Ready Steady Read Together
Einstein the Penguin: Fiction 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?
The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of.
“Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him.
“Oh, he wants to be our friend!” said Imogen, rushing to join her brother.
“My friend,” Arthur corrected.
“Don’t be mean,” said Imogen. “He can be my friend too.”
The penguin tapped its beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again.
“Look!” cried Imogen. “He likes us!”
When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly.
“Please?” said Arthur.
“Come on,” said Mrs Stewart, reaching out a hand for Arthur to hold. “We can’t stay any longer or we’ll be late for supper.”
Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
children
great
hold
water
any
again
Mr
Mrs
both
eyes
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
enclosure
squawked
waddled
crouching
longingly
reluctant
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. 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
enclosure
Explore
Find Read Talk
When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
enclosure
Your turn
waddled
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
squawked
crouching
longingly
reluctant
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of.
“Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him.
“Oh, he wants to be our friend!” said Imogen, rushing to join her brother.
“My friend,” Arthur corrected.
“Don’t be mean,” said Imogen. “He can be my friend too.”
The penguin tapped its beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again.
“Look!” cried Imogen. “He likes us!”
When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly.
“Please?” said Arthur.
“Come on,” said Mrs Stewart, reaching out a hand for Arthur to hold. “We can’t stay any longer or we’ll be late for supper.”
Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur.
The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur.
The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!”
Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd.
“What have you been doing?”
“It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen.
“Can we keep him? Please?”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur.
The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him.
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Reveal Explainer
The other penguins were swimming in the pool but this penguin wasn’t. He noticed Arthur. The words ‘walked right up to the glass’ show the penguin wanted to get closer to him. ‘Peering’ means looking closely or carefully so it showed he was curious about Arthur and found him interesting.
Teach
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. 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) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the penguin tapped his beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again
tapped his beak to get their attention
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Text Mark Evidence when they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them…and when they stopped, it stopped too
followed them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it…squawked and shook its wings; the penguin squawked again
squawked at them
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - oh, he wants to be our friend - my friend - he can be my friend too - we’ve made friends with a penguin
wanted to be his friend
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Text Mark Evidence I think he’s the best penguin here
he was their favourite
Text Mark Evidence - can we keep him - both children were…staring at the penguin longingly
wanted to take him home
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence we can’t stay any longer…Arthur looked reluctant
didn’t want to leave him
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘enclosure’?
Which One's Right?
Which person said “I think he’s the best penguin here”?
B Imogen
A Arthur
C Mrs Stewart
D Mr Stewart
Find Me
Find one word that shows the got down low to be closer to the penguin:
“Can we keep him? Please?”
Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly.
Discuss then check
crouching
Tick Me
Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
Why did Mrs Stewart invite the penguin to her house?
Tick one:
A She always wanted a pet penguin.
B She wanted to be friends with the penguin too.
Check
C She was trying to get Arthur to leave the zoo.
Click if correct
D She wanted to trick the penguin.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Einstein the Penguin: Fiction 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?
The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of. “Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him. “Oh, he wants to be our friend!” said Imogen, rushing to join her brother. “My friend,” Arthur corrected. “Don’t be mean,” said Imogen. “He can be my friend too.” The penguin tapped its beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again. “Look!” cried Imogen. “He likes us!” When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself. “Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.” “We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?” Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly. “Please?” said Arthur. “Come on,” said Mrs Stewart, reaching out a hand for Arthur to hold. “We can’t stay any longer or we’ll be late for supper.” Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
children
great
hold
water
any
again
Mr
Mrs
both
eyes
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
enclosure
squawked
waddled
crouching
longingly
reluctant
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. 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
enclosure
Explore
Find Read Talk
When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
enclosure
Your turn
waddled
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
squawked
crouching
longingly
reluctant
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The penguins were outside, with their own beach and a great big pool of water that they were happily diving in and out of. “Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him. “Oh, he wants to be our friend!” said Imogen, rushing to join her brother. “My friend,” Arthur corrected. “Don’t be mean,” said Imogen. “He can be my friend too.” The penguin tapped its beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again. “Look!” cried Imogen. “He likes us!” When they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them, as if it knew exactly what they were thinking, and when they stopped, it stopped too, and squawked and shook its wings.
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself. “Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.” “We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?” Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly. “Please?” said Arthur. “Come on,” said Mrs Stewart, reaching out a hand for Arthur to hold. “We can’t stay any longer or we’ll be late for supper.” Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself. “Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.” “We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur.
The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself.
“Imogen! Arthur! There you are!”
Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing?”
“It’s time to go home.”
“We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen.
“Can we keep him? Please?”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“I think he’s the best penguin here,” said Arthur. The penguin squawked again, and looked pleased with itself. “Imogen! Arthur! There you are!” Mrs Stewart appeared suddenly through the crowd. “What have you been doing? It’s time to go home.” “We’ve made friends with a penguin!” said Imogen. “Can we keep him? Please?”
Explore
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Imogen, look,” said Arthur suddenly. One of the smallest penguins had walked right up to the glass, and was peering at him.
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Reveal Explainer
The other penguins were swimming in the pool but this penguin wasn’t. He noticed Arthur. The words ‘walked right up to the glass’ show the penguin wanted to get closer to him. ‘Peering’ means looking closely or carefully so it showed he was curious about Arthur and found him interesting.
Teach
From: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022. 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) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the penguin tapped his beak against the glass, and looked from Imogen to Arthur and back again
tapped his beak to get their attention
A) How did the penguin show he was interested in Arthur and Imogen?
Text Mark Evidence when they walked along the edge of the enclosure, the little penguin waddled beside them…and when they stopped, it stopped too
followed them
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence it…squawked and shook its wings; the penguin squawked again
squawked at them
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - oh, he wants to be our friend - my friend - he can be my friend too - we’ve made friends with a penguin
wanted to be his friend
B) How did Arthur and Imogen feel about the penguin?
Text Mark Evidence I think he’s the best penguin here
he was their favourite
Text Mark Evidence - can we keep him - both children were…staring at the penguin longingly
wanted to take him home
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence we can’t stay any longer…Arthur looked reluctant
didn’t want to leave him
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘enclosure’?
Which One's Right?
Which person said “I think he’s the best penguin here”?
B Imogen
A Arthur
C Mrs Stewart
D Mr Stewart
Find Me
Find one word that shows the got down low to be closer to the penguin:
“Can we keep him? Please?” Both children were crouching close to the glass, staring at the penguin longingly.
Discuss then check
crouching
Tick Me
Arthur looked reluctant, so Mrs Stewart gently rolled her eyes and crouched down to face the penguin. “And you, Mr Penguin, must come and stay with us whenever you like. Penguins are always very welcome at our house.”
Why did Mrs Stewart invite the penguin to her house?
Tick one:
A She always wanted a pet penguin.
B She wanted to be friends with the penguin too.
Check
C She was trying to get Arthur to leave the zoo.
Click if correct
D She wanted to trick the penguin.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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: Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.