Ready Steady Read Together
Never Get Bored Draw & Paint: 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?
Different types of fireworks are named after plants, animals and things in the night sky that they look like.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Today's Question(s)
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
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Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
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Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
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whole
plant
water
could
after
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
display
alternately
gleam and sparkle
drooping
mixture
skyline of buildings
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
display
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
display
Your turn
gleam and sparkle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
alternately
drooping
mixture
skyline of buildings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
BAMBOO BANGERS
The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago. They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
What did you notice?
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
BAMBOO BANGERS
The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago.
They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
BAMBOO BANGERS
The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago. They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
Reveal pictures and descriptions
Reveal Explainer
I will read the first answer ‘Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.’ I can see that only two pictures use different colours. Only one of them has short straight lines. I can check in the text and can see that this matches the Chrysanthemum.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Teach
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
1)
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
2)
3)
4)
5)
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Click on each picture to link with the correct answer
Acceptable Answers
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence twelve (12)
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence China
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence a skyline (of buildings)
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘drooping’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘shine brightly’:
Draw exploding fireworks with wax crayons, then cover the whole piece of paper with water-based paint. The wax and paint don’t mix, so the firework pictures gleam and sparkle.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
gleam
sparkle
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 mixture
4 skyline
1 display
2 alternate
B a blend of different things
A something on show to be looked at
C outline of buildings
D take turns
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the following steps in the correct order:
A) Paint the sky using black or dark blue.
B) When dry, draw a skyline at the bottom.
C) Use wax crayons to draw firework shapes.
D) Gather paper, crayons, paint and a pen.
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...
follow instructions.
Reveal
Use DIY, craft or recipe books to try something new.
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: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
1)
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
2)
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
3)
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
4)
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
5)
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Ready Steady Read Together
Never Get Bored Draw & Paint: 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?
Different types of fireworks are named after plants, animals and things in the night sky that they look like.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Today's Question(s)
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
whole
plant
water
could
after
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
display
alternately
gleam and sparkle
drooping
mixture
skyline of buildings
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
I will model the first.
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
display
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
display
Your turn
gleam and sparkle
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
alternately
drooping
mixture
skyline of buildings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
BAMBOO BANGERS The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago. They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
What did you notice?
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
BAMBOO BANGERS
The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago.
They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
BAMBOO BANGERS The first fireworks were invented in China over a thousand years ago. They were made by packing gunpowder into hollow bamboo stalks.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Explore
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
Reveal pictures and descriptions
Reveal Explainer
I will read the first answer ‘Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.’ I can see that only two pictures use different colours. Only one of them has short straight lines. I can check in the text and can see that this matches the Chrysanthemum.
From: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Teach
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
1)
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
2)
3)
4)
5)
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Match each firework picture with the words that describe it.
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Click on each picture to link with the correct answer
Acceptable Answers
B) How many lines should you draw for a palm firework?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence twelve (12)
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Where were the first fireworks invented?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence China
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What could you draw to make it look like there is a city below the fireworks?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence a skyline (of buildings)
Click to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘drooping’?
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘shine brightly’:
Draw exploding fireworks with wax crayons, then cover the whole piece of paper with water-based paint. The wax and paint don’t mix, so the firework pictures gleam and sparkle.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
gleam
sparkle
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 mixture
4 skyline
1 display
2 alternate
B a blend of different things
A something on show to be looked at
C outline of buildings
D take turns
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the following steps in the correct order:
A) Paint the sky using black or dark blue.
B) When dry, draw a skyline at the bottom.
C) Use wax crayons to draw firework shapes.
D) Gather paper, crayons, paint and a pen.
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...
follow instructions.
Reveal
Use DIY, craft or recipe books to try something new.
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: Never Get Bored Draw and Paint by James Maclaine, Sarah Hull, Lara Bryan and Jordan Akpojaro © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) Draw rings of short straight lines using two different colours.
1)
B) Draw squiggly lines which ‘swim’ away from the middle.
2)
C) First, draw a star and then add a shower of dots..
3)
D) Make a round flower shape by doodling lots of little spots.
4)
E) Draw curved drooping lines and add star shapes at the bottom of each.
5)