Ready Steady Read Together
The Wonders of Nature: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘invertebrates’?
True or False?
Animals and plants get their food in the same way.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its description:
4 plant
1 fossil
3 invertebrate
2 mineral
D animal that does not have a backbone or spine
C solid material made from elements that forms naturally in the Earth
B hardened remains or shape of a plant or animal from millions of years ago
A living thing that makes its own food
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find two words or phrases that shows that it takes a long time for a coral reef to form:
Each soft-bodied polyp builds a stony skeleton around itself. Slowly, over many years, the skeletons grow and join up, creating a reef.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
slowly
over many years
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Create a news segment reportingon the discovery of the natural materials in the text.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
warm-blooded
air pressure
habitats
technique
tread
gloopy
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Mammals can live in many different habitats - some live on land, some in the sea, and some can even glide or fly through the air.
Circle the word which best explains where mammals live.
in a variety of habitats
in the sea
in forests
in the air
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What is the definition of the word 'echolocation'?
Tick one:
The way bats fly silently through the air at night.
A technique bats use to find objects by listening to echoes of their high-pitched sounds.
A special tree where bats sleep during the day.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Describe two ways a tapir can survive in the rainforest.
Text Mark Evidence hide from big cats – its main predators
Text Mark Evidence long nose… uses to pick fruit and leaves to eat
hides to avoid predators
eats fruit and leaves
Text Mark Evidence a pattern of pale spots and stripes, which help them hide…
Text Mark Evidence when it needs to cool off it finds some gloopy mud to lie in
young are camouflaged to help them hide
stay cool in the mud
Text Mark Evidence uses its lifted trunk like a snorkel as it swims through forest rivers and pools
swim through rivers and pools
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Why do you think that a tapir’s nose is long?
Text Mark Evidence uses its lifted trunk like a snorkel as it swims through forest rivers and pools
Text Mark Evidence has a long nose, a bit like an elephant’s trunk, which it uses to pick fruit and leaves to eat
so it can reach food
so it can swim through rivers and pool
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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Reveal
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Wonders of Nature: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘invertebrates’?
True or False?
Animals and plants get their food in the same way.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its description:
4 plant
1 fossil
3 invertebrate
2 mineral
D animal that does not have a backbone or spine
C solid material made from elements that forms naturally in the Earth
B hardened remains or shape of a plant or animal from millions of years ago
A living thing that makes its own food
Check
Click if correct
Find Me
Find two words or phrases that shows that it takes a long time for a coral reef to form:
Each soft-bodied polyp builds a stony skeleton around itself. Slowly, over many years, the skeletons grow and join up, creating a reef.
1 Discuss then check
2 Discuss then check
slowly
over many years
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Create a news segment reportingon the discovery of the natural materials in the text.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
warm-blooded
air pressure
habitats
technique
tread
gloopy
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Mammals can live in many different habitats - some live on land, some in the sea, and some can even glide or fly through the air.
Circle the word which best explains where mammals live.
in a variety of habitats
in the sea
in forests
in the air
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) What is the definition of the word 'echolocation'?
Tick one:
The way bats fly silently through the air at night.
A technique bats use to find objects by listening to echoes of their high-pitched sounds.
A special tree where bats sleep during the day.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Describe two ways a tapir can survive in the rainforest.
Text Mark Evidence hide from big cats – its main predators
Text Mark Evidence long nose… uses to pick fruit and leaves to eat
hides to avoid predators
eats fruit and leaves
Text Mark Evidence a pattern of pale spots and stripes, which help them hide…
Text Mark Evidence when it needs to cool off it finds some gloopy mud to lie in
young are camouflaged to help them hide
stay cool in the mud
Text Mark Evidence uses its lifted trunk like a snorkel as it swims through forest rivers and pools
swim through rivers and pools
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Why do you think that a tapir’s nose is long?
Text Mark Evidence uses its lifted trunk like a snorkel as it swims through forest rivers and pools
Text Mark Evidence has a long nose, a bit like an elephant’s trunk, which it uses to pick fruit and leaves to eat
so it can reach food
so it can swim through rivers and pool
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
create your own fact book.
Reveal
Write down what you've learned and add pictures or diagrams.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.