Ready Steady Read Together
Poems for Every Season: Poetry 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 rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, and foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream, it’s summer!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found.
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Let me read today's text
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It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam,
When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream,
And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream
It’s summer!
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
hover
dart
gleam
flutter
meadows
wade into the brook
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From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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
hover
Explore
Find Read Talk
It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam,
When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream,
And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream
It’s summer!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
hover
Your turn
gleam
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dart
wade into the brook
flutter
meadows
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam,
When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream,
And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream
It’s summer!
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
Reveal Vocabulary
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam,
When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream,
And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream
It’s summer!
Reveal Explainer
This shows that when we start to see more insects, like butterflies and dragonflies flying around, we know that summer has arrived.
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Teach
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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 are the signs that summer has arrived?
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found.
rushes
into the brook
swallows
by the pond and the stream
cattle
over whispering trees
poppies
out by the way
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when rushes grow high - foxgloves stand in the woodland - rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze - when little red poppies shine
plants and flowers grow and bloom
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Text Mark Evidence when swallows dart over the whispering trees
when we see more birds flying / when migrating birds return
Text Mark Evidence when berries are green on the blackberry spray
when fruits start to grow
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay
when farmers mow their fields
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each response to link with the correct answer
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found:
rushes
into the brook
swallows
by the pond and the stream
cattle
over whispering trees
poppies
out by the way
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘gleam’?
True or False?
The berries are ripe and ready to eat.
True
False
Tick Me
Tick the animals named in the poem:
Tick two
A foxes
B cows
Check
C birds
Click if correct
D bears
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A dash
1 hover
B float
2 dart
C flit and flap
Check
3 wade
Click if correct
D paddle
4 flutter
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Poems for Every Season: Poetry 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 rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, and foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream, it’s summer!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam, When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream It’s summer!
When swallows dart over the whispering trees, When cattle wade into the brook to their knees, And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze, It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray, When little red poppies shine out by the way, And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay, It’s summer!
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hover
dart
gleam
flutter
meadows
wade into the brook
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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
hover
Explore
Find Read Talk
It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam, When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream It’s summer!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
hover
Your turn
gleam
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dart
wade into the brook
flutter
meadows
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
It’s Summer!
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam, When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream It’s summer!
When swallows dart over the whispering trees, When cattle wade into the brook to their knees, And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze, It’s summer!
Reveal Vocabulary
When berries are green on the blackberry spray, When little red poppies shine out by the way, And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay, It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
When swallows dart over the whispering trees, When cattle wade into the brook to their knees, And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze, It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray, When little red poppies shine out by the way, And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay, It’s summer!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When swallows dart over the whispering trees,
When cattle wade into the brook to their knees,
And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze,
It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray,
When little red poppies shine out by the way,
And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay,
It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When swallows dart over the whispering trees, When cattle wade into the brook to their knees, And rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze, It’s summer!
When berries are green on the blackberry spray, When little red poppies shine out by the way, And meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay, It’s summer!
Explore
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
When butterflies hover and dragonflies gleam, When rushes grow high by the pond and the stream, And foxgloves stand in the woodland and dream It’s summer!
Reveal Explainer
This shows that when we start to see more insects, like butterflies and dragonflies flying around, we know that summer has arrived.
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Teach
From: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024. 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 are the signs that summer has arrived?
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found.
rushes
into the brook
swallows
by the pond and the stream
cattle
over whispering trees
poppies
out by the way
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - when rushes grow high - foxgloves stand in the woodland - rose-petals flutter and fall in the breeze - when little red poppies shine
plants and flowers grow and bloom
A) What are the signs that summer has arrived?
Text Mark Evidence when swallows dart over the whispering trees
when we see more birds flying / when migrating birds return
Text Mark Evidence when berries are green on the blackberry spray
when fruits start to grow
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence meadows are sweet with the new-mown hay
when farmers mow their fields
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each response to link with the correct answer
B) Draw four lines to match each item to where it is found:
rushes
into the brook
swallows
by the pond and the stream
cattle
over whispering trees
poppies
out by the way
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘gleam’?
True or False?
The berries are ripe and ready to eat.
True
False
Tick Me
Tick the animals named in the poem:
Tick two
A foxes
B cows
Check
C birds
Click if correct
D bears
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A dash
1 hover
B float
2 dart
C flit and flap
Check
3 wade
Click if correct
D paddle
4 flutter
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: Poems for Every Season by Enid Blyton © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.