Ready Steady Read Together
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?
Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter? Consider how the author describes her, how she acts, and what she says.
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
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Let me read today's text
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The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
At dusk one of the good people came walking by. She picked up some old clothes that had long served their mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man; she slipped them on. She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks. Then the woman dragged herself into the baker’s shop. The baker’s daughter tossed her fair hair. “Yes?” she said. “Can you spare me some dough?” said the woman.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Dough?” said the girl. “Why should I? If I give dough to everyone, there won’t be any left, will there? The woman hung her head. “...haven’t any money,” she mumbled.
“Whose fault is that?” asked the girl.
“...anything to eat.”
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for defintions!
thin-lipped
toadied
simpered
sniffed at
rag-and-bone man
wallowed
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From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thin-lipped
Explore
Find Read Talk
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
thin-lipped
Your turn
simpered
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
toadied
sniffed at
rag-and-bone man
wallowed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
At dusk one of the good people came walking by. She picked up some old clothes that had long served their mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man; she slipped them on. She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks.Then the woman dragged herself into the baker’s shop. The baker’s daughter tossed her fair hair. “Yes?” she said.“Can you spare me some dough?” said the woman.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Dough?” said the girl. “Why should I? If I give dough to everyone, there won’t be any left, will there? The woman hung her head. “...haven’t any money,” she mumbled.
“Whose fault is that?” asked the girl.
“...anything to eat.”
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her.
“Think yourself lucky!” she said,
and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter? Consider how the author describes her, how she acts, and what she says.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
Reveal Explainer
I think the baker’s daughter is mean and uncaring because she flatters the rich but is cruel to the poor.
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter?
Teach
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Teach
Your Turn
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - She picked up some clothes that had long served her mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man - she slipped them on
wore old clothes
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
Text Mark Evidence She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks.
made herself look unwashed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table
she had a large pile of dough
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
Text Mark Evidence her own trays of well-shaped loaves
the oven was already full of baking dough
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'simpered'?
True or False?
A rag-and-bone man collects, buys and sells unwanted items.
False
True
Tick Me
Which word best describes the baker's daughter?
Tick one
A fair
B selfish
Check
C proud
Click if correct
D flabby
Which One's Right?
How was the baker described in the story?
B insulting
A fair
C good
D thin-lipped
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: Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
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?
Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter? Consider how the author describes her, how she acts, and what she says.
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor. At dusk one of the good people came walking by. She picked up some old clothes that had long served their mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man; she slipped them on. She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks. Then the woman dragged herself into the baker’s shop. The baker’s daughter tossed her fair hair. “Yes?” she said. “Can you spare me some dough?” said the woman.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
“Dough?” said the girl. “Why should I? If I give dough to everyone, there won’t be any left, will there? The woman hung her head. “...haven’t any money,” she mumbled. “Whose fault is that?” asked the girl. “...anything to eat.” The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
thin-lipped
toadied
simpered
sniffed at
rag-and-bone man
wallowed
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thin-lipped
Explore
Find Read Talk
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
thin-lipped
Your turn
simpered
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
toadied
sniffed at
rag-and-bone man
wallowed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor. At dusk one of the good people came walking by. She picked up some old clothes that had long served their mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man; she slipped them on. She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks.Then the woman dragged herself into the baker’s shop. The baker’s daughter tossed her fair hair. “Yes?” she said.“Can you spare me some dough?” said the woman.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“Dough?” said the girl. “Why should I? If I give dough to everyone, there won’t be any left, will there? The woman hung her head. “...haven’t any money,” she mumbled. “Whose fault is that?” asked the girl. “...anything to eat.” The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her.
“Think yourself lucky!” she said,
and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The girl pulled a small piece of dough off the floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table behind her. “Think yourself lucky!” she said, and she shoved the piece into the oven on the rack just beneath her own trays of well-shaped loaves.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter? Consider how the author describes her, how she acts, and what she says.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The baker was thin-lipped; he never gave so much as a crumb away. But his daughter was worse. Not only was she mean, she simpered and toadied to the rich and she insulted and sniffed at the poor.
Reveal Explainer
I think the baker’s daughter is mean and uncaring because she flatters the rich but is cruel to the poor.
Teacher Model Question OnlyHow would you describe the baker's daughter?
Teach
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Teach
Your Turn
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - She picked up some clothes that had long served her mistress and been left out for the rag-and-bone man - she slipped them on
wore old clothes
A) How did the good woman describe herself as a poor woman?
Text Mark Evidence She pressed her palms against the dusty face of the street and rubbed her cheeks.
made herself look unwashed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence floury, flabby mound that wallowed on the table
she had a large pile of dough
B) How do you know that the baker's daughter had plenty of dough?
Text Mark Evidence her own trays of well-shaped loaves
the oven was already full of baking dough
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'simpered'?
True or False?
A rag-and-bone man collects, buys and sells unwanted items.
False
True
Tick Me
Which word best describes the baker's daughter?
Tick one
A fair
B selfish
Check
C proud
Click if correct
D flabby
Which One's Right?
How was the baker described in the story?
B insulting
A fair
C good
D thin-lipped
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: Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.