Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Aesop: Fiction 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?
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
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Let me read today's text
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The Fox and the Crow – Part One
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…”
Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.”
And she went for it, darting down, a blur of black feathers. Snap, snap went her sharp beak, then she headed back into the woods, flapping her fringed wings, a very proud thief. She couldn’t resist showing off her prize, jumping up and down on her branch, brandishing the meat in front of squirrels and woodpeckers – even a woodlouse who happened to be passing by.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
He slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his russet red tail. Then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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eye
pass
fast
water
sure
only
could
after
even
told
who
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
beady
brandishing
fringed wings
cunning
slunk
russet
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From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. 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
beady
Explore
Find Read Talk
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…”
Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
beady
Your turn
fringed wings
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
brandishing
cunning
slunk
russet
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Fox and the Crow – Part One
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…”
Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.”
And she went for it, darting down, a blur of black feathers. Snap, snap went her sharp beak, then she headed back into the woods, flapping her fringed wings, a very proud thief. She couldn’t resist showing off her prize, jumping up and down on her branch, brandishing the meat in front of squirrels and woodpeckers – even a woodlouse who happened to be passing by.
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
He slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his russet red tail. Then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth.
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground.
“That does look tasty.”
His mouth watered as he looked at the meat.
“If only I had wings,” thought Fox.
But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long.
“After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.”
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Reveal Explainer
This tells us that she has small eyes that are shiny and black, like little beads. The word ‘beady’ also hints that the bird is watching carefully and may be a bit sneaky.
Teach
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. 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 author describe the Crow?
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a blur of black feathers
her quick movements
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Text Mark Evidence - her sharp beak - her fringed wings
how she looked
Text Mark Evidence a very proud thief
her sneaky personality
Text Mark Evidence she couldn’t resist showing off her prize…brandishing the meat
her actions / showing off
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - that does look tasty - his mouth watered as he looked at the meat
show interest in the meat
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
Text Mark Evidence if only I had wings (to reach Crow)
wishes he could fly to steal the meat
Text Mark Evidence I have cunning…I can make it mine
decides to steal the meat
Text Mark Evidence he slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while…then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth
sneaks off to make a plan
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘slunk’?
Fill the Gaps
cunning
russet
slunk
“After all,” he told himself, “I have …I can make it mine.”He safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his red tail.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
4 cunning
1 beady
3 brandishing
2 fringed
A with soft, feathery edges
B small, round and shiny
C clever and sneaky
D showing something off
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events from the story in the correct order:
A) Fox spies the meat and wants it.
B) Crow shows off the meat like a prize.
C) Crow swoops down and steals the meat.
D) Crow spies a picnic with a piece of juicy meat.
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...
connect with characters.
Reveal
Consider how the characters feel and what you'd do in their situation.
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: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Aesop: Fiction 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?
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Fox and the Crow – Part One
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…” Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.” And she went for it, darting down, a blur of black feathers. Snap, snap went her sharp beak, then she headed back into the woods, flapping her fringed wings, a very proud thief. She couldn’t resist showing off her prize, jumping up and down on her branch, brandishing the meat in front of squirrels and woodpeckers – even a woodlouse who happened to be passing by.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.” He slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his russet red tail. Then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
eye
pass
fast
water
sure
only
could
after
even
told
who
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
beady
brandishing
fringed wings
cunning
slunk
russet
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. 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
beady
Explore
Find Read Talk
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…” Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
beady
Your turn
fringed wings
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
brandishing
cunning
slunk
russet
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Fox and the Crow – Part One
“How delicious!” thought Crow, looking at a picnic left lying in the shade. “So much food…And no one’s around…” Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.” And she went for it, darting down, a blur of black feathers. Snap, snap went her sharp beak, then she headed back into the woods, flapping her fringed wings, a very proud thief. She couldn’t resist showing off her prize, jumping up and down on her branch, brandishing the meat in front of squirrels and woodpeckers – even a woodlouse who happened to be passing by.
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.” He slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his russet red tail. Then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth.
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground.
“That does look tasty.”
His mouth watered as he looked at the meat.
“If only I had wings,” thought Fox.
But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long.
“After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“My, my…” murmured Fox, glancing up from the ground. “That does look tasty.” His mouth watered as he looked at the meat. “If only I had wings,” thought Fox. But he didn’t dwell on that thought for long. “After all,” he told himself, “I have cunning…I can make it mine.”
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Her beady black eye was caught by a piece of juicy meat lying just out of reach. “Oh!” thought Crow. “It’s so tempting. If I swoop down fast enough,” she decided, “I can get it, I’m sure.”
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Reveal Explainer
This tells us that she has small eyes that are shiny and black, like little beads. The word ‘beady’ also hints that the bird is watching carefully and may be a bit sneaky.
Teach
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. 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 author describe the Crow?
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a blur of black feathers
her quick movements
A) How does the author describe the Crow?
Text Mark Evidence - her sharp beak - her fringed wings
how she looked
Text Mark Evidence a very proud thief
her sneaky personality
Text Mark Evidence she couldn’t resist showing off her prize…brandishing the meat
her actions / showing off
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - that does look tasty - his mouth watered as he looked at the meat
show interest in the meat
B) What hints show that Fox wants the meat?
Text Mark Evidence if only I had wings (to reach Crow)
wishes he could fly to steal the meat
Text Mark Evidence I have cunning…I can make it mine
decides to steal the meat
Text Mark Evidence he slunk safely out of sight and sat for a while…then he gave a slow smile and wandered out from the undergrowth
sneaks off to make a plan
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘slunk’?
Fill the Gaps
cunning
russet
slunk
“After all,” he told himself, “I have …I can make it mine.”He safely out of sight and sat for a while, twitching his red tail.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
4 cunning
1 beady
3 brandishing
2 fringed
A with soft, feathery edges
B small, round and shiny
C clever and sneaky
D showing something off
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events from the story in the correct order:
A) Fox spies the meat and wants it.
B) Crow shows off the meat like a prize.
C) Crow swoops down and steals the meat.
D) Crow spies a picnic with a piece of juicy meat.
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...
connect with characters.
Reveal
Consider how the characters feel and what you'd do in their situation.
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: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
cunning
slunk
russet