Ready Steady Read Together
Gargling with Jelly: 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?
When I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat word was stolen from the poem?
A) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap
someone stole the cat,
I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel
when someone stole the cat.
But I was too slow to catch them,
When someone stole the cat.
Now the catamaran can’t float,
because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl,
because someone stole the cat.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And the cataract can’t fall,
because someone stole the cat.
It was not me and it was not you
but it is categorically true,
And if you were to ask me
I’d say it was a catastrophe
That someone’s stolen the cat.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cat-nap
catamaran
Catherine wheel
cataract
categorically
catastrophe
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From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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
cat-nap
Explore
Find Read Talk
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap
someone stole the cat,
I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel
when someone stole the cat.
But I was too slow to catch them,
When someone stole the cat.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
cat-nap
Your turn
Catherine wheel
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
catamaran
cataract
categorically
catastrophe
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap
someone stole the cat,
I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel
when someone stole the cat.
But I was too slow to catch them,
When someone stole the cat.
Now the catamaran can’t float,
because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl,
because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
And the cataract can’t fall,
because someone stole the cat.
It was not me and it was not you
but it is categorically true,
And if you were to ask me
I’d say it was a catastrophe
That someone’s stolen the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Now the catamaran can’t float,
because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl,
because someone stole the cat.
And the cataract can’t fall,
because someone stole the cat.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Now the catamaran can’t float,
because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl,
because someone stole the cat.
And the cataract can’t fall,
because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Now the catamaran can’t float,
because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl,
because someone stole the cat.
And the cataract can’t fall,
because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Teacher Model Question Only What word was stolen from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
While I was taking a short cat-nap
someone stole the cat,
Catherine wheel, catch, catamaran, caterpillar, cataract, categorically, catastrophe
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat word was stolen from the poem?
I think someone stole some letters or a word. I will look at the words with missing letters to see if they help me. (Note to teacher to allow class to make guesses.) I think the word ‘caterpillar’ helps me the most. I can see that the missing word is cat. I wonder if the poet heard the phrase ‘cat burglar’ which is another word for a thief and thought it might be funny if it meant someone who stole cats.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
the catamaran (can’t float)
A) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
the caterpillar (can’t crawl)
the cataract (can’t fall)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - cat-nap - cat - Catherine wheel - catch - catamaran - caterpillar - cataract - categorically - catastrophe
use of ‘cat’ words
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence someone stole the cat
repetition for effect
Text Mark Evidence - now the catamaran can’t float - the caterpillar can’t crawl - the cataract can’t fall - I’d say it was a catastrophe
silly exaggerations not related to cats
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘cataract’?
True or False?
A catamaran is a type of boat.
False
True
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘disaster’:
It was not me and it was not you
but it is categorically true,
And if you were to ask me
I’d say it was a catastrophe
That someone’s stolen the cat.
Discuss then check
catastrophe
Which One's Right?
It was not me and it was not you
but it is categorically true…
Which answer is closest in meaning to ‘categorically’?
B complicated
A slightly
C by chance
D without a doubt
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a 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:Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Gargling with Jelly: 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?
When I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat word was stolen from the poem?
A) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat, I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel when someone stole the cat. But I was too slow to catch them, When someone stole the cat.
Now the catamaran can’t float, because someone stole the cat. And the caterpillar can’t crawl, because someone stole the cat.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And the cataract can’t fall, because someone stole the cat.
It was not me and it was not you but it is categorically true, And if you were to ask me I’d say it was a catastrophe That someone’s stolen the cat.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cat-nap
catamaran
Catherine wheel
cataract
categorically
catastrophe
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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
cat-nap
Explore
Find Read Talk
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat, I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel when someone stole the cat. But I was too slow to catch them, When someone stole the cat.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
cat-nap
Your turn
Catherine wheel
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
catamaran
cataract
categorically
catastrophe
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Someone Stole the Cat
While I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat, I should have spun round like a Catherine wheel when someone stole the cat. But I was too slow to catch them, When someone stole the cat.
Now the catamaran can’t float, because someone stole the cat. And the caterpillar can’t crawl, because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
And the cataract can’t fall, because someone stole the cat.
It was not me and it was not you but it is categorically true, And if you were to ask me I’d say it was a catastrophe That someone’s stolen the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Now the catamaran can’t float, because someone stole the cat. And the caterpillar can’t crawl, because someone stole the cat. And the cataract can’t fall, because someone stole the cat.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Now the catamaran can’t float, because someone stole the cat.
And the caterpillar can’t crawl, because someone stole the cat.
And the cataract can’t fall, because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Now the catamaran can’t float, because someone stole the cat. And the caterpillar can’t crawl, because someone stole the cat. And the cataract can’t fall, because someone stole the cat.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Teacher Model Question Only What word was stolen from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
While I was taking a short cat-nap someone stole the cat,
Catherine wheel, catch, catamaran, caterpillar, cataract, categorically, catastrophe
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat word was stolen from the poem?
I think someone stole some letters or a word. I will look at the words with missing letters to see if they help me. (Note to teacher to allow class to make guesses.) I think the word ‘caterpillar’ helps me the most. I can see that the missing word is cat. I wonder if the poet heard the phrase ‘cat burglar’ which is another word for a thief and thought it might be funny if it meant someone who stole cats.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
the catamaran (can’t float)
A) Name three things that can’t work properly because of the stolen word.
the caterpillar (can’t crawl)
the cataract (can’t fall)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - cat-nap - cat - Catherine wheel - catch - catamaran - caterpillar - cataract - categorically - catastrophe
use of ‘cat’ words
B) How does the poet use word play in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence someone stole the cat
repetition for effect
Text Mark Evidence - now the catamaran can’t float - the caterpillar can’t crawl - the cataract can’t fall - I’d say it was a catastrophe
silly exaggerations not related to cats
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘cataract’?
True or False?
A catamaran is a type of boat.
False
True
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘disaster’:
It was not me and it was not you but it is categorically true, And if you were to ask me I’d say it was a catastrophe That someone’s stolen the cat.
Discuss then check
catastrophe
Which One's Right?
It was not me and it was not you but it is categorically true…
Which answer is closest in meaning to ‘categorically’?
B complicated
A slightly
C by chance
D without a doubt
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
combine poems with art.
Reveal
Create colourful or expressive art to match the feelings of a 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:Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.