1, what does the phrase ‘I never move an inch’ suggest? Tick the box which best completes the sentence: The answer to the riddle is something that…
Tick one
is very lazy.
is fixed in one place.
is growing taller and taller.
is used to measure things.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Where are two places that the answer to Riddle 2 is seen?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) In Riddle 4, what does the poet’s use of the word ‘guzzle’ suggest about how the speaker eats coal?
Acceptable Answers:
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...
Explore Audiobooks
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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:Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.