Ready Steady Read Together
Quiz Yourself Clever: Non-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?
They live in small groups, or pods, typically made up of about ten adults and their young.
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From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
B) Which whale would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
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Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
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Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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renowned
sieves out
series of pleats
prominent forehead bulge
adaptation
conceal
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From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. 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
renowned
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
renowned
series of pleats
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sieves out
adaptation
conceal
prominent forehead bulge
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
What did you notice?
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From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,
and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water.
It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth.
When the whale is feeding,
these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
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From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet, and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Reveal Explainer
The humpback whale feeds by taking water and fish into its mouth and sieving the water out while keeping the fish to eat. The special pleats in a humpback whale’s mouth allow the throat to expand. This means the whale can take in larger mouthfuls of fish, which helps it get enough food to survive and stay healthy.
Teach
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. 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 each whale use special body features to survive?
B) Which whale would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Beluga
Humpback whale
Text Mark Evidence the whale keeps its giant mouth open to gulp large amounts of fish, and sieves out the unwanted seawater using the thick mesh of bristles
Text Mark Evidence its (beluga’s) skin colour may be an adaptation to life among the floating sea ice, helping to conceal it from hungry enemies
mesh of bristles act as a sieve for food
white skin provides camouflage to hide from predators
Text Mark Evidence the beluga’s prominent forehead bulge contains an organ called a melon…it focuses echoes of the beluga’s calls, helping it to locate prey and other objects
Text Mark Evidence when the humpback whale surfaces to breathe, it blasts a spray of air and water through its blowholes high into the air before taking another breath
melon uses sound to locate prey and navigate safely
blowholes allow it to breathe while remaining mostly underwater
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Text Mark Evidence the thick layer of fat beneath a beluga’s skin accounts for nearly half its body weight
layer of fat to keep it warm in icy waters
Acceptable Answers
You are most likely to spot...
Humpback whales!
Text Mark Evidence the humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet
humpback is larger than beluga
B) Which creature would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
Text Mark Evidence - the humpback whale…is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water - its (beluga’s) skin colour may be an adaptation to life among the floating sea ice, helping to conceal it
humpback is easier to see than beluga
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - (humpback) location: worldwide - (beluga) location – Arctic Ocean
humpbacks are more widespread and in less remote regions
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘series of pleats’?
True or False?
Both the humpback and beluga whales are in serious danger of extinction.
True
False
Tick Me
How can scientists tell humpback whales apart from each other?
Tick one:
A) by the number of pleats in its mouth
B) by the pattern on the underside of their tail
Check
C) by their prominent forehead bulge
Click if correct
D) by the size of their blowhole
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A noticeable or jutting out
1 renowned
B hide or keep out of sight
2 adaptation
C a change to help an animal survive
Check
3 conceal
Click if correct
D well-known or famous
4 prominent
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use theclues.
Reveal
Use the context to figure out unfamiliar words.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Quiz Yourself Clever: Non-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?
They live in small groups, or pods, typically made up of about ten adults and their young.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
B) Which whale would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
renowned
sieves out
series of pleats
prominent forehead bulge
adaptation
conceal
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. 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
renowned
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
renowned
series of pleats
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
sieves out
adaptation
conceal
prominent forehead bulge
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,
and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water.
It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth.
When the whale is feeding,
these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet,and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
Explore
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet, and is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water. It has a series of pleats beneath its mouth. When the whale is feeding, these pleats allow the throat to expand like a balloon and hold mouthfuls of fish and seawater.
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Reveal Explainer
The humpback whale feeds by taking water and fish into its mouth and sieving the water out while keeping the fish to eat. The special pleats in a humpback whale’s mouth allow the throat to expand. This means the whale can take in larger mouthfuls of fish, which helps it get enough food to survive and stay healthy.
Teach
From: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024. 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 each whale use special body features to survive?
B) Which whale would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Beluga
Humpback whale
Text Mark Evidence the whale keeps its giant mouth open to gulp large amounts of fish, and sieves out the unwanted seawater using the thick mesh of bristles
Text Mark Evidence its (beluga’s) skin colour may be an adaptation to life among the floating sea ice, helping to conceal it from hungry enemies
mesh of bristles act as a sieve for food
white skin provides camouflage to hide from predators
Text Mark Evidence the beluga’s prominent forehead bulge contains an organ called a melon…it focuses echoes of the beluga’s calls, helping it to locate prey and other objects
Text Mark Evidence when the humpback whale surfaces to breathe, it blasts a spray of air and water through its blowholes high into the air before taking another breath
melon uses sound to locate prey and navigate safely
blowholes allow it to breathe while remaining mostly underwater
A) How does each whale use special body features to survive?
Text Mark Evidence the thick layer of fat beneath a beluga’s skin accounts for nearly half its body weight
layer of fat to keep it warm in icy waters
Acceptable Answers
You are most likely to spot...
Humpback whales!
Text Mark Evidence the humpback whale is one of the largest and heaviest living animals on the planet
humpback is larger than beluga
B) Which creature would you be most likely to spot in the wild?
Text Mark Evidence - the humpback whale…is renowned for its spectacular leaps right out of the water - its (beluga’s) skin colour may be an adaptation to life among the floating sea ice, helping to conceal it
humpback is easier to see than beluga
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - (humpback) location: worldwide - (beluga) location – Arctic Ocean
humpbacks are more widespread and in less remote regions
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘series of pleats’?
True or False?
Both the humpback and beluga whales are in serious danger of extinction.
True
False
Tick Me
How can scientists tell humpback whales apart from each other?
Tick one:
A) by the number of pleats in its mouth
B) by the pattern on the underside of their tail
Check
C) by their prominent forehead bulge
Click if correct
D) by the size of their blowhole
Link Me
Link each word with the correct definition:
A noticeable or jutting out
1 renowned
B hide or keep out of sight
2 adaptation
C a change to help an animal survive
Check
3 conceal
Click if correct
D well-known or famous
4 prominent
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use theclues.
Reveal
Use the context to figure out unfamiliar words.
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: Quiz Yourself Clever: Animals of the World by DK © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.