Ready Steady Read Together
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems: Poetry 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?
‘Give me the camera, quick oh quick! He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
B) What kind of day was it?
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently… What was the gardener doing?
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Daddy Fell into the Pond
by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day.
And there seemed to be nothing beyond.
Then
Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And everyone’s face grew merry and bright,
And Timothy danced for sheer delight.
‘Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!
He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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every
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
grumbled
merry and bright
dismal
drake
sheer delight
daft
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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
grumbled
Explore
Find Read Talk
Daddy Fell into the Pond
by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
grumbled
Your turn
dismal
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
merry and bright
sheer delight
daft
drake
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Daddy Fell into the Pond
by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.
We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
We were nearing the end of a dismal day.
And there seemed to be nothing beyond.
Then
Daddy fell into the pond!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And everyone’s face grew merry and bright,
And Timothy danced for sheer delight.
‘Give me the camera, quick, oh quick!
He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Reveal Vocabulary
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed. Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy fell into the pond!
What did you notice?
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed. Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When
Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
Reveal: People and Actions
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the words ‘slapped’ and ‘knee’ from the first action. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. It was the gardener who slapped his knee.
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
B) What kind of day was it?
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently… What was the gardener doing?
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Text mark
Find the answers
Acceptable Answers
Click on each person to link with the correct answer
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence grey
B) What kind of day was it?
Text Mark Evidence dismal
Click on the numbers to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently…
What was the gardener doing?
Click to reveal...
laughing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the old drake
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Text Mark Evidence ducks
Also accept:
the male duck
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dismal’?
Fill the Gaps
drake
daft
And the ducks all quacked as if they were ,
And it sounded as if the old laughed.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 merry
4 daft
1 grumble
2 dismal
A sad and gloomy
B complain unhappily
C silly or foolish
D cheerful and happy
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Daddy fell into the pond.
B) The gardener laughed and the ducks quacked.
C) It was a grey day and everyone was grumbling.
D) Timothy danced for joy.
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...
collect your favourites.
Reveal
Keep a notebook of poems you love or that inspire you.
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: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
daft
drake
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems: Poetry 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?
‘Give me the camera, quick oh quick! He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
B) What kind of day was it?
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently… What was the gardener doing?
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Daddy Fell into the Pond by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey. We had nothing to do and nothing to say. We were nearing the end of a dismal day. And there seemed to be nothing beyond. Then Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And everyone’s face grew merry and bright, And Timothy danced for sheer delight. ‘Give me the camera, quick, oh quick! He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond When Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
grumbled
merry and bright
dismal
drake
sheer delight
daft
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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
grumbled
Explore
Find Read Talk
Daddy Fell into the Pond by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey. We had nothing to do and nothing to say.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
grumbled
Your turn
dismal
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
merry and bright
sheer delight
daft
drake
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Daddy Fell into the Pond by Alfred Noyes
Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey. We had nothing to do and nothing to say. We were nearing the end of a dismal day. And there seemed to be nothing beyond. Then Daddy fell into the pond!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
And everyone’s face grew merry and bright, And Timothy danced for sheer delight. ‘Give me the camera, quick, oh quick! He’s crawling out of the duckweed!’ Click!
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Reveal Vocabulary
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond When Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed. Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond When Daddy fell into the pond!
What did you notice?
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee
And doubled up, shaking silently,
And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft,
And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond
When Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed. Oh, there wasn’t a thing that didn’t respond When Daddy fell into the pond!
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently, And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft, And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
Reveal: People and Actions
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the words ‘slapped’ and ‘knee’ from the first action. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. It was the gardener who slapped his knee.
From: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999. 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) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
B) What kind of day was it?
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently… What was the gardener doing?
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Text mark
Find the answers
Acceptable Answers
Click on each person to link with the correct answer
A) Match each person to the correct action from the poem.
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence grey
B) What kind of day was it?
Text Mark Evidence dismal
Click on the numbers to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee And doubled up, shaking silently… What was the gardener doing?
Click to reveal...
laughing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the old drake
D) What made a noise that sounded like laughter?
Text Mark Evidence ducks
Also accept:
the male duck
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dismal’?
Fill the Gaps
drake
daft
And the ducks all quacked as if they were , And it sounded as if the old laughed.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3 merry
4 daft
1 grumble
2 dismal
A sad and gloomy
B complain unhappily
C silly or foolish
D cheerful and happy
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Daddy fell into the pond.
B) The gardener laughed and the ducks quacked.
C) It was a grey day and everyone was grumbling.
D) Timothy danced for joy.
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...
collect your favourites.
Reveal
Keep a notebook of poems you love or that inspire you.
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: The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems edited by June Crebbin © 1999 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
daft
drake
Daddy
slapped his knee
Timothy
crawled out of the duckweed
Gardener
danced and took a photo