Ready Steady Read Together
Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
How?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
"You've got things now you didn't have before."
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)
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“Come with me,” said the Pooka. “I’ll take you home.” Its black eyes gleamed in the light of dawn. “You’ve got things now you didn’t have before.”
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets.
“Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.”
When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.”
Patsy’s mother stared in disbelief until he emptied his pockets and the gold pieces ran all over the floor. She secreted all of the gold into her shawl.
Then Patsy played his pipes. He closed his eyes and opened his eyes and his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he played for the weeping women on the top of the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. Then he told her everything that had happened since he left the previous night. “All of it while you were asleep. All of it between midnight and first light.”
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown. “Ah, Patsy!” said his mother sadly and they went to tell Father William all about what had happened the previous night. Father William shook his head. He kept shaking his head. “Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!” “It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance. The old priest clicked his fingers and inside his shiny shoes his toes began to tingle. Little birds looked in at his window. And from that day until the day he died, Patsy was hailed as the prince of pipers in the county of Galway.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
wits between your two ears
secreted
bawled
indignantly
shawl
russet
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
wits between your two ears
Explore
Find Read Talk
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Your turn
wits between your two ears
bawled
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
secreted
shawl
russet
indignantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Come with me,” said the Pooka. “I’ll take you home.” Its black eyes gleamed in the light of dawn. “You’ve got things now you didn’t have before.”
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets.
“Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.”
When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.”
Patsy’s mother stared in disbelief until he emptied his pockets and the gold pieces ran all over the floor. She secreted all of the gold into her shawl.
Then Patsy played his pipes. He closed his eyes and opened his eyes and his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he played for the weeping women on the top of the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. Then he told her everything that had happened since he left the previous night. “All of it while you were asleep. All of it between midnight and first light.”
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown.
“Ah, Patsy!” said his mother sadly and they went to tell Father William all about what had happened the previous night.
Father William shook his head. He kept shaking his head. “Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!”
“It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance. The old priest clicked his fingers and inside his shiny shoes his toes began to tingle. Little birds looked in at his window.
And from that day until the day he died, Patsy was hailed as the prince of pipers in the county of Galway.
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...
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown.
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
After they had eaten later that morning,
mother had a peep into the shawl
for the second time.
It was full of crackling leaves,
nothing but November leaves,
russet and gold and brown.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.” When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.”
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Patsy was excited. He was only thinking of the money in his pockets and was eager to tell his mother.
Reveal Explainer
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
Your Turn
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he told her everything that had happened
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
excited
Text Mark Evidence - his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he had played - what music he played - with neat fingering and fine phrasing - hailed as the prince of pipers
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
better musician
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'russet'?
Match Me
Match the character with the quote from the story.
Father William
Patsy's Mother
Patsy
Pooka
A "Let me in!"
D "Ah, Patsy!"
C "Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!"
B "I'll take you home."
Check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Patsy was the best piper in what country?
B Wales
A England
C Ireland
D Scotland
Find Me
Which word means 'in an angry way because something is unfair'?
“It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance.
Discuss then check
indignantly
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery, or adventure to find what you love.
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 4
What do you think you know?
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
When?
How?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
What do you know and think?
"You've got things now you didn't have before."
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)
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“Come with me,” said the Pooka. “I’ll take you home.” Its black eyes gleamed in the light of dawn. “You’ve got things now you didn’t have before.” Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.” When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.” Patsy’s mother stared in disbelief until he emptied his pockets and the gold pieces ran all over the floor. She secreted all of the gold into her shawl. Then Patsy played his pipes. He closed his eyes and opened his eyes and his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he played for the weeping women on the top of the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. Then he told her everything that had happened since he left the previous night. “All of it while you were asleep. All of it between midnight and first light.”
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown. “Ah, Patsy!” said his mother sadly and they went to tell Father William all about what had happened the previous night. Father William shook his head. He kept shaking his head. “Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!” “It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance. The old priest clicked his fingers and inside his shiny shoes his toes began to tingle. Little birds looked in at his window. And from that day until the day he died, Patsy was hailed as the prince of pipers in the county of Galway.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for defintions!
wits between your two ears
secreted
bawled
indignantly
shawl
russet
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
wits between your two ears
Explore
Find Read Talk
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Your turn
wits between your two ears
bawled
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
secreted
shawl
russet
indignantly
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Come with me,” said the Pooka. “I’ll take you home.” Its black eyes gleamed in the light of dawn. “You’ve got things now you didn’t have before.” Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.” When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.” Patsy’s mother stared in disbelief until he emptied his pockets and the gold pieces ran all over the floor. She secreted all of the gold into her shawl. Then Patsy played his pipes. He closed his eyes and opened his eyes and his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he played for the weeping women on the top of the holy mountain, Croagh Patrick. Then he told her everything that had happened since he left the previous night. “All of it while you were asleep. All of it between midnight and first light.”
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown. “Ah, Patsy!” said his mother sadly and they went to tell Father William all about what had happened the previous night. Father William shook his head. He kept shaking his head. “Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!” “It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance. The old priest clicked his fingers and inside his shiny shoes his toes began to tingle. Little birds looked in at his window. And from that day until the day he died, Patsy was hailed as the prince of pipers in the county of Galway.
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...
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown.
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
After they had eaten later that morning,
mother had a peep into the shawl
for the second time.
It was full of crackling leaves,
nothing but November leaves,
russet and gold and brown.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
After they had eaten later that morning, Patsy’s mother had a peep into the shawl for the second time. It was full of crackling leaves, nothing but November leaves, russet and gold and brown.
Explore
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
Patsy thought only of the gold coins in his pockets. “Some wits between your two ears,” said the Pooka, “and a memory for music.” When Patsy reached his mother’s cottage, he banged and bawled, “Let me in! Let me in! I’m as rich as a lord and the best piper in Ireland.”
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Patsy was excited. He was only thinking of the money in his pockets and was eager to tell his mother.
Reveal Explainer
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
Your Turn
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
Find the answers
Text mark
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - he told her everything that had happened
How do you know that Patsy is excited and a better musician?
excited
Text Mark Evidence - his fingers remembered all the dances and every note that he had played - what music he played - with neat fingering and fine phrasing - hailed as the prince of pipers
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
better musician
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for 'russet'?
Match Me
Match the character with the quote from the story.
Father William
Patsy's Mother
Patsy
Pooka
A "Let me in!"
D "Ah, Patsy!"
C "Nonsense, Patsy, and you know it!"
B "I'll take you home."
Check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Patsy was the best piper in what country?
B Wales
A England
C Ireland
D Scotland
Find Me
Which word means 'in an angry way because something is unfair'?
“It’s true,” said Patsy indignantly, “I’ll show you.” He buckled on his pipes. And then what music he played – with neat fingering and fine phrasing, true to the circle of the dance.
Discuss then check
indignantly
From: Between Worlds by Kevin Crossley-Holland © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not share.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery, or adventure to find what you love.
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.