Ready Steady Read Together
The Wonders of Nature: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Link each living thing with its description.
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Explore
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.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
species
tentacles
vast
microscopic
riot of colour
digest
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. 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
species
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
species
Your turn
vast
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tentacles
microscopic
riot of colour
digest
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone. They come in all shapes and sizes - some have hard shells, like crabs and beetles, while others are soft, like worms and jellyfish.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world.
Invertebrates have no spine or backbone.
They come in all shapes and sizes -
some have hard shells,
like crabs and beetles,
while others are soft,
like worms and jellyfish.
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone. They come in all shapes and sizes - some have hard shells, like crabs and beetles, while others are soft, like worms and jellyfish.
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. 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) Link each living thing with its description.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Link each living thing with its description.
Reveal: Living Things and Definitions
Reveal Explainer
Animals links to - get their food by eating other animals or plants.
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Teach
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Link each living thing with its description.
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
do not have a backbone
animals
get their food by eating other animals or plants
plants
invertebrates
make their own food using sunlight
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
Text mark
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Find the answers
Acceptable Answers
Click on each person to link with the correct answer
A) Link each living thing with its description.
invertebrates
do not have a backbone
get their food by eating other animals or plants
make their own food using sunlight
plants
animals
Acceptable Answers
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence Australia
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence riot of colour
they are colourful / beautiful
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
Text Mark Evidence they are home to more fish than any of the habitat in the ocean
to see all the animals
Text Mark Evidence so big you can see it from space
such large habitats
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
No
Yes
Text Mark Evidence - loaded with powerful venom - sting you even after it is dead
Text Mark Evidence - strings of brightly coloured beads - siphonophore
they are dangerous / poisonous / deadly
they sound beautiful / unusual
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Quiz Time
Start
Fill the Gaps
invertebrates
vast
spine
Invertebrates are a group of animals which can be found all over our world. have no or backbone.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which of these animals live in the coral reef?
Tick all that apply:
A sponges
B eels
Check
C beetles
Click if correct
D crabs
Find Me
Find a word which meansthe same as group:
A siphonophore is a collection of many animals sharing the same body. Each animal has a different job. Some catch prey, while others digest food or help the body float.
Discuss then check
collection
Link Me
Link each animal with a fact about them:
A an invertebrate with a hard shell
1 coral reef
B catches microscopic animals at night
2 man-of-war
C lives in the coral reef
Check
3 beetle
Click if correct
D has 10m long deadly tentacles
4 starfish
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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.
do not have a backbone
animals
get their food by eating other animals or plants
plants
make their own food using sunlight
invertebrates
vast
invertebrates
spine
RSRT Y3 L4 Wonders of Nature
Literacy Counts
Created on November 14, 2025
Start designing with a free template
Discover more than 1500 professional designs like these:
View
Essential Business Proposal
View
Project Roadmap Timeline
View
Step-by-Step Timeline: How to Develop an Idea
View
Artificial Intelligence History Timeline
View
Mind Map: The 4 Pillars of Success
View
Big Data: The Data That Drives the World
View
Momentum: Onboarding Presentation
Explore all templates
Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
The Wonders of Nature: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Link each living thing with its description.
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Explore
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.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
species
tentacles
vast
microscopic
riot of colour
digest
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. 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
species
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
species
Your turn
vast
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tentacles
microscopic
riot of colour
digest
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone. They come in all shapes and sizes - some have hard shells, like crabs and beetles, while others are soft, like worms and jellyfish.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world.
Invertebrates have no spine or backbone.
They come in all shapes and sizes -
some have hard shells,
like crabs and beetles,
while others are soft,
like worms and jellyfish.
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Invertebrates are a vast group of animals which can be found all over our world. Invertebrates have no spine or backbone. They come in all shapes and sizes - some have hard shells, like crabs and beetles, while others are soft, like worms and jellyfish.
Explore
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. 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) Link each living thing with its description.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Link each living thing with its description.
Reveal: Living Things and Definitions
Reveal Explainer
Animals links to - get their food by eating other animals or plants.
From: Wonders of Nature by Ben Hoare © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Teach
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
A) Link each living thing with its description.
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
do not have a backbone
animals
get their food by eating other animals or plants
plants
invertebrates
make their own food using sunlight
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
Text mark
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Find the answers
Acceptable Answers
Click on each person to link with the correct answer
A) Link each living thing with its description.
invertebrates
do not have a backbone
get their food by eating other animals or plants
make their own food using sunlight
plants
animals
Acceptable Answers
B) Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence Australia
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence riot of colour
they are colourful / beautiful
C) Why do you think that lots of people like to visit coral reefs?
Text Mark Evidence they are home to more fish than any of the habitat in the ocean
to see all the animals
Text Mark Evidence so big you can see it from space
such large habitats
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
No
Yes
Text Mark Evidence - loaded with powerful venom - sting you even after it is dead
Text Mark Evidence - strings of brightly coloured beads - siphonophore
they are dangerous / poisonous / deadly
they sound beautiful / unusual
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
D) Would you like to see a Man-of-war? Why?
Quiz Time
Start
Fill the Gaps
invertebrates
vast
spine
Invertebrates are a group of animals which can be found all over our world. have no or backbone.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
Which of these animals live in the coral reef?
Tick all that apply:
A sponges
B eels
Check
C beetles
Click if correct
D crabs
Find Me
Find a word which meansthe same as group:
A siphonophore is a collection of many animals sharing the same body. Each animal has a different job. Some catch prey, while others digest food or help the body float.
Discuss then check
collection
Link Me
Link each animal with a fact about them:
A an invertebrate with a hard shell
1 coral reef
B catches microscopic animals at night
2 man-of-war
C lives in the coral reef
Check
3 beetle
Click if correct
D has 10m long deadly tentacles
4 starfish
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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.
do not have a backbone
animals
get their food by eating other animals or plants
plants
make their own food using sunlight
invertebrates
vast
invertebrates
spine