Ready Steady Read Together
A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
When Hanami arrives parks, river banks and anywhere else that cherry blossoms can be found are packed full of people all having their own mini outdoor party beneath the canopy of pink and white flowers.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
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beautiful
people
because
any
only
door
last
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
long-standing
short-lived
delicate
precious
eagerly
illuminating
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. 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
long-standing
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
long-standing
Your turn
delicate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
short-lived
precious
eagerly
illuminating
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers, or ‘sakura’. Because their blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
What did you notice?
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers,
or ‘sakura’.
Because their blooming period is so short
and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May,
the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms
are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers, or ‘sakura’. Because their blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Also known as the ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’, this is a long-standing Japanese tradition used to welcome in the season of spring.
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
This means that people in Japan have been celebrating the cherry blossoms every year for many, many years. It is a special custom that has been passed down through generations. Children learn about it from their parents who learned about it from their parents (the grandparents). It’s an important part of their culture, like fireworks on Bonfire Night here in the UK.
Reveal Explainer
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. 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) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Find the answers
Text mark
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Text Mark Evidence ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’…is…used to welcome in the season of spring
it celebrates the changing seasons
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence this festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers
it celebrates the pretty flowers
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
Text Mark Evidence their (the cherry blossoms’) blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as…precious
the flowers are special because they are not around for long
Text Mark Evidence the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious
it reminds people to celebrate life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the event was used to welcome in the new year’s harvest while also marking the beginning of the rice planting season
it celebrated the crops
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when Hanami arrives parks, river banks and anywhere else that cherry blossoms can be found are packed full of people
people get together outdoors
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Text Mark Evidence - people all having their own mini outdoor party beneath the canopy of pink and white flowers - the celebrations continue late into the night
people have long parties
Text Mark Evidence some people dress up in traditional outfits called kimonos to mark the festival
people wear special clothing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence little paper lanterns are strung up, illuminating the flowers as night falls
people use special lights to see the flowers at night
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘illuminating’?
Find Me
Find the word which shows that people were excited and interested in the cherry blossoms:
Today, people in Japan eagerly await the arrival of the beautiful blooming cherry blossoms.
Discuss then check
eagerly
Which One's Right?
What is the name for the special clothes some people wear at the festival?
B Sakura
A Hanami
C Harvest
D Kimono
Match Me
Match each word to its correct meaning:
3 short-lived
1 long-standing
4 precious
2 delicate
D been around a long time
C dainty or easy to break
B doesn’t last very long
A special or valuable
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...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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 adadpted for accessibility from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
When Hanami arrives parks, river banks and anywhere else that cherry blossoms can be found are packed full of people all having their own mini outdoor party beneath the canopy of pink and white flowers.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
beautiful
people
because
any
only
door
last
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
long-standing
short-lived
delicate
precious
eagerly
illuminating
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. 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
long-standing
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
long-standing
Your turn
delicate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
short-lived
precious
eagerly
illuminating
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers, or ‘sakura’. Because their blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
What did you notice?
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers,
or ‘sakura’.
Because their blooming period is so short
and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May,
the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms
are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
This festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers, or ‘sakura’. Because their blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious.
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Also known as the ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’, this is a long-standing Japanese tradition used to welcome in the season of spring.
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
This means that people in Japan have been celebrating the cherry blossoms every year for many, many years. It is a special custom that has been passed down through generations. Children learn about it from their parents who learned about it from their parents (the grandparents). It’s an important part of their culture, like fireworks on Bonfire Night here in the UK.
Reveal Explainer
From: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021. 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) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence ‘Cherry Blossom Festival’…is…used to welcome in the season of spring
it celebrates the changing seasons
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence this festival celebrates the beautiful cherry blossom flowers
it celebrates the pretty flowers
A) Why is the Cherry Blossom Festival important to Japanese people?
Text Mark Evidence their (the cherry blossoms’) blooming period is so short and only lasts from the end of March to the beginning of early May, the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as…precious
the flowers are special because they are not around for long
Text Mark Evidence the delicate and short-lived cherry blossoms are seen as a reminder that our own lives are just as precious
it reminds people to celebrate life
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the event was used to welcome in the new year’s harvest while also marking the beginning of the rice planting season
it celebrated the crops
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when Hanami arrives parks, river banks and anywhere else that cherry blossoms can be found are packed full of people
people get together outdoors
B) How do people celebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival?
Text Mark Evidence - people all having their own mini outdoor party beneath the canopy of pink and white flowers - the celebrations continue late into the night
people have long parties
Text Mark Evidence some people dress up in traditional outfits called kimonos to mark the festival
people wear special clothing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence little paper lanterns are strung up, illuminating the flowers as night falls
people use special lights to see the flowers at night
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘illuminating’?
Find Me
Find the word which shows that people were excited and interested in the cherry blossoms:
Today, people in Japan eagerly await the arrival of the beautiful blooming cherry blossoms.
Discuss then check
eagerly
Which One's Right?
What is the name for the special clothes some people wear at the festival?
B Sakura
A Hanami
C Harvest
D Kimono
Match Me
Match each word to its correct meaning:
3 short-lived
1 long-standing
4 precious
2 delicate
D been around a long time
C dainty or easy to break
B doesn’t last very long
A special or valuable
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...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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 adadpted for accessibility from: A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals by Christopher Corr © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.