Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: 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?
“I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept.
Gepetto the woodcarver took down his tools from the wall, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. Then, looking down on me, he said, “I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me. So lie still and be good. It won’t hurt.”
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My hair, my ears, my forehead – as he worked on them, chiselling them into shape, they simply tickled. I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud, but I couldn’t. And when he made my eyes, I couldn’t move them either, not at first. All I could do was stare at him. “It’s rude to stare, you know,” he said. “I knew a little boy once who stared, and he picked his nose too. He was called Pinocchio. There we are! That shall be your name: Pinocchio!”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
could
eye
kind
because
move
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hopeless
woodcarver
wept
screech
chiselling
rude to stare
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 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
hopeless
Explore
Find Read Talk
And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
hopeless
Your turn
wept
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
woodcarver
screech
chiselling
rude to stare
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept.
Gepetto the woodcarver took down his tools from the wall, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. Then, looking down on me, he said, “I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me. So lie still and be good. It won’t hurt.”
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
My hair, my ears, my forehead – as he worked on them, chiselling them into shape, they simply tickled. I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud, but I couldn’t. And when he made my eyes, I couldn’t move them either, not at first. All I could do was stare at him. “It’s rude to stare, you know,” he said. “I knew a little boy once who stared, and he picked his nose too. He was called Pinocchio. There we are! That shall be your name: Pinocchio!”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I was terrified.
I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out,
so of course he heard nothing.
But I need not have worried.
Gepetto was right.
It didn’t hurt at all.
It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping.
Because there are tears in her eyes, I think she is starting to cry. Gepetto’s wife is feeling sad.
Reveal Explainer
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Teach
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 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 was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I love you (Gepetto) because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping
feels love for Gepetto
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Text Mark Evidence but it (having a son) is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless…we’ll never have a son of our own
feels hopeless
Text Mark Evidence she (Gepetto’s wife) turned her face to the fire and wept
feels sad
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I will make a boy of you, block of wood
carve a boy
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
Text Mark Evidence I will make a son for my darling wife and me
carve a son for his wife and himself
Text Mark Evidence It won’t hurt
being safe and careful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - I was terrified - I tried to yell - I tried to screech - I need not have worried
afraid/nervous
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Text Mark Evidence - I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out - I wanted to giggle, but I couldn’t - I couldn’t move them (his eyes) either - all I could do was stare at him
helpless
Text Mark Evidence but I need not have worried…it didn’t hurt at all
relieved
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - It felt as if he was tickling me - I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud - they simply tickled
ticklish/giggly
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wept’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean‘a loud or sharp cry’:
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
yell
screech
True or False?
Gepetto named thewooden boy Pinocchio.
False
True
Tick Me
Tick two things that Gepetto said were rude:
Tick two
A talking with your mouth full
B picking your nose
Check
C staring at someone
Click if correct
D laughing at someone
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: 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?
“I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me.”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept. Gepetto the woodcarver took down his tools from the wall, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. Then, looking down on me, he said, “I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me. So lie still and be good. It won’t hurt.” I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My hair, my ears, my forehead – as he worked on them, chiselling them into shape, they simply tickled. I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud, but I couldn’t. And when he made my eyes, I couldn’t move them either, not at first. All I could do was stare at him. “It’s rude to stare, you know,” he said. “I knew a little boy once who stared, and he picked his nose too. He was called Pinocchio. There we are! That shall be your name: Pinocchio!”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
could
eye
kind
because
move
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hopeless
woodcarver
wept
screech
chiselling
rude to stare
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 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
hopeless
Explore
Find Read Talk
And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
hopeless
Your turn
wept
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
woodcarver
screech
chiselling
rude to stare
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping. But it is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless. We’ll never have a son of our own.” And she turned her face to the fire and wept. Gepetto the woodcarver took down his tools from the wall, rolled up his sleeves, and wiped his nose with the back of his hand. Then, looking down on me, he said, “I will make a boy of you, block of wood. I will make a son for my darling wife and me. So lie still and be good. It won’t hurt.” I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
My hair, my ears, my forehead – as he worked on them, chiselling them into shape, they simply tickled. I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud, but I couldn’t. And when he made my eyes, I couldn’t move them either, not at first. All I could do was stare at him. “It’s rude to stare, you know,” he said. “I knew a little boy once who stared, and he picked his nose too. He was called Pinocchio. There we are! That shall be your name: Pinocchio!”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I was terrified.
I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out,
so of course he heard nothing.
But I need not have worried.
Gepetto was right.
It didn’t hurt at all.
It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing. But I need not have worried. Gepetto was right. It didn’t hurt at all. It felt as if he was tickling me!
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Gepetto’s wife shook her head, and I could see there were tears in her eyes. “You are the kindest of men, Gepetto. And I love you because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping.
Because there are tears in her eyes, I think she is starting to cry. Gepetto’s wife is feeling sad.
Reveal Explainer
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Teach
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 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 was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I love you (Gepetto) because you never stop trying, you never stop hoping
feels love for Gepetto
A) How was Gepetto’s wife feeling?
Text Mark Evidence but it (having a son) is hopeless, I tell you, hopeless…we’ll never have a son of our own
feels hopeless
Text Mark Evidence she (Gepetto’s wife) turned her face to the fire and wept
feels sad
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I will make a boy of you, block of wood
carve a boy
B) What is Gepetto’s plan?
Text Mark Evidence I will make a son for my darling wife and me
carve a son for his wife and himself
Text Mark Evidence It won’t hurt
being safe and careful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - I was terrified - I tried to yell - I tried to screech - I need not have worried
afraid/nervous
C) How is Pinocchio feeling?
Text Mark Evidence - I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out - I wanted to giggle, but I couldn’t - I couldn’t move them (his eyes) either - all I could do was stare at him
helpless
Text Mark Evidence but I need not have worried…it didn’t hurt at all
relieved
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - It felt as if he was tickling me - I wanted to giggle, to laugh out loud - they simply tickled
ticklish/giggly
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wept’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean‘a loud or sharp cry’:
I was terrified. I tried to yell, I tried to screech, but no sound came out, so of course he heard nothing.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
yell
screech
True or False?
Gepetto named thewooden boy Pinocchio.
False
True
Tick Me
Tick two things that Gepetto said were rude:
Tick two
A talking with your mouth full
B picking your nose
Check
C staring at someone
Click if correct
D laughing at someone
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.