Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
“Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
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Let me read today's text
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I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall.
“Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school. “Running away is always a foolish idea. It never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad.”
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Go ahead, Pinocchio, and you’ll turn into a donkey. Then everyone will laugh at you. You have to make something of yourself. You can’t just wander the world. You’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble.”
His lecture went on and on. Don’t do this. Do that, or else.
I’d had enough. “I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket. Stop it right now or you’ll be sorry.”
He didn’t stop. “Oh Pinocchio,” he sighed, “I am so sorry for you.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re a puppet, because inside your wooden head you have no sense. I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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every
even
because
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Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
oil lamp
chirruped
blazing
make something of yourself
wander
lecture
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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
oil lamp
Explore
Find Read Talk
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
oil lamp
blazing
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
chirruped
make something of yourself
wander
lecture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall.
“Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school. “Running away is always a foolish idea. It never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad.”
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Go ahead, Pinocchio, and you’ll turn into a donkey. Then everyone will laugh at you. You have to make something of yourself. You can’t just wander the world. You’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble.”
His lecture went on and on. Don’t do this. Do that, or else.
I’d had enough. “I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket. Stop it right now or you’ll be sorry.”
He didn’t stop. “Oh Pinocchio,” he sighed, “I am so sorry for you.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re a puppet, because inside your wooden head you have no sense. I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way.”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls? and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
What did you notice?
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From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“What do you know?” I said.
“Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff?”
“I want to be free, to see the world.”
“I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs.”
“I want to do what I like.”
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
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls? and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire.
Reveal Explainer
There was a lamp and a fire burning which shows someone might be home in the cottage. Pinocchio went inside without knocking, even though he knew someone could be there. This shows that he is daring, impulsive and doesn’t care about breaking the rules.
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
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) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I went in…I helped myself to the crust
naughty as he stole food
Text Mark Evidence running away…is always a foolish idea…it…makes your Mama and your Papa very sad
selfish as he upsets his parents
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
Text Mark Evidence I want to…chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs
unkind as he scares or upsets animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket…stop it right now or you’ll be sorry
rude to the cricket
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it (running away) never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad
make himself and his parents unhappy
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
Text Mark Evidence you’ll turn into a donkey…everyone will laugh at you
will become a donkey
Text Mark Evidence - you can’t just wander the world…you’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble - inside your wooden head you have no sense…I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way
will cause problems for himself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘blazing’?
Find Me
Find two things which litup the lonely cottage:
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
oil lamp
blazing fire
Match Me
Match each word to its correct meaning:
3 wander
4 lecture
1 blazing
2 chirrup
C flaming hot
B chirp, tweet or peep
A scold or tell off
D to roam without an aim
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) A cricket surprised Pinocchio when it began to speak.
B) Pinocchio told the cricket he wanted to be free and do what he liked.
C) Pinocchio was lured into the cottage by the crust of bread.
D) The cricket felt sorry for Pinocchio because he had no sense.
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 a story.
Reveal
Read your favourite fiction book aloud to a friend or family member.
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.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
“Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school.
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) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall. “Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school. “Running away is always a foolish idea. It never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad.” “What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Go ahead, Pinocchio, and you’ll turn into a donkey. Then everyone will laugh at you. You have to make something of yourself. You can’t just wander the world. You’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble.”
His lecture went on and on. Don’t do this. Do that, or else.
I’d had enough. “I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket. Stop it right now or you’ll be sorry.”
He didn’t stop. “Oh Pinocchio,” he sighed, “I am so sorry for you.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re a puppet, because inside your wooden head you have no sense. I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
even
because
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
oil lamp
chirruped
blazing
make something of yourself
wander
lecture
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
oil lamp
Explore
Find Read Talk
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
oil lamp
blazing
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
chirruped
make something of yourself
wander
lecture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall. “Cri-cri-cri,” he chirruped cheerfully. Then, much to my surprise, he spoke very clearly, like my teacher at school. “Running away is always a foolish idea. It never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad.” “What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Go ahead, Pinocchio, and you’ll turn into a donkey. Then everyone will laugh at you. You have to make something of yourself. You can’t just wander the world. You’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble.”
His lecture went on and on. Don’t do this. Do that, or else.
I’d had enough. “I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket. Stop it right now or you’ll be sorry.”
He didn’t stop. “Oh Pinocchio,” he sighed, “I am so sorry for you.”
“Why?”
“Because you’re a puppet, because inside your wooden head you have no sense. I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way.”
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...
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls? and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
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
“What do you know?” I said.
“Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls and learn all that schoolboy stuff?”
“I want to be free, to see the world.”
“I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs.”
“I want to do what I like.”
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
“What do you know?” I said. “Do you think I want to be like other boys and girls? and learn all that schoolboy stuff? I want to be free, to see the world. I want to run in the woods, chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs. I want to do what I like.”
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) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire.
Reveal Explainer
There was a lamp and a fire burning which shows someone might be home in the cottage. Pinocchio went inside without knocking, even though he knew someone could be there. This shows that he is daring, impulsive and doesn’t care about breaking the rules.
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
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) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I went in…I helped myself to the crust
naughty as he stole food
Text Mark Evidence running away…is always a foolish idea…it…makes your Mama and your Papa very sad
selfish as he upsets his parents
A) What kind of boy is Pinocchio?
Text Mark Evidence I want to…chase butterflies, steal birds’ eggs
unkind as he scares or upsets animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I don’t need lessons from a talking cricket…stop it right now or you’ll be sorry
rude to the cricket
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence it (running away) never makes you happy and it makes your Mama and your Papa very sad
make himself and his parents unhappy
B) What does the cricket think could happen to Pinocchio if he doesn’t listen to his advice?
Text Mark Evidence you’ll turn into a donkey…everyone will laugh at you
will become a donkey
Text Mark Evidence - you can’t just wander the world…you’ll get yourself into all sorts of trouble - inside your wooden head you have no sense…I fear you are going to have to learn the hard way
will cause problems for himself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘blazing’?
Find Me
Find two things which litup the lonely cottage:
I came to a lonely cottage in a wood. Smoke was rising from the chimney and an oil lamp burned at the window. I peered in. There was no one there. There was a small crust of bread on the table. In I went. I helped myself to the crust and went to sit by the blazing fire. That was when I saw a cricket crawling slowly up the wall.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
oil lamp
blazing fire
Match Me
Match each word to its correct meaning:
3 wander
4 lecture
1 blazing
2 chirrup
C flaming hot
B chirp, tweet or peep
A scold or tell off
D to roam without an aim
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) A cricket surprised Pinocchio when it began to speak.
B) Pinocchio told the cricket he wanted to be free and do what he liked.
C) Pinocchio was lured into the cottage by the crust of bread.
D) The cricket felt sorry for Pinocchio because he had no sense.
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 a story.
Reveal
Read your favourite fiction book aloud to a friend or family member.
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.