Ready Steady Read Together
The Moon: 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?
Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
atmosphere
gravitational pull
scorching
astronomer
orbiting
binoculars
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. 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
atmosphere
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
atmosphere
Your turn
scorching
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
gravitational pull
astronomer
orbiting
binoculars
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn. They each have more than 60 moons. Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
What did you notice?
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn.
They each have more than 60 moons.
Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it,
the greater its gravitational pull is.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn. They each have more than 60 moons. Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. 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 planet to the correct fact.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Next in line from the Sun is planet Earth and then Mars. As we know, Earth has one Moon, while Mars has two tiny moons called Phobos and Deimos. Both moons were discovered in 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall and are named after characters in Greek mythology.
Reveal: Planets and Facts
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Reveal Explainer
I could 'look around' for the first planet listed. However, there are many facts about each planet. For this text, it might be easier to look at the first clue. I will 'look around' for the words 'Phobos' and 'Deimos'. I can then 'find and take' the answer Mars.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Mercury
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Venus
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Earth
Text mark
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Mars
Find the answers
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons
Jupiter
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click on each planet to match it with the correct fact
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Jupiter
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn…larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is…the greater its gravitational pull
their large size
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
Text Mark Evidence - the closer you are to it (large planet) the greater its gravitational pull - once close to the planet, moons keep orbiting because gravity is strongest close to the planet
their proximity or nearness to the planet
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they (the moons) are moving too fast to fall down to the surface
the orbiting speed
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘binoculars’?
True or False?
Mercury is the hottest planet in our solar system because it is closet to the Sun.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘extremely hot’:
Mercury’s temperature can reach up to 430ºC (806ºF); and with no atmosphere to hold in the heat, night-time temperatures can drop to -170ºC (-274ºF). And, despite not being closest to the Sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, with its thick atmosphere trapping heat and creating scorching temperatures of 460ºC (860ºF).
Discuss then check
scorching
Sequence Me
Put these planets in the correct order from closest to furthest from the Sun:
Closest to the Sun
A) Earth
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
Check
D) Venus
Click if correct
E) Mars
Furthest from the Sun
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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 Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Mercury
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Venus
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Earth
Mars
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Jupiter
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Moon: 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?
Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
Explore
Let me read today's text whilst I show you the illustrations...
Explore
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
atmosphere
gravitational pull
scorching
astronomer
orbiting
binoculars
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. 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
atmosphere
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
atmosphere
Your turn
scorching
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
gravitational pull
astronomer
orbiting
binoculars
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn. They each have more than 60 moons. Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
What did you notice?
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn.
They each have more than 60 moons.
Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it,
the greater its gravitational pull is.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Next are the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn. They each have more than 60 moons. Larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is, and the closer you are to it, the greater its gravitational pull is.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. 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 planet to the correct fact.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Next in line from the Sun is planet Earth and then Mars. As we know, Earth has one Moon, while Mars has two tiny moons called Phobos and Deimos. Both moons were discovered in 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall and are named after characters in Greek mythology.
Reveal: Planets and Facts
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Reveal Explainer
I could 'look around' for the first planet listed. However, there are many facts about each planet. For this text, it might be easier to look at the first clue. I will 'look around' for the words 'Phobos' and 'Deimos'. I can then 'find and take' the answer Mars.
From: The Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Mercury
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Venus
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Earth
Text mark
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Mars
Find the answers
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons
Jupiter
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click on each planet to match it with the correct fact
A) Match each planet to the correct fact.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Jupiter
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the two biggest planets in our solar system: Jupiter and Saturn…larger planets attract more moons because the bigger something is…the greater its gravitational pull
their large size
B) Why do Jupiter and Saturn have so many moons?
Text Mark Evidence - the closer you are to it (large planet) the greater its gravitational pull - once close to the planet, moons keep orbiting because gravity is strongest close to the planet
their proximity or nearness to the planet
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence they (the moons) are moving too fast to fall down to the surface
the orbiting speed
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘binoculars’?
True or False?
Mercury is the hottest planet in our solar system because it is closet to the Sun.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘extremely hot’:
Mercury’s temperature can reach up to 430ºC (806ºF); and with no atmosphere to hold in the heat, night-time temperatures can drop to -170ºC (-274ºF). And, despite not being closest to the Sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, with its thick atmosphere trapping heat and creating scorching temperatures of 460ºC (860ºF).
Discuss then check
scorching
Sequence Me
Put these planets in the correct order from closest to furthest from the Sun:
Closest to the Sun
A) Earth
B) Mercury
C) Jupiter
Check
D) Venus
Click if correct
E) Mars
Furthest from the Sun
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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 Moon by Hannah Pang © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Mercury
Has two tiny, lumpy moons called Phobos and Deimos
Venus
Has no moon, a thick atmosphere and is the hottest planet in our solar system
Has more than 60 moons with the four largest named after the man who spotted them in 1610
Earth
Mars
Has no moon, no atmosphere and extreme temperatures
Jupiter
Has one moon which pulls at the tides of its seas and affects its seasons