Ready Steady Read Together
We Are Family: Poetry 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?
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Super-Dad
It all began one winter,
Inside an ice-cold hut;
Six kids all a’shiver,
All sleeping head-to-foot;
When Mum decided it was time
To make a cold, clean cut.
It was Dad who found the letter,
He came back looking stern.
In his hand was a scrunched-up note.
My stomach began to churn.
And then he said those fateful words:
“Mum has gone and won’t return.”
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Well, that was the beginning, The start of something new,
In the icy cold of winter
When our hearts were torn in two.
Dad left his job and soon became
The captain of our crew.
But money worries were what Dad had,
With bills long overdue
And six hungry little mouths to feed
(He almost went cuckoo!),
Especially when being stuck at home
Meant we had no revenue!
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
stern
fateful
churn
revenue
captain of our crew
overdue
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 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
stern
Explore
Find Read Talk
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
stern
Your turn
churn
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fateful
captain of our crew
overdue
revenue
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Super-Dad
It all began one winter,
Inside an ice-cold hut;
Six kids all a’shiver,
All sleeping head-to-foot;
When Mum decided it was time
To make a cold, clean cut.
It was Dad who found the letter,
He came back looking stern.
In his hand was a scrunched-up note.
My stomach began to churn.
And then he said those fateful words:
“Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Well, that was the beginning, The start of something new,
In the icy cold of winter
When our hearts were torn in two.
Dad left his job and soon became
The captain of our crew.
But money worries were what Dad had,
With bills long overdue
And six hungry little mouths to feed
(He almost went cuckoo!),
Especially when being stuck at home
Meant we had no revenue!
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Six kids all a’shiver,
All sleeping head-to-foot;
When Mum decided it was time
To make a cold, clean cut.
It was Dad who found the letter,
He came back looking stern.
In his hand was a scrunched-up note.
My stomach began to churn.
And then he said those fateful words:
“Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It all began one winter,
Inside an ice-cold hut;
Six kids all a’shiver,
All sleeping head-to-foot;
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘hut’ and the reference to ‘six kids’ suggests that their house might be too small for the family and might not well-built or a might be bit shabby. The words ‘ice-cold’ and ‘all a’shiver’ suggest that the children are cold and uncomfortable. Staying warm is a challenge in a small, poorly heated home.
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Teach
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 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) What daily challenges does the family face?
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence in the icy cold of winter
harsh winter conditions
Text Mark Evidence six kids…all sleeping head-to-foot
lack of space
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Text Mark Evidence - Mum decided it was time to make a cold, clean cut - Mum has gone and won’t return
loss of their mother / single-parent
Text Mark Evidence - Dad left his job - money worries were what Dad had, with bills long overdue - when (Dad) being stuck at home meant we had no revenue
lack of money
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence six hungry little mouths to feed
hunger or lack of food
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (Dad) came back looking stern - Dad left his job and soon became the captain of our crew - money worries were what Dad had - he (Dad) almost went cuckoo
stress and pressure for Dad
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Text Mark Evidence my stomach began to churn
anxiety and worry
Text Mark Evidence - Mum has gone and won’t return - our hearts were torn in two
grief and loss
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘stern’?
Find Me
Find the word that shows the poet felt uneasy or agitated:
It was Dad who found the letter,
He came back looking stern.
In his hand was a scrunched-up note.
My stomach began to churn.
And then he said those fateful words:
“Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Discuss then check
churn
Tick Me
Dad left his job and soon became
The captain of our crew.
Why did Dad quit his job?
Tick one:
A He needed to earn more money.
B He had to take care of the children.
Check
C He didn’t like his boss.
Click if correct
D He needed to go find Mum.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 overdue
4 revenue
1 stern
2 fateful
C serious
B income
A late
D important
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...
notice the sounds.
Reveal
Listen for rhymes, alliteration and other sound effects.
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: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
We Are Family: Poetry 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?
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Super-Dad
It all began one winter, Inside an ice-cold hut; Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Well, that was the beginning, The start of something new, In the icy cold of winter When our hearts were torn in two. Dad left his job and soon became The captain of our crew. But money worries were what Dad had, With bills long overdue And six hungry little mouths to feed (He almost went cuckoo!), Especially when being stuck at home Meant we had no revenue!
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
stern
fateful
churn
revenue
captain of our crew
overdue
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 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
stern
Explore
Find Read Talk
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
stern
Your turn
churn
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fateful
captain of our crew
overdue
revenue
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Super-Dad
It all began one winter, Inside an ice-cold hut; Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Well, that was the beginning, The start of something new, In the icy cold of winter When our hearts were torn in two. Dad left his job and soon became The captain of our crew. But money worries were what Dad had, With bills long overdue And six hungry little mouths to feed (He almost went cuckoo!), Especially when being stuck at home Meant we had no revenue!
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot;
When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut.
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern.
In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn.
And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot; When Mum decided it was time To make a cold, clean cut. It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Explore
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It all began one winter, Inside an ice-cold hut; Six kids all a’shiver, All sleeping head-to-foot;
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘hut’ and the reference to ‘six kids’ suggests that their house might be too small for the family and might not well-built or a might be bit shabby. The words ‘ice-cold’ and ‘all a’shiver’ suggest that the children are cold and uncomfortable. Staying warm is a challenge in a small, poorly heated home.
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Teach
From: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 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) What daily challenges does the family face?
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence in the icy cold of winter
harsh winter conditions
Text Mark Evidence six kids…all sleeping head-to-foot
lack of space
A) What daily challenges does the family face?
Text Mark Evidence - Mum decided it was time to make a cold, clean cut - Mum has gone and won’t return
loss of their mother / single-parent
Text Mark Evidence - Dad left his job - money worries were what Dad had, with bills long overdue - when (Dad) being stuck at home meant we had no revenue
lack of money
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence six hungry little mouths to feed
hunger or lack of food
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he (Dad) came back looking stern - Dad left his job and soon became the captain of our crew - money worries were what Dad had - he (Dad) almost went cuckoo
stress and pressure for Dad
B) How have these challenges affected the family emotionally?
Text Mark Evidence my stomach began to churn
anxiety and worry
Text Mark Evidence - Mum has gone and won’t return - our hearts were torn in two
grief and loss
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘stern’?
Find Me
Find the word that shows the poet felt uneasy or agitated:
It was Dad who found the letter, He came back looking stern. In his hand was a scrunched-up note. My stomach began to churn. And then he said those fateful words: “Mum has gone and won’t return.”
Discuss then check
churn
Tick Me
Dad left his job and soon became The captain of our crew.
Why did Dad quit his job?
Tick one:
A He needed to earn more money.
B He had to take care of the children.
Check
C He didn’t like his boss.
Click if correct
D He needed to go find Mum.
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3 overdue
4 revenue
1 stern
2 fateful
C serious
B income
A late
D important
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...
notice the sounds.
Reveal
Listen for rhymes, alliteration and other sound effects.
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: We Are Family by Oliver Sykes © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.