Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Aesop: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘outstretched’?
True or False?
The Ant climbed the tree to avoid getting caught in the net.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A making a bubbling or gurgling sound
1 desperate
B needing or wanting something badly
2 flailing
C moved like you might fall over
Check
3 burbling
Click if correct
D waving or swinging arms or legs wildly
4 tottered
Sequence Me
Put the events from The Ant and the Dove in the correct order:
A) Ant fell into the stream when trying to get a drink.
B) Dove was caught in a net by a bird-catcher.
C) Ant helped to save Dove by biting the woman.
D) Dove helped Ant by dropping a twig.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you like to ask the Fox, Ant, Crow or Dove?
Common Exception Words
Explore
move
eye
gold
would
should
every
money
even
last
old
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
prowled
scavenged
rasped
cursed
plucked
snarly
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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The Wolf and the Heron
Wolf was a dangerous animal, no doubt about it: sharp teeth, sharp claws, sharp eyes. No one wanted to go near Wolf, not if they would help it. As for Wolf – she prowled and she pounced and she scavenged her meals. She wasn’t around to make friends. Not, that is, until she got a bone stuck in her throat.
That bone itched and it scratched and it tickled, and no matter how much she coughed, it wouldn’t come up. “Argh!” rasped Wolf. “I can’t live like this. I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to hunt. I just need to get rid of this cursed bone!”
Wolf looked everywhere for help. She asked the deer and the ants and the snakes, even the birds in the trees. They all shook their heads. “We’re not going near you,” they said.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
At last, Wolf met a heron, who agreed to remove the bone for a fee. “Five gold coins should cover it,” said Heron. Wolf opened her jaws wide and Heron stuck his neck right in. He reached all the way down Wolf’s throat and plucked out the bone with his beak.
“My money, please,” said Heron.
Wolf gave a snarly laugh. “No money for you, old bird. Isn’t it enough that you put your head in a wolf’s throat…and lived!”
“What trick is this?” cried Heron.
“Not a trick,” said Wolf, “but a lesson.”
Moral: Don’t expect rewards from the wicked.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) 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
Heron was a dangerous animal with sharp claws and sharp eyes.
Wolf only wanted a friend when she needed help.
Many animals tried to help wolf but couldn’t reach the bone.
Heron agreed to help Wolf for a fee of five gold coins.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Why did Wolf have a hard time finding someone to help her?
Text Mark Evidence Wolf was a dangerous animal, no doubt about it: sharp teeth, sharp claws, sharp eyes
Text Mark Evidence - no one wanted to go near Wolf - we’re not going near you
Wolf was fierce
animals feared Wolf
Text Mark Evidence she prowled and she pounced and she scavenged her meals
Wolf is known for hunting animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Moral: Don’t expect rewards from the wicked. Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
This means don’t expect a prize from someone who is…
foolish.
bossy.
cruel.
hurt.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Stories from Aesop: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘outstretched’?
True or False?
The Ant climbed the tree to avoid getting caught in the net.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct meaning:
A making a bubbling or gurgling sound
1 desperate
B needing or wanting something badly
2 flailing
C moved like you might fall over
Check
3 burbling
Click if correct
D waving or swinging arms or legs wildly
4 tottered
Sequence Me
Put the events from The Ant and the Dove in the correct order:
A) Ant fell into the stream when trying to get a drink.
B) Dove was caught in a net by a bird-catcher.
C) Ant helped to save Dove by biting the woman.
D) Dove helped Ant by dropping a twig.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Hot Seating
Explore
Hot Seating: Ask the character
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
What would you like to ask the Fox, Ant, Crow or Dove?
Common Exception Words
Explore
move
eye
gold
would
should
every
money
even
last
old
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
prowled
scavenged
rasped
cursed
plucked
snarly
Explore
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
The Wolf and the Heron
Wolf was a dangerous animal, no doubt about it: sharp teeth, sharp claws, sharp eyes. No one wanted to go near Wolf, not if they would help it. As for Wolf – she prowled and she pounced and she scavenged her meals. She wasn’t around to make friends. Not, that is, until she got a bone stuck in her throat. That bone itched and it scratched and it tickled, and no matter how much she coughed, it wouldn’t come up. “Argh!” rasped Wolf. “I can’t live like this. I don’t want to eat, I don’t want to hunt. I just need to get rid of this cursed bone!” Wolf looked everywhere for help. She asked the deer and the ants and the snakes, even the birds in the trees. They all shook their heads. “We’re not going near you,” they said.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
At last, Wolf met a heron, who agreed to remove the bone for a fee. “Five gold coins should cover it,” said Heron. Wolf opened her jaws wide and Heron stuck his neck right in. He reached all the way down Wolf’s throat and plucked out the bone with his beak. “My money, please,” said Heron. Wolf gave a snarly laugh. “No money for you, old bird. Isn’t it enough that you put your head in a wolf’s throat…and lived!” “What trick is this?” cried Heron. “Not a trick,” said Wolf, “but a lesson.” Moral: Don’t expect rewards from the wicked.
From: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) 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
Heron was a dangerous animal with sharp claws and sharp eyes.
Wolf only wanted a friend when she needed help.
Many animals tried to help wolf but couldn’t reach the bone.
Heron agreed to help Wolf for a fee of five gold coins.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Why did Wolf have a hard time finding someone to help her?
Text Mark Evidence Wolf was a dangerous animal, no doubt about it: sharp teeth, sharp claws, sharp eyes
Text Mark Evidence - no one wanted to go near Wolf - we’re not going near you
Wolf was fierce
animals feared Wolf
Text Mark Evidence she prowled and she pounced and she scavenged her meals
Wolf is known for hunting animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Moral: Don’t expect rewards from the wicked. Circle the word which best completes the sentence. This means don’t expect a prize from someone who is…
foolish.
bossy.
cruel.
hurt.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Illustrated Stories from Aesop by Susanna Davidson © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.