Ready Steady Read Together
The Goldfish Boy: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wigwam’?
Tick Me
Click here to reveal a paragraph from the text...
What does this tell us about Teddy?
Tick two
A He’s a bit dramatic and likes attention.
B He is used to soothing himself when upset.
Check
C He stays calm even when he gets hurt.
Click if correct
D He doesn’t understand what has happened.
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Teddy Dawson went missing from his grandfather’s front garden.
B) Teddy spotted Matthew watching him from a window and pointed.
C) Teddy scattered rose petals over the path and his bare feet.
D) A thorn from the rose bush cut Teddy’s arm and he was bleeding.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from the story with the word(s) which best describe them:
A distracted and neglectful
1 Matthew
B playful and independent
2 Matthew's Mum
C observant and anxious
3 Mr Charles
Check
D hot-tempered and impulsive
4 Casey
Click if correct
E protective and caring
5 Teddy
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Matthew?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
darting
semi-circle of the cul-de-sac
reverberated
chirruping
staggered
launched
Explore
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Mr Charles hadn’t been gardening after all. The trowel and kneeling pad I’d seen had just been left over from the previous day, forgotten in the madness of trying to look after two young kids. While Teddy was picking the petals, Mr Charles was inside having an afternoon nap in his armchair. I was cleaning my room and at 2:37 p.m. I heard a shout from the garden.
“Teddy! Teddy, where are you? Don’t hide from Granddad now.”
I looked outside and saw the top of Mr Charles’s red head as he stood on his patio, his hands on his hips.
“Something’s going on,” I said to the Wallpaper Lion.
“Teddy? Teddy! You come out here this instant, young man!”
He walked around the side of the house and I ran to the office. The old man trotted down his path, his head darting this way and that. I took some notes.
“Teddy! Teddy! Stop hiding and get back here – now!”
A few pastel-pink petals fluttered along the path towards the front gate, which was now wide open. Mr Charles walked quickly around the semi-circle of the cul-de-sac, looking over garden fences and into car windows.
“Where are you, Teddy? Teddy!”
His voice sounded different. It was much higher than usual and it was shaking. As he walked past number five, Jake’s mum, Sue, appeared in her supermarket uniform.
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Everything all right, Mr Charles?” she called. “He’s gone. Teddy’s gone. TEDDY!”
This last cry reverberated off the windows and we all listened for any reply but the only sound was the low hum of some distant traffic and a group of sparrows, chirruping madly in the dusty road. Mr Charles staggered forward and Sue ran down her path and put an arm around him. She talked to him as they slowly made their way to number eleven.
“…give the police a call…best to be on the safe side…”
“…could he have got to? I was just in the lounge…”
I watched them go inside then looked around at the houses. Everything was still in the baking sun.
At 3:05 p.m. a police car rolled on to the street and Mr Charles and Sue rushed to the front gate to meet them. Two uniformed police officers got out of the car as Mr Charles launched into a trembling speech.
“…grandson is missing…mother is in New York…doesn’t know yet…is it day or night-time there? Do you think I should call?”
A female officer put a hand on his arm and guided him back to the house while the other, older officer said something into his radio.
I went back to my room and looked out at the back gardens to see if I could spot Teddy hiding in a bush or, worse, floating face down in the pond, but there was no sign of him.
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two items that Mr Charles had left outside on the previous day:
The trowel and kneeling pad I’d seen had just been left over from the previous day, forgotten in the madness of trying to look after two young kids.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
2) “He’s gone. Teddy’s gone. TEDDY!”
This last cry reverberated off the windows and we all listened for any reply but the only sound was the low hum of some distant traffic and a group of sparrows, chirruping madly in the dusty road.
What does the word reverberated suggest about the way Mr Charles spoke?
Tick two
His voice was loud and echoed around the street.
His voice was shaking and full of worry.
His voice bounced off the windows making it sound bigger.
His voice was quiet and chirruped like a bird.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Teddy went missing at exactly 2:37 p.m.
The front gate was shut when Mr Charles went to look for Teddy.
Sue was wearing her school uniform when she saw Mr Charles.
Reveal Answer
Two police officers arrived at 3:05 p.m. to help find Teddy.
Practise & Apply
4) How can you tell Mr Charles is feeling panicky and anxious?
Text Mark Evidence he’s gone…Teddy’s gone…TEDDY!
Text Mark Evidence his head darting this way and that
he’s realised Teddy isn’t just hiding
his frantic searching movements
Text Mark Evidence - his voice sounded different…it was much higher than usual and it was shaking - Mr Charles launched into a trembling speech - he’s gone…Teddy’s gone…TEDDY… this last cry reverberated off the windows
Text Mark Evidence Mr Charles staggered forward and Sue ran down her path and put an arm around him
he is in shock or about to faint
his voice shows his emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
A neighbour returned home and noticed that Mr Charles appeared to be upset.
Mr Charles was cross at Teddy for hiding and demanded he come out this instant.
Matthew looked out the window to see if he could spot Teddy floating in the pond.
Mr Charles awoke from his nap and went outside into the garden.
Reveal Answer
Mr Charles and Sue went inside to phone the police to be on the safe side.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
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: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
When the last petal had dropped he stretched towards a large rose but caught his forearm on a thorn.
“Owwww!” he said, and he did a little jig as his face crumpled into a scowl.
For a moment I thought he was going to go and get Mr Charles, but instead he just squatted down and inspected the cut on his arm, dabbing at it with the blanket.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Goldfish Boy: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wigwam’?
Tick Me
Click here to reveal a paragraph from the text...
What does this tell us about Teddy?
Tick two
A He’s a bit dramatic and likes attention.
B He is used to soothing himself when upset.
Check
C He stays calm even when he gets hurt.
Click if correct
D He doesn’t understand what has happened.
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Teddy Dawson went missing from his grandfather’s front garden.
B) Teddy spotted Matthew watching him from a window and pointed.
C) Teddy scattered rose petals over the path and his bare feet.
D) A thorn from the rose bush cut Teddy’s arm and he was bleeding.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character from the story with the word(s) which best describe them:
A distracted and neglectful
1 Matthew
B playful and independent
2 Matthew's Mum
C observant and anxious
3 Mr Charles
Check
D hot-tempered and impulsive
4 Casey
Click if correct
E protective and caring
5 Teddy
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you liketo ask Matthew?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
darting
semi-circle of the cul-de-sac
reverberated
chirruping
staggered
launched
Explore
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Mr Charles hadn’t been gardening after all. The trowel and kneeling pad I’d seen had just been left over from the previous day, forgotten in the madness of trying to look after two young kids. While Teddy was picking the petals, Mr Charles was inside having an afternoon nap in his armchair. I was cleaning my room and at 2:37 p.m. I heard a shout from the garden. “Teddy! Teddy, where are you? Don’t hide from Granddad now.” I looked outside and saw the top of Mr Charles’s red head as he stood on his patio, his hands on his hips. “Something’s going on,” I said to the Wallpaper Lion. “Teddy? Teddy! You come out here this instant, young man!” He walked around the side of the house and I ran to the office. The old man trotted down his path, his head darting this way and that. I took some notes. “Teddy! Teddy! Stop hiding and get back here – now!” A few pastel-pink petals fluttered along the path towards the front gate, which was now wide open. Mr Charles walked quickly around the semi-circle of the cul-de-sac, looking over garden fences and into car windows. “Where are you, Teddy? Teddy!” His voice sounded different. It was much higher than usual and it was shaking. As he walked past number five, Jake’s mum, Sue, appeared in her supermarket uniform.
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Everything all right, Mr Charles?” she called. “He’s gone. Teddy’s gone. TEDDY!” This last cry reverberated off the windows and we all listened for any reply but the only sound was the low hum of some distant traffic and a group of sparrows, chirruping madly in the dusty road. Mr Charles staggered forward and Sue ran down her path and put an arm around him. She talked to him as they slowly made their way to number eleven. “…give the police a call…best to be on the safe side…” “…could he have got to? I was just in the lounge…” I watched them go inside then looked around at the houses. Everything was still in the baking sun. At 3:05 p.m. a police car rolled on to the street and Mr Charles and Sue rushed to the front gate to meet them. Two uniformed police officers got out of the car as Mr Charles launched into a trembling speech. “…grandson is missing…mother is in New York…doesn’t know yet…is it day or night-time there? Do you think I should call?” A female officer put a hand on his arm and guided him back to the house while the other, older officer said something into his radio. I went back to my room and looked out at the back gardens to see if I could spot Teddy hiding in a bush or, worse, floating face down in the pond, but there was no sign of him.
From: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two items that Mr Charles had left outside on the previous day:
The trowel and kneeling pad I’d seen had just been left over from the previous day, forgotten in the madness of trying to look after two young kids.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
2) “He’s gone. Teddy’s gone. TEDDY!” This last cry reverberated off the windows and we all listened for any reply but the only sound was the low hum of some distant traffic and a group of sparrows, chirruping madly in the dusty road.
What does the word reverberated suggest about the way Mr Charles spoke?
Tick two
His voice was loud and echoed around the street.
His voice was shaking and full of worry.
His voice bounced off the windows making it sound bigger.
His voice was quiet and chirruped like a bird.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Teddy went missing at exactly 2:37 p.m.
The front gate was shut when Mr Charles went to look for Teddy.
Sue was wearing her school uniform when she saw Mr Charles.
Reveal Answer
Two police officers arrived at 3:05 p.m. to help find Teddy.
Practise & Apply
4) How can you tell Mr Charles is feeling panicky and anxious?
Text Mark Evidence he’s gone…Teddy’s gone…TEDDY!
Text Mark Evidence his head darting this way and that
he’s realised Teddy isn’t just hiding
his frantic searching movements
Text Mark Evidence - his voice sounded different…it was much higher than usual and it was shaking - Mr Charles launched into a trembling speech - he’s gone…Teddy’s gone…TEDDY… this last cry reverberated off the windows
Text Mark Evidence Mr Charles staggered forward and Sue ran down her path and put an arm around him
he is in shock or about to faint
his voice shows his emotions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
5) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
A neighbour returned home and noticed that Mr Charles appeared to be upset.
Mr Charles was cross at Teddy for hiding and demanded he come out this instant.
Matthew looked out the window to see if he could spot Teddy floating in the pond.
Mr Charles awoke from his nap and went outside into the garden.
Reveal Answer
Mr Charles and Sue went inside to phone the police to be on the safe side.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
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: Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
When the last petal had dropped he stretched towards a large rose but caught his forearm on a thorn. “Owwww!” he said, and he did a little jig as his face crumpled into a scowl. For a moment I thought he was going to go and get Mr Charles, but instead he just squatted down and inspected the cut on his arm, dabbing at it with the blanket.