Ready Steady Read Together
Poems for Every Season: Poetry Lesson 1
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
Spring is coming!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
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Let me read today's text
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Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day, Hurrah for spring now on the way
Which makes the world sing every day,
Spring is coming!
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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every
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
winter bed
leafless tree
greeny head
glee
cheerless
hurrah
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From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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
winter bed
Explore
Find Read Talk
Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
winter bed
Your turn
greeny head
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
leafless tree
glee
cheerless
hurrah
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
Reveal Vocabulary
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day, Hurrah for spring now on the way
Which makes the world sing every day,
Spring is coming!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree
Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree
Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree
Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A)
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the flower shoots are feeling joy that they can now grow again from their ‘winter bed’. They are poking their greeny heads up because they want to share the ‘happy news’ about spring.
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
Teach
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as they (birds) fly they sing with glee
birds are singing happily
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
Text Mark Evidence hurrah for spring now on the way
people want to cheer
Text Mark Evidence - hurrah for spring now on the way - spring…makes the world sing every day
makes people cheer and sing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the flowers from their winter bed are showing now a greeny head
shoots are sprouting
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
Text Mark Evidence birds upon the leafless tree are planning where their nests will be
birds are building nests
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘leafless’?
Which One's Right?
And as they fly they sing with glee…
Which word is the best match for ‘glee’?
A pride
B joy
D peace
C gloom
Find Me
Find the word that means‘sad or gloomy’:
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day,
Hurrah for spring now on the way
Discuss then check
cheerless
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem in the correct order:
A) Birds choose a place for their nest.
B) The world sings to celebrate spring.
C) Flowers start to grow.
D) Birds sing happy songs.
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...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Poems for Every Season: Poetry Lesson 1
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?
Spring is coming!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be, And as they fly they sing with glee, Spring is coming.
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day, Hurrah for spring now on the way Which makes the world sing every day, Spring is coming!
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
winter bed
leafless tree
greeny head
glee
cheerless
hurrah
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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
winter bed
Explore
Find Read Talk
Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming?
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
winter bed
Your turn
greeny head
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
leafless tree
glee
cheerless
hurrah
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Spring is Coming
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be, And as they fly they sing with glee, Spring is coming.
Reveal Vocabulary
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day, Hurrah for spring now on the way Which makes the world sing every day, Spring is coming!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming? The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be, And as they fly they sing with glee, Spring is coming.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The flowers from their winter bed
Are showing now a greeny head,
The happy news they want to spread,
Spring is coming?
The birds upon the leafless tree
Are planning where their nests will be,
And as they fly they sing with glee,
Spring is coming.
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming? The birds upon the leafless tree Are planning where their nests will be, And as they fly they sing with glee, Spring is coming.
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A)
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The flowers from their winter bed Are showing now a greeny head, The happy news they want to spread, Spring is coming?
Reveal Explainer
This shows that the flower shoots are feeling joy that they can now grow again from their ‘winter bed’. They are poking their greeny heads up because they want to share the ‘happy news’ about spring.
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
Teach
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence as they (birds) fly they sing with glee
birds are singing happily
A) How does the poem show joy that spring is coming?
Text Mark Evidence hurrah for spring now on the way
people want to cheer
Text Mark Evidence - hurrah for spring now on the way - spring…makes the world sing every day
makes people cheer and sing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the flowers from their winter bed are showing now a greeny head
shoots are sprouting
B) What are the signs in nature that spring is coming?
Text Mark Evidence birds upon the leafless tree are planning where their nests will be
birds are building nests
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘leafless’?
Which One's Right?
And as they fly they sing with glee… Which word is the best match for ‘glee’?
A pride
B joy
D peace
C gloom
Find Me
Find the word that means‘sad or gloomy’:
Goodbye to winter’s cheerless day, Hurrah for spring now on the way
Discuss then check
cheerless
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem in the correct order:
A) Birds choose a place for their nest.
B) The world sings to celebrate spring.
C) Flowers start to grow.
D) Birds sing happy songs.
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...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.