Ready Steady Read Together
Jummy at the River School: 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?
“Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!”
Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to boarding school!”
“Yes, yes, I heard what you said.”
“Then what is the matter with you? Why are you looking like that?”
She avoided my eyes. If I didn’t know better I would have thought she was about to cry. She retied her wrapper and plunked herself at the bottom of the stairs. “Who will I play with now?”
My heart skipped a beat. I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School, I didn’t think about Caro being alone. Between her chores and running the kiosk, she would have no time to make new friends. Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit. “But you said you didn’t want to go.”
“Yes, that was before.” Her voice began to shake.
I sat down beside her. “There are some schools that you don’t need exams to enter.”
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“You don’t understand.” She shook her head. “Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?” “Maybe because you didn’t tell them you want to go to school. If you just – ”
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.”
“My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once.
“Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
“Who told you? Before today, everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school. They didn’t even think I could pass the exams. Some of the neighbours said I will not make it past a term in boarding school. Well, I will show them!”
“Well, I am not you. Sometimes you just have to do things because of your family. But I cannot ask you to understand that!”
“But Caro, there must be something you can – ”
“O Jummy, just leave it, you can’t really understand it. It’ll be OK.”
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
agbalumo
boarding school
solemnly
wrapper
plunked
kiosk
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From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. 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
agbalumo
Explore
Find Read Talk
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!”
Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agbalumo
Your turn
solemnly
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
boarding school
wrapper
plunked
kiosk
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!”
Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to boarding school!”
“Yes, yes, I heard what you said.”
“Then what is the matter with you? Why are you looking like that?”
She avoided my eyes. If I didn’t know better I would have thought she was about to cry. She retied her wrapper and plunked herself at the bottom of the stairs. “Who will I play with now?”
My heart skipped a beat. I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School, I didn’t think about Caro being alone. Between her chores and running the kiosk, she would have no time to make new friends. Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit. “But you said you didn’t want to go.”
“Yes, that was before.” Her voice began to shake.
I sat down beside her. “There are some schools that you don’t need exams to enter.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“You don’t understand.” She shook her head. “Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?” “Maybe because you didn’t tell them you want to go to school. If you just – ”
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.”
“My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once.
“Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
“Who told you? Before today, everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school. They didn’t even think I could pass the exams. Some of the neighbours said I will not make it past a term in boarding school. Well, I will show them!”
“Well, I am not you. Sometimes you just have to do things because of your family. But I cannot ask you to understand that!”
“But Caro, there must be something you can – ”
“O Jummy, just leave it, you can’t really understand it. It’ll be OK.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“You can’t understand, Jummy.”
“You don’t have any responsibilities.”
“Your parents can help you with everything.”
“I have to help my parents.”
“My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,”
I snapped back at once.
“Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School.”
“Nothing is in your way.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!”
Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me.
Reveal Explainer
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
We can infer that Jummy has applied to attend a boarding school and had to take an entrance exam to be accepted. She is clearly determined as she has worked hard to prepare for the exam. She seems excited and proud about the news that she has passed and she is enthusiastic about attending the River School.
Teach
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. 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 can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School
looking forward to boarding school
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I had been so caught up in the excitement… I didn’t think about Caro being alone
cares for and feels empathy for Caro
Text Mark Evidence - you don’t have any responsibilities - nothing is in your way
a carefree life with no obstacles
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
Text Mark Evidence - your parents can help you with everything - everyone in your house wants you to go to River School
supportive parents
Text Mark Evidence everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school
small in size
Text Mark Evidence - everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school - they didn’t even think I could pass the exams
people underestimate her
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I will show them
determined
Text Mark Evidence - who will I play with now - I didn’t think about Caro being alone
not many friends
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - between her chores and running the kiosk she would have no time to make new friends - I have to help my parents - sometimes you just have to do things because of your family
many responsibilities
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Text Mark Evidence Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit
clever and talented
Text Mark Evidence - nobody imagines me going to secondary school - all my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different
limited opportunities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - you don’t understand - I cannot ask you to understand that (having to help her family) - you can’t really understand it (her responsibilities)
feels misunderstood
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘kiosk’?
Fill the Gaps
agbalumo
boarding school
solemnly
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!”
Caro did not say anything. She just took the and stared back at me.
“Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to !”
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
Caro is relieved she doesn’t have to go to boarding school.
True
False
Tick Me
What message might the author be suggesting in this extract?
Tick two:
A Everyone who studies hard has the same chance of success.
B Different people may have different opportunities or advantages in life.
Check
C People from different backgrounds can still be friends.
Click if correct
D Friends should compete instead of supporting each other.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Jummy at the River School: 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?
“Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!” Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to boarding school!” “Yes, yes, I heard what you said.” “Then what is the matter with you? Why are you looking like that?” She avoided my eyes. If I didn’t know better I would have thought she was about to cry. She retied her wrapper and plunked herself at the bottom of the stairs. “Who will I play with now?” My heart skipped a beat. I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School, I didn’t think about Caro being alone. Between her chores and running the kiosk, she would have no time to make new friends. Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit. “But you said you didn’t want to go.” “Yes, that was before.” Her voice began to shake. I sat down beside her. “There are some schools that you don’t need exams to enter.”
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“You don’t understand.” She shook her head. “Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?” “Maybe because you didn’t tell them you want to go to school. If you just – ” “You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.” “Who told you? Before today, everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school. They didn’t even think I could pass the exams. Some of the neighbours said I will not make it past a term in boarding school. Well, I will show them!” “Well, I am not you. Sometimes you just have to do things because of your family. But I cannot ask you to understand that!” “But Caro, there must be something you can – ” “O Jummy, just leave it, you can’t really understand it. It’ll be OK.”
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
agbalumo
boarding school
solemnly
wrapper
plunked
kiosk
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. 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
agbalumo
Explore
Find Read Talk
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!” Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agbalumo
Your turn
solemnly
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
boarding school
wrapper
plunked
kiosk
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!” Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to boarding school!” “Yes, yes, I heard what you said.” “Then what is the matter with you? Why are you looking like that?” She avoided my eyes. If I didn’t know better I would have thought she was about to cry. She retied her wrapper and plunked herself at the bottom of the stairs. “Who will I play with now?” My heart skipped a beat. I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School, I didn’t think about Caro being alone. Between her chores and running the kiosk, she would have no time to make new friends. Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit. “But you said you didn’t want to go.” “Yes, that was before.” Her voice began to shake. I sat down beside her. “There are some schools that you don’t need exams to enter.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“You don’t understand.” She shook her head. “Nobody imagines me going to secondary school. All my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different?” “Maybe because you didn’t tell them you want to go to school. If you just – ” “You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.” “Who told you? Before today, everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school. They didn’t even think I could pass the exams. Some of the neighbours said I will not make it past a term in boarding school. Well, I will show them!” “Well, I am not you. Sometimes you just have to do things because of your family. But I cannot ask you to understand that!” “But Caro, there must be something you can – ” “O Jummy, just leave it, you can’t really understand it. It’ll be OK.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“You can’t understand, Jummy.”
“You don’t have any responsibilities.”
“Your parents can help you with everything.”
“I have to help my parents.”
“My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,”
I snapped back at once.
“Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School.”
“Nothing is in your way.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“You can’t understand, Jummy. You don’t have any responsibilities. Your parents can help you with everything. I have to help my parents.” “My parents didn’t help me pass my exams, I studied very hard,” I snapped back at once. “Yes, but everyone in your house wants you to go to the River School. Nothing is in your way.”
Explore
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!” Caro did not say anything. She just took the agbalumo solemnly and stared back at me.
Reveal Explainer
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
We can infer that Jummy has applied to attend a boarding school and had to take an entrance exam to be accepted. She is clearly determined as she has worked hard to prepare for the exam. She seems excited and proud about the news that she has passed and she is enthusiastic about attending the River School.
Teach
From: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022. 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 can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence I had been so caught up in the excitement of the River School
looking forward to boarding school
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I had been so caught up in the excitement… I didn’t think about Caro being alone
cares for and feels empathy for Caro
Text Mark Evidence - you don’t have any responsibilities - nothing is in your way
a carefree life with no obstacles
A) What can we infer about Jummy and the challenges she faces?
Text Mark Evidence - your parents can help you with everything - everyone in your house wants you to go to River School
supportive parents
Text Mark Evidence everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school
small in size
Text Mark Evidence - everyone thought I was too tiny to go to boarding school - they didn’t even think I could pass the exams
people underestimate her
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence I will show them
determined
Text Mark Evidence - who will I play with now - I didn’t think about Caro being alone
not many friends
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - between her chores and running the kiosk she would have no time to make new friends - I have to help my parents - sometimes you just have to do things because of your family
many responsibilities
B) What can we infer about Caro and the challenges she faces?
Text Mark Evidence Caro was good at everything from numbers to dancing to plucking fruit
clever and talented
Text Mark Evidence - nobody imagines me going to secondary school - all my siblings have stopped at primary school so why should I be different
limited opportunities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - you don’t understand - I cannot ask you to understand that (having to help her family) - you can’t really understand it (her responsibilities)
feels misunderstood
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘kiosk’?
Fill the Gaps
agbalumo
boarding school
solemnly
“I just passed my exams to go to the River School!” Caro did not say anything. She just took the and stared back at me. “Didn’t you hear what I said? I passed! I am going to !”
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
Caro is relieved she doesn’t have to go to boarding school.
True
False
Tick Me
What message might the author be suggesting in this extract?
Tick two:
A Everyone who studies hard has the same chance of success.
B Different people may have different opportunities or advantages in life.
Check
C People from different backgrounds can still be friends.
Click if correct
D Friends should compete instead of supporting each other.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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: Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
agbalumo
solemnly
boarding school