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The Usbourne Beginner's Cookbook: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
Cut the circles from the dough with the cutter.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
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Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
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Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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level
fine
scone cutter
dough
mould
scraps
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. 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
level
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Find Read Talk
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Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
level
Your turn
scone cutter
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fine
dough
mould
scraps
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Scones
Makes 16 scones
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
50g (2oz) butter or margarine
25g (1oz) caster sugar
150ml (¼ pint) milk
extra milk for brushing
6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
What did you notice?
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Scones
Makes 16 scones
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
50g (2oz) butter or margarine
25g (1oz) caster sugar
150ml (¼ pint) milk
extra milk for brushing
6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Scones
Makes 16 scones
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
50g (2oz) butter or margarine
25g (1oz) caster sugar
150ml (¼ pint) milk
extra milk for brushing
6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
The title, Scones, is in a larger, bolder font or type. This makes it stand out. When a reader is looking through the recipe book, they can clearly see which recipe is on that page. This helps readers find recipes quickly.
Reveal Explainer
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Health & Safety Tips
- having the safety tips in a box highlights its importance and draws the reader’s eye - bullet points help the reader to follow the separate tips to stay safe
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Text Mark Evidence Makes 16 Scones
the information at the top of the ingredient list tells the reader how many the recipe makes
Text Mark Evidence Ingredient list
helps the reader to check that they have the ingredients needed before making the recipe or to pull out the ingredients to prepare for baking
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Measurements
- gives clear instructions on exactly how much to use of each ingredient - includes both metric and imperial units of measure which helps readers who are used to different systems
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence Numbered steps
Acceptable Answers
- make it easy for the reader to follow the recipe in the right order - it breaks it down into doable steps so the reader/baker follows one instruction at a time and doesn’t get confused
Text Mark Evidence Short sentences with imperative (bossy) verbs
the instructions are short, easy to understand and direct
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Text Mark Evidence Photos
show the reader what the food should look like when baked/cooked
Text Mark Evidence Helpful hint suggestion
gives the reader ways to adapt the recipe by adding different ingredients, such as fruit
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Illustrations with captions
- model the instructions to make it clear to the reader what to do - help the reader to understand what equipment to use or what the equipment looks like
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘level’?
True or False?
You could change the recipe by adding fruit such as sultanas, glacé cherries or dates.
False
True
Tick Me
Which helpful hints does the recipe give to help you make as many scones as you can?
Tick two
A Cut the circles in the dough close together.
B Leave space between each circle on the baking tray.
Check
C The scones will rise and turn golden.
Click if correct
D Squeeze the scraps into a ball, roll them out again and cut more circles.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 mould
4 scraps
1 fine
2 dough
C mixture of ingredients in baking
B to shape or form
A leftover pieces
D small or smooth
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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visit libraries.
Reveal
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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 accessiblity from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Usbourne Beginner's Cookbook: Non-Fiction Lesson 3
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?
Cut the circles from the dough with the cutter.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
level
fine
scone cutter
dough
mould
scraps
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. 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
level
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
level
Your turn
scone cutter
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
fine
dough
mould
scraps
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Scones Makes 16 scones 225g (8oz) self-raising flour 1 level teaspoon of baking powder a pinch of salt 50g (2oz) butter or margarine 25g (1oz) caster sugar 150ml (¼ pint) milk extra milk for brushing 6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
What did you notice?
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Scones Makes 16 scones
225g (8oz) self-raising flour
1 level teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
50g (2oz) butter or margarine
25g (1oz) caster sugar
150ml (¼ pint) milk
extra milk for brushing
6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Scones Makes 16 scones 225g (8oz) self-raising flour 1 level teaspoon of baking powder a pinch of salt 50g (2oz) butter or margarine 25g (1oz) caster sugar 150ml (¼ pint) milk extra milk for brushing 6cm or 7cm (2 ½in) scone cutter
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
The title, Scones, is in a larger, bolder font or type. This makes it stand out. When a reader is looking through the recipe book, they can clearly see which recipe is on that page. This helps readers find recipes quickly.
Reveal Explainer
From: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Health & Safety Tips
- having the safety tips in a box highlights its importance and draws the reader’s eye - bullet points help the reader to follow the separate tips to stay safe
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Text Mark Evidence Makes 16 Scones
the information at the top of the ingredient list tells the reader how many the recipe makes
Text Mark Evidence Ingredient list
helps the reader to check that they have the ingredients needed before making the recipe or to pull out the ingredients to prepare for baking
Go to the next slide for more....
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Measurements
- gives clear instructions on exactly how much to use of each ingredient - includes both metric and imperial units of measure which helps readers who are used to different systems
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence Numbered steps
Acceptable Answers
- make it easy for the reader to follow the recipe in the right order - it breaks it down into doable steps so the reader/baker follows one instruction at a time and doesn’t get confused
Text Mark Evidence Short sentences with imperative (bossy) verbs
the instructions are short, easy to understand and direct
How does the layout of the recipe help the reader?
Text Mark Evidence Photos
show the reader what the food should look like when baked/cooked
Text Mark Evidence Helpful hint suggestion
gives the reader ways to adapt the recipe by adding different ingredients, such as fruit
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Illustrations with captions
- model the instructions to make it clear to the reader what to do - help the reader to understand what equipment to use or what the equipment looks like
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘level’?
True or False?
You could change the recipe by adding fruit such as sultanas, glacé cherries or dates.
False
True
Tick Me
Which helpful hints does the recipe give to help you make as many scones as you can?
Tick two
A Cut the circles in the dough close together.
B Leave space between each circle on the baking tray.
Check
C The scones will rise and turn golden.
Click if correct
D Squeeze the scraps into a ball, roll them out again and cut more circles.
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 mould
4 scraps
1 fine
2 dough
C mixture of ingredients in baking
B to shape or form
A leftover pieces
D small or smooth
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...
visit libraries.
Reveal
Libraries are treasure troves for finding new and exciting reads.
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 accessiblity from: The Usborne Beginner's Cookbook by Fiona Watt © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.