Ready Steady Read Together
Gargling with Jelly: Poetry Lesson 3
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?
The miser’s soup looked clear and clean…there was neither spud nor bean…
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)
A) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
It was in fact
Quite without
A single carrot
Or a sprout.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
It was unsullied By salt or meat;
It was neither
Sour nor sweet.
Though it contained
Several bubbles
It was free
Of any troubles.
Cooking it
Took half a minute
As there was really
Nothing in it.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
tureen
spud
miser
quite without
unsullied
free of any troubles
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
tureen
Explore
Find Read Talk
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tureen
Your turn
miser
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
spud
quite without
unsullied
free of any troubles
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
It was unsullied By salt or meat;
It was neither
Sour nor sweet.
Though it contained
Several bubbles
It was free
Of any troubles.
Cooking it
Took half a minute
As there was really
Nothing in it.
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
It was in fact
Quite without
A single carrot
Or a sprout.
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...
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
It was in fact
Quite without
A single carrot
Or a sprout.
It was unsullied
By salt or meat;
It was neither
Sour nor sweet.
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
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
It was in fact
Quite without
A single carrot
Or a sprout.
It was unsullied
By salt or meat;
It was neither
Sour nor sweet.
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
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
It was in fact
Quite without
A single carrot
Or a sprout.
It was unsullied
By salt or meat;
It was neither
Sour nor sweet.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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 was missing from the miser’s soup?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Sitting in a cold tureen
The miser’s soup
Looked clear and clean.
There was neither
Spud nor bean;
A) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
Reveal Explainer
The soup is described as ‘clear and clean’ which suggests that you could see through the soup and it wouldn’t stain your clothes if you spilled it. This tells me that potatoes and beans are missing from the soup.
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) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
(though it contained several) bubbles
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
(there was really) nothing (in it)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘unsullied’?
Which One's Right?
Which adjectives best describe the miser?
B kind and generous
A mean and stingy
C hungry and thirsty
D silly and funny
True or False?
The miser’s soup only took thirty seconds to cook.
False
True
Tick Me
Tick the two answers which best complete the sentence.After eating the miser’s soup, you might feel...
Tick two
A excited.
B disappointed.
Check
C hungry.
Click if correct
D full.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
memorise a poem.
Reveal
Practise reciting a favourite poem from memory.
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 3
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?
The miser’s soup looked clear and clean…there was neither spud nor bean…
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)
A) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean. There was neither Spud nor bean; It was in fact Quite without A single carrot Or a sprout.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
It was unsullied By salt or meat; It was neither Sour nor sweet. Though it contained Several bubbles It was free Of any troubles. Cooking it Took half a minute As there was really Nothing in it.
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
tureen
spud
miser
quite without
unsullied
free of any troubles
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
tureen
Explore
Find Read Talk
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tureen
Your turn
miser
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
spud
quite without
unsullied
free of any troubles
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
It was unsullied By salt or meat; It was neither Sour nor sweet. Though it contained Several bubbles It was free Of any troubles. Cooking it Took half a minute As there was really Nothing in it.
Thin Soup
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean. There was neither Spud nor bean; It was in fact Quite without A single carrot Or a sprout.
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...
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean. There was neither Spud nor bean; It was in fact Quite without A single carrot Or a sprout. It was unsullied By salt or meat; It was neither Sour nor sweet.
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
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean.
There was neither Spud nor bean;
It was in fact Quite without A single carrot Or a sprout.
It was unsullied By salt or meat;
It was neither Sour nor sweet.
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
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean. There was neither Spud nor bean; It was in fact Quite without A single carrot Or a sprout. It was unsullied By salt or meat; It was neither Sour nor sweet.
Explore
From: Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten © 2015. 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 was missing from the miser’s soup?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Sitting in a cold tureen The miser’s soup Looked clear and clean. There was neither Spud nor bean;
A) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
Reveal Explainer
The soup is described as ‘clear and clean’ which suggests that you could see through the soup and it wouldn’t stain your clothes if you spilled it. This tells me that potatoes and beans are missing from the soup.
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) What was missing from the miser’s soup?
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
(though it contained several) bubbles
B) What was in the miser’s soup?
(there was really) nothing (in it)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘unsullied’?
Which One's Right?
Which adjectives best describe the miser?
B kind and generous
A mean and stingy
C hungry and thirsty
D silly and funny
True or False?
The miser’s soup only took thirty seconds to cook.
False
True
Tick Me
Tick the two answers which best complete the sentence.After eating the miser’s soup, you might feel...
Tick two
A excited.
B disappointed.
Check
C hungry.
Click if correct
D full.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
memorise a poem.
Reveal
Practise reciting a favourite poem from memory.
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.