Ready Steady Read Together
Words Can Fly: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘tucked up’?
Which One's Right?
Happy feels like friends
coming to my house to play
on summer days with water guns
and homework out the way…
Out the way means that homework is…
B lost.
A completed.
C forgotten about.
D hard.
True or False?
If you are smiling from ear to ear, you are very happy.
False
True
Tick Me
Which statement best describes the poem about happiness?
Tick one:
A Happiness is something you can eat or smell.
B Happiness never changes.
Check
C Happiness only comes for special events like parties.
Click if correct
D Happiness can be found in many fun and everyday ways.
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
TV Journalist
Will you stay for a long time?
What is your name?
What do you like to do when you visit someone?
Why did you come today?
How do you make people feel?
Where will you go next?
Work in pairs to interview an emotion.
Common Exception Words
Explore
mind
every
find
would
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
foggy
comfort
clear
wonder
flop
fizz
Explore
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Talking
It is always good to talk
about the worries in our head
or the fears we feel at night
of monsters hiding under beds
talking is the light that shines
through the foggy night
bringing comfort to our minds
seeing everything’s alright
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
and sometimes words are tricky
when the feelings aren’t so clear
but just begin, your words will win
and find somebody’s ear
start with saying I feel
or do you ever wonder?
and watch them go, the words will flow
like rain that follows thunder
keeping them inside
I think would be a flop
they’ll fizz like bubbles in a drink
one big shake, and they will POP!
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two things it is always good to talk about.
Acceptable Answers:
- worries / the worries in our head
- fears / the fears we feel at night / fears of monsters hiding under beds
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Start with saying I feel
or do you ever wonder?
and watch them go, the words will flow
like rain that follows thunder
Which sentence best explains ‘the words will flow like rain that follows thunder’?
Tick one:
You might start to cry if you talk about your feelings.
Once you start talking about your feelings, it gets easier.
You should shout as loud as thunder about your feelings.
Talking can be scary like lightning and thunder.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Just keeping them inside I think would be a flop
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘flop’ means keeping your feelings inside would be…
fun and silly
a bad idea
unsafe
hard to do
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
If you like this book, you might like...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
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: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Words Can Fly: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘tucked up’?
Which One's Right?
Happy feels like friends coming to my house to play on summer days with water guns and homework out the way…
Out the way means that homework is…
B lost.
A completed.
C forgotten about.
D hard.
True or False?
If you are smiling from ear to ear, you are very happy.
False
True
Tick Me
Which statement best describes the poem about happiness?
Tick one:
A Happiness is something you can eat or smell.
B Happiness never changes.
Check
C Happiness only comes for special events like parties.
Click if correct
D Happiness can be found in many fun and everyday ways.
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
TV Journalist
Will you stay for a long time?
What is your name?
What do you like to do when you visit someone?
Why did you come today?
How do you make people feel?
Where will you go next?
Work in pairs to interview an emotion.
Common Exception Words
Explore
mind
every
find
would
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
foggy
comfort
clear
wonder
flop
fizz
Explore
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Talking
It is always good to talk about the worries in our head or the fears we feel at night of monsters hiding under beds
talking is the light that shines through the foggy night bringing comfort to our minds seeing everything’s alright
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
and sometimes words are tricky when the feelings aren’t so clear but just begin, your words will win and find somebody’s ear
start with saying I feel or do you ever wonder? and watch them go, the words will flow like rain that follows thunder
keeping them inside I think would be a flop they’ll fizz like bubbles in a drink one big shake, and they will POP!
From: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name two things it is always good to talk about.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Start with saying I feel or do you ever wonder? and watch them go, the words will flow like rain that follows thunder
Which sentence best explains ‘the words will flow like rain that follows thunder’?
Tick one:
You might start to cry if you talk about your feelings.
Once you start talking about your feelings, it gets easier.
You should shout as loud as thunder about your feelings.
Talking can be scary like lightning and thunder.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Just keeping them inside I think would be a flop
Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word ‘flop’ means keeping your feelings inside would be…
fun and silly
a bad idea
unsafe
hard to do
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
If you like this book, you might like...
To be a book lover, you could...
write your own poetry.
Reveal
Start with a short poem about your thoughts or surroundings.
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: Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.