Ready Steady Read Together
The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas: 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?
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint.
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) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
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
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Hover for definitions!
patches
turquoise
outline
reacts
watery pattern
undiluted
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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
outline
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.
patches
Your turn
turquoise
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
undiluted
outline
reacts
watery pattern
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.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint. Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint, or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting. Leave it to dry. Then, when the paint has dried completely, brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water.
While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint.
Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint,
or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting.
Leave it to dry.
Then, when the paint has dried completely,
brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint. Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint, or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting. Leave it to dry. Then, when the paint has dried completely, brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
I will 'look around' to see what both Swimming turtles and Foil fish have in common. I can see that both projects use watercolour paper. I will continue to look around to see if there are other materials or techniques that are the same.
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
Your Turn
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle - draw a faint outline of a turtle’s shell
fish - draw a simple fish shape
both have a basic drawing of a creature
Text Mark Evidence turtle – fill in with turquoise paint fish – mix turquoise ink with water
both use the colour turquoise
Text Mark Evidence turtle – paint markings on the shell - add dots of paint to them
fish – fill in a stripe - draw purple and orange lines
both add markings to the creature
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
both use water (wet-on-wet technique)
Text Mark Evidence turtle - paint the paper around the turtle with clean water
fish - drop blobs of water on to it
Text Mark Evidence turtle – the salt reacts with the ink fish – sprinkle salt all over
both mention using salt to create watery patterns
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle – illustration
fish – for the sea - illustration
both are underwater scenes
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses water colour – paint markings…with watercolour point
fish uses ink – mix turquoise ink with water - dab on the undiluted ink
different painting materials
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle only uses paint on paper – paint markings on the shell fish uses collage/layers – paint it all over another piece of paper - glue the sea onto the sky
technique or construction
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses foodwrap – lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting fish uses foil and plastic net bag – draw…on a piece of kitchen foil - the pattern of the net will show on the foil
texture or pattern method
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses pencil – use a blue pencil to draw
fish uses felt tips – fill in a stripe of green felt tip pen
drawing tools
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle is the only creature – illustration
fish has many creatures – cut out the fish, then make several more
number of creatures
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pattern’?
Find Me
Find the word that means ‘strongor not watered down’:
Use the tip of the brush to dab on undiluted ink, then drop blobs of water onto it. Sprinkle salt all over, then let it dry.
Discuss then check
undiluted
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A repeated decoration
1 patch
B respond
2 outline
C perimeter or line showing the shape
Check
3 react
Click if correct
D blotch or smudge
4 pattern
Sequence Me
Put the steps for Foil Fish in the correct order:
A) Paint the sky on a separate sheet of paper.
B) Glue the sea and fish onto the sky.
C) Paint the sea using turquoise ink.
D) Make fish using foil and decorate with felt-tip pens.
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...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Usborne Complete Book of Art Ideas: 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?
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint.
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) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
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!
patches
turquoise
outline
reacts
watery pattern
undiluted
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
outline
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.
patches
Your turn
turquoise
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
undiluted
outline
reacts
watery pattern
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.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint. Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint, or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting. Leave it to dry. Then, when the paint has dried completely, brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water.
While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint.
Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint,
or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting.
Leave it to dry.
Then, when the paint has dried completely,
brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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
Paint the paper around the turtle with clean water. While the paper is still wet, add patches of green and turquoise paint. Either sprinkle salt crystals over the wet paint, or lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting. Leave it to dry. Then, when the paint has dried completely, brush off all the salt crystals, or pull off the plastic foodwrap.
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) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
I will 'look around' to see what both Swimming turtles and Foil fish have in common. I can see that both projects use watercolour paper. I will continue to look around to see if there are other materials or techniques that are the same.
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
Your Turn
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle - draw a faint outline of a turtle’s shell fish - draw a simple fish shape
both have a basic drawing of a creature
Text Mark Evidence turtle – fill in with turquoise paint fish – mix turquoise ink with water
both use the colour turquoise
Text Mark Evidence turtle – paint markings on the shell - add dots of paint to them fish – fill in a stripe - draw purple and orange lines
both add markings to the creature
A) What is the same about Swimming turtles and Foil fish?
both use water (wet-on-wet technique)
Text Mark Evidence turtle - paint the paper around the turtle with clean water fish - drop blobs of water on to it
Text Mark Evidence turtle – the salt reacts with the ink fish – sprinkle salt all over
both mention using salt to create watery patterns
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle – illustration fish – for the sea - illustration
both are underwater scenes
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses water colour – paint markings…with watercolour point fish uses ink – mix turquoise ink with water - dab on the undiluted ink
different painting materials
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle only uses paint on paper – paint markings on the shell fish uses collage/layers – paint it all over another piece of paper - glue the sea onto the sky
technique or construction
B) How is the Foil fish activity different from Swimming turtles?
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses foodwrap – lay a layer of plastic foodwrap over the painting fish uses foil and plastic net bag – draw…on a piece of kitchen foil - the pattern of the net will show on the foil
texture or pattern method
Text Mark Evidence turtle uses pencil – use a blue pencil to draw fish uses felt tips – fill in a stripe of green felt tip pen
drawing tools
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence turtle is the only creature – illustration fish has many creatures – cut out the fish, then make several more
number of creatures
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pattern’?
Find Me
Find the word that means ‘strongor not watered down’:
Use the tip of the brush to dab on undiluted ink, then drop blobs of water onto it. Sprinkle salt all over, then let it dry.
Discuss then check
undiluted
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A repeated decoration
1 patch
B respond
2 outline
C perimeter or line showing the shape
Check
3 react
Click if correct
D blotch or smudge
4 pattern
Sequence Me
Put the steps for Foil Fish in the correct order:
A) Paint the sky on a separate sheet of paper.
B) Glue the sea and fish onto the sky.
C) Paint the sea using turquoise ink.
D) Make fish using foil and decorate with felt-tip pens.
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...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
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.