Ready Steady Read Together
First Big Book of How: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘signal’?
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 strain
4 interpret
1 siren
2 waxy
A) to work out what something means
B) to stretch too far
C) smooth and shiny so water slides off
D) a warning sound or alarm
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
What do fire engines, vacuum cleaners and butterflies all have in common?
Tick one:
A) They all keep water in tanks.
B) They all make loud noises.
Check
C) They all suck or pull things in.
Click if correct
D) They are all living things.
Link Me
Link each question with the correct fact:
A) They use growth plates to make cartilage which becomes hard.
1) How do fire engines work?
B) They have pumps and large tanks to store water.
2) How do butterflies drink?
C) They have a body part they use like a straw to sip nectar.
3) How do some insects walk on water?
Check
D) They have six spindly legs with waxy hairs to capture air.
4) How dobones grow?
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Reporter
What does the text tell us?
What is our science question?
What did you find out?
Can you explain it?
Is there one fact you remember?
How do we know?
Choose a question.Read the text. Interview the scientist.
Common Exception Words
Explore
great
behind
eye
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dams
haul
predators
high-pitched sound
detect
echo
From: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Adapted from: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name at least three things that a beaver uses to make a dam:
Acceptable Answers:
- trees / young trees
- branches
- stones
- twigs
- mud
Also accept reference to wood for one answer option if trees, branches and twigs are not already stated (i.e.: wood, stones, mud).
Reveal Answer
2) Why is a beaver lodge a safe place to live?
Text Mark Evidence in the middle of the newly formed pond
Text Mark Evidence it’s like a castle surrounded by a moat
references to safe location
references to being protected by water
Text Mark Evidence has secret underwater entrances
references to it being hard to enter or hidden entrances
Text Mark Evidence designed to keep predators out
references to protection from being hunted
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Put the following events in order to show how bats use sound to help them ‘see’ in the dark. Write a number 1-4 in each box.
The sound bounces back to the bat like an echo.
Bats make a high-pitched sound.
The bat knows where the object is.
The sound hits an object.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
retell what you learn.
Reveal
Share new knowledge with friends or family.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
First Big Book of How: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘signal’?
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 strain
4 interpret
1 siren
2 waxy
A) to work out what something means
B) to stretch too far
C) smooth and shiny so water slides off
D) a warning sound or alarm
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
What do fire engines, vacuum cleaners and butterflies all have in common?
Tick one:
A) They all keep water in tanks.
B) They all make loud noises.
Check
C) They all suck or pull things in.
Click if correct
D) They are all living things.
Link Me
Link each question with the correct fact:
A) They use growth plates to make cartilage which becomes hard.
1) How do fire engines work?
B) They have pumps and large tanks to store water.
2) How do butterflies drink?
C) They have a body part they use like a straw to sip nectar.
3) How do some insects walk on water?
Check
D) They have six spindly legs with waxy hairs to capture air.
4) How dobones grow?
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Reporter
What does the text tell us?
What is our science question?
What did you find out?
Can you explain it?
Is there one fact you remember?
How do we know?
Choose a question.Read the text. Interview the scientist.
Common Exception Words
Explore
great
behind
eye
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dams
haul
predators
high-pitched sound
detect
echo
From: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Name at least three things that a beaver uses to make a dam:
Acceptable Answers:
- trees / young trees
- branches
- stones
- twigs
- mud
Also accept reference to wood for one answer option if trees, branches and twigs are not already stated (i.e.: wood, stones, mud).Reveal Answer
2) Why is a beaver lodge a safe place to live?
Text Mark Evidence in the middle of the newly formed pond
Text Mark Evidence it’s like a castle surrounded by a moat
references to safe location
references to being protected by water
Text Mark Evidence has secret underwater entrances
references to it being hard to enter or hidden entrances
Text Mark Evidence designed to keep predators out
references to protection from being hunted
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Put the following events in order to show how bats use sound to help them ‘see’ in the dark. Write a number 1-4 in each box.
The sound bounces back to the bat like an echo.
Bats make a high-pitched sound.
The bat knows where the object is.
The sound hits an object.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
retell what you learn.
Reveal
Share new knowledge with friends or family.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes and Saranne Taylor © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.