Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Firefox: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find two words that suggest the Grendilock is looking for Cadno:
Maybe the howl I heard that first night in the tree house wasn’t a dream after all. Maybe the Grendilock really is here, prowling the streets in the shape of a terrible hound. A hound…perfect for hunting foxes.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
prowling
hunting
True or False?
A large, black dog has been seen roaming the town.
False
True
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Charlie found an open gateway and scary claw marks.
B) Charlie returned to the castle after two days.
C) Teg asked Charlie to watch the firefox for two days.
D) Charlie met Teg and the firefox at the castle.
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which do you think is most likely to happen next?
Tick one:
A Teg arrives and apologises for being late.
B Charlie sends Cadno through the gateway on his own.
Check
C Charlie decides to continue to protect Cadno.
Click if correct
D The gateway magically closes and all danger disappears.
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
Should Charlie protect Cadno or keep his family safe?
Protect
Risk
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
guardedly
withdraw
astonishment
waddles
portly
flits
Explore
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Lippy edges closer and carefully reaches out. Cadno watches her guardedly. I’m about to tell Lippy to withdraw her hand, but then he does the unthinkable – he extends his neck and licks her fingers. A few seconds later, he leans into her touch.
“He’s warm, Charlie!” Lippy gasps in astonishment as she ruffles him between the ears. “It’s like putting my hand into a sunbeam!”
Cadno tilts his head to the side, his pointed ears slanted floppily, and to my surprise he clambers from my lap and waddles over to Lippy. He props himself up on her knees and starts to kiss her until Lippy falls back, squealing with glee as the portly little cub climbs all over her.
“Charlie, he’s amazing!” Roo smiles as he joins in. Cadno can’t seem to decide how to divide his time fairly between them, so he flits from one to the other like a loveable meteorite. A kiss for Lippy, a kiss for Roo. His fur is shimmering again, but this time it’s with excitement rather than anxiety.
“I’m glad you like him!” I laugh along with them. “He definitely likes you!”
They carry on like this for another few minutes. Finally, Lippy and Roo crawl away, both of them panting, exhausted from all the laughter. Cadno trots over and plants a sloppy wet peck on my arm, as though to tell me that he hasn’t forgotten about me.
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Charlie, he’s incredible!” Lippy pants. “You’re so lucky you get to look after him!” “Actually, that’s sort of why I let you in on the secret.”
“What do you mean?” asks Lippy, and then her face lights up. “Ooh, do you need babysitters? Because I am definitely on board for that!”
“Sort of,” I reply. “It’s just that summer’s about to start, and if I didn’t tell you about him I’d have to keep him a secret and probably avoid you both the whole time. Now that you know, I was hoping you could help me look after him. Especially if there might be a monster wandering around, looking for him.”
“You don’t know for sure that the Grendilock thing has come after him, though, do you?” says Lippy. “That dog people have seen could just be somebody’s lost pet.”
I shuffle about uncomfortably. She’s got a point – but I can’t help feeling that she’s wrong on this one. There was something so unnatural about the howl I heard. Something wrong.
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
Lippy edges closer and carefully reaches out. Cadno watches her guardedly. I’m about to tell Lippy to withdraw her hand, but then he does the unthinkable – he extends his neck and licks her fingers. A few seconds later, he leans into her touch.
1) Find and copy one word which suggests Cadno did something surprising or shocking.
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
2) Cadno can’t seem to decide how to divide his time fairly between them, so he flits from one to the other like a loveable meteorite. Why might the author have chosen to compare Cadno to a ‘loveable meteorite’?
Tick two:
Cadno moves quickly and without stopping between Lippy and Roo.
Cadno is dangerous and unpredictable like a meteorite.
Cadno looks like a shimmering ball of fire as he flits.
Cadno is strange and different, as if he were from space.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Why might Charlie be relieved that Lippy and Roo like Cadno? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence I was hoping you could help me look after him
babysitters for Cadno
Text Mark Evidence summer’s about to start, and if I didn’t tell you about him I’d have to keep him a secret
doesn’t have to avoid friends / keep secrets from friends
Text Mark Evidence you could help me look after him…especially if there might be a monster wandering around, looking for him
keep Cadno safe
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Lippy compared petting Cadno to a sunbeam.
Cadno’s fur was shimmering because he was nervous.
School was starting soon so Charlie needed babysitters.
Charlie was still worried about the Grendilock.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
If you like this book, you might like...
To be a book lover, you could...
connect with characters.
Reveal
Consider how the characters feel and what you'd do in their situation.
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 Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Firefox: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find two words that suggest the Grendilock is looking for Cadno:
Maybe the howl I heard that first night in the tree house wasn’t a dream after all. Maybe the Grendilock really is here, prowling the streets in the shape of a terrible hound. A hound…perfect for hunting foxes.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
prowling
hunting
True or False?
A large, black dog has been seen roaming the town.
False
True
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Charlie found an open gateway and scary claw marks.
B) Charlie returned to the castle after two days.
C) Teg asked Charlie to watch the firefox for two days.
D) Charlie met Teg and the firefox at the castle.
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which do you think is most likely to happen next?
Tick one:
A Teg arrives and apologises for being late.
B Charlie sends Cadno through the gateway on his own.
Check
C Charlie decides to continue to protect Cadno.
Click if correct
D The gateway magically closes and all danger disappears.
Speaking Spotlight
Conscience Alley
Explore
Conscience Alley
Should Charlie protect Cadno or keep his family safe?
Protect
Risk
Encourage
Convince
Persuade
Coax
Warn
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
guardedly
withdraw
astonishment
waddles
portly
flits
Explore
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Lippy edges closer and carefully reaches out. Cadno watches her guardedly. I’m about to tell Lippy to withdraw her hand, but then he does the unthinkable – he extends his neck and licks her fingers. A few seconds later, he leans into her touch. “He’s warm, Charlie!” Lippy gasps in astonishment as she ruffles him between the ears. “It’s like putting my hand into a sunbeam!” Cadno tilts his head to the side, his pointed ears slanted floppily, and to my surprise he clambers from my lap and waddles over to Lippy. He props himself up on her knees and starts to kiss her until Lippy falls back, squealing with glee as the portly little cub climbs all over her. “Charlie, he’s amazing!” Roo smiles as he joins in. Cadno can’t seem to decide how to divide his time fairly between them, so he flits from one to the other like a loveable meteorite. A kiss for Lippy, a kiss for Roo. His fur is shimmering again, but this time it’s with excitement rather than anxiety. “I’m glad you like him!” I laugh along with them. “He definitely likes you!” They carry on like this for another few minutes. Finally, Lippy and Roo crawl away, both of them panting, exhausted from all the laughter. Cadno trots over and plants a sloppy wet peck on my arm, as though to tell me that he hasn’t forgotten about me.
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Charlie, he’s incredible!” Lippy pants. “You’re so lucky you get to look after him!” “Actually, that’s sort of why I let you in on the secret.” “What do you mean?” asks Lippy, and then her face lights up. “Ooh, do you need babysitters? Because I am definitely on board for that!” “Sort of,” I reply. “It’s just that summer’s about to start, and if I didn’t tell you about him I’d have to keep him a secret and probably avoid you both the whole time. Now that you know, I was hoping you could help me look after him. Especially if there might be a monster wandering around, looking for him.” “You don’t know for sure that the Grendilock thing has come after him, though, do you?” says Lippy. “That dog people have seen could just be somebody’s lost pet.” I shuffle about uncomfortably. She’s got a point – but I can’t help feeling that she’s wrong on this one. There was something so unnatural about the howl I heard. Something wrong.
From: The Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
Lippy edges closer and carefully reaches out. Cadno watches her guardedly. I’m about to tell Lippy to withdraw her hand, but then he does the unthinkable – he extends his neck and licks her fingers. A few seconds later, he leans into her touch.
1) Find and copy one word which suggests Cadno did something surprising or shocking.
RevealAnswer
Practise & Apply
2) Cadno can’t seem to decide how to divide his time fairly between them, so he flits from one to the other like a loveable meteorite. Why might the author have chosen to compare Cadno to a ‘loveable meteorite’?
Tick two:
Cadno moves quickly and without stopping between Lippy and Roo.
Cadno is dangerous and unpredictable like a meteorite.
Cadno looks like a shimmering ball of fire as he flits.
Cadno is strange and different, as if he were from space.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Why might Charlie be relieved that Lippy and Roo like Cadno? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence I was hoping you could help me look after him
babysitters for Cadno
Text Mark Evidence summer’s about to start, and if I didn’t tell you about him I’d have to keep him a secret
doesn’t have to avoid friends / keep secrets from friends
Text Mark Evidence you could help me look after him…especially if there might be a monster wandering around, looking for him
keep Cadno safe
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
Lippy compared petting Cadno to a sunbeam.
Cadno’s fur was shimmering because he was nervous.
School was starting soon so Charlie needed babysitters.
Charlie was still worried about the Grendilock.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
If you like this book, you might like...
To be a book lover, you could...
connect with characters.
Reveal
Consider how the characters feel and what you'd do in their situation.
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 Last Firefox by Lee Newbery © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.