Ready Steady Read Together
The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas: 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?
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
secure
thread a needle
stitch
finish off
upwards and downwards
sequin and bead
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. 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
secure
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
secure
Your turn
stitch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thread a needle
finish off
upwards and downwards
sequin and bead
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Simple Stitches
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too. These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Simple Stitches
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too.
These pages show you how to do some simple stitches
and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Simple Stitches
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too. These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false. Stitches can only be used to join fabric.
I will ‘look around’ for the words stitch or fabric. This shows that I could make stitches in fabric or material but also in paper or cardboard. I can ‘find and take’ the answer false.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
1) Tying a knot
2) Running stitch
3) Couching
4) Sewing on a sequin
A) To add a solid, straight line as a decoration
B) To add small decorations to make something sparkle
C) To make sure the thread doesn’t just slide through the paper
D) To add a dotted, straight line as a decoration
Acceptable Answers
Click each statement to reveal the correct answer
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each response to link with the correct answer
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
4) Sewing on a sequin
D) To add a dotted, straight line as a decoration.
3) Couching
C) To make sure the thread doesn’t just slide through the paper.
2) Running stitch
B) To add small decorations to make something sparkle.
1) Tying a knot
A) To add a solid, straight line as a decoration.
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘secure’?
Which One's Right?
These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Which word is the best match for ‘secure’?
B fasten
A loosen
D protect
C decorate
Tick Me
Tick the answer which best completes the sentence:You need to ‘finish off’ so your stitches...
Tick two
A look neat.
B are colourful.
Check
C do not loosen.
Click if correct
D have sequins on them.
Match Me
Match each sewing skill to the correct image:
C Couching
B Running stitch
A Tying a knot
D Sewing on a sequin and a bead
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 adapted for accessibility from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas: 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?
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
secure
thread a needle
stitch
finish off
upwards and downwards
sequin and bead
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. 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
secure
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
secure
Your turn
stitch
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
thread a needle
finish off
upwards and downwards
sequin and bead
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Simple Stitches Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too. These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Simple Stitches
Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too.
These pages show you how to do some simple stitches
and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Simple Stitches Stitches can be used to decorate not only material, but paper and cardboard too. These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Explore
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false. Stitches can only be used to join fabric.
I will ‘look around’ for the words stitch or fabric. This shows that I could make stitches in fabric or material but also in paper or cardboard. I can ‘find and take’ the answer false.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
1) Tying a knot 2) Running stitch 3) Couching 4) Sewing on a sequin
A) To add a solid, straight line as a decoration B) To add small decorations to make something sparkle C) To make sure the thread doesn’t just slide through the paper D) To add a dotted, straight line as a decoration
Acceptable Answers
Click each statement to reveal the correct answer
A) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each response to link with the correct answer
B) Match each sewing skill with how it could be used.
4) Sewing on a sequin
D) To add a dotted, straight line as a decoration.
3) Couching
C) To make sure the thread doesn’t just slide through the paper.
2) Running stitch
B) To add small decorations to make something sparkle.
1) Tying a knot
A) To add a solid, straight line as a decoration.
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘secure’?
Which One's Right?
These pages show you how to do some simple stitches and how to tie a knot to secure the thread before you start to stitch.
Which word is the best match for ‘secure’?
B fasten
A loosen
D protect
C decorate
Tick Me
Tick the answer which best completes the sentence:You need to ‘finish off’ so your stitches...
Tick two
A look neat.
B are colourful.
Check
C do not loosen.
Click if correct
D have sequins on them.
Match Me
Match each sewing skill to the correct image:
C Couching
B Running stitch
A Tying a knot
D Sewing on a sequin and a bead
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 adapted for accessibility from: The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas by Fiona Watt © 2004 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.