Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Bear: Fiction Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
“If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
A) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
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Let me read today's text
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“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?”
He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.”
“So it really is called Bear Island because of the bears?” April asked, delighted to have his full attention. “I thought maybe it was just a made-up name.”
“No. It’s real,” Dad said, looking pleased to be able to share some of his knowledge. “It dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island. They fought with the bear for over two hours before eventually killing it – then afterwards they called the island Bear Island.”
“Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.”
“It was just what they did back in those days.”
April frowned. “So, there are no bears because people killed them all?”
“That,” he said, “and the ice caps.” April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“The ice caps used to extend this far south,” Dad explained. “Which meant that the bears could reach the island in winter?”
“Exactly,” he replied. “Polar bears are mostly marine animals and they use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals. But now the ice caps are melting it means they can’t travel as far as they used to. That’s why the polar bear population is dropping.”
“But if the ice caps round here are melting…”
“Melted,” Dad corrected.
“Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
“Not if there aren’t any ice caps. The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
interlinked
extend
affected
hunting ground
population
amended
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From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. 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
interlinked
Explore
Find Read Talk
April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
interlinked
Your turn
affected
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
extend
hunting ground
population
amended
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?”
He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.”
“So it really is called Bear Island because of the bears?” April asked, delighted to have his full attention. “I thought maybe it was just a made-up name.”
“No. It’s real,” Dad said, looking pleased to be able to share some of his knowledge. “It dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island. They fought with the bear for over two hours before eventually killing it – then afterwards they called the island Bear Island.”
“Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.”
“It was just what they did back in those days.”
April frowned. “So, there are no bears because people killed them all?”
“That,” he said, “and the ice caps.” April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“The ice caps used to extend this far south,” Dad explained. “Which meant that the bears could reach the island in winter?”
“Exactly,” he replied. “Polar bears are mostly marine animals and they use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals. But now the ice caps are melting it means they can’t travel as far as they used to. That’s why the polar bear population is dropping.”
“But if the ice caps round here are melting…”
“Melted,” Dad corrected.
“Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
“Not if there aren’t any ice caps. The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away.”
“In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island,”
“but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only What is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?” He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.”
Reveal Explainer
The island was originally named Bear Island because polar bears lived there in large numbers. Now, there are no bears on the island. It is unusual to have an island called ‘Bear Island’ which has no bears.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
Teach
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. 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) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
Text Mark Evidence it dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island
1596
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence there are no bears because people killed them all
people killed them
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
Text Mark Evidence now the ice caps are melting it means they (polar bears) can’t travel as far as they used to
ice caps melting
Text Mark Evidence now it’s just too far for them (polar bears) to swim
distance from Svalbard
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
Text Mark Evidence polar bears…use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals
to hunt
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Svalbard
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
Text Mark Evidence nearly 250 miles away
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘interlinked’?
Find Me
Find two words that mean ‘changed to make better or more accurate’:
“But if the ice caps round here are melting…”
“Melted,” Dad corrected.
“Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
ammended
corrected
Tick Me
“Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.”
What does ‘with an ache to her heart’ suggest about April?
Tick one:
A She has medical problems with her heart.
B She hasn’t gotten over the loss of her mother.
Check
C She feels anger at the killing of the bear.
Click if correct
D She feels sorrow for the suffering of animals.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Polar bears travelled to Bear Island to hunt.
B) Polar bears can no longer reach Bear Island.
C) The ice caps between Svalbard and Bear Island melted.
D) The ice caps extended to Bear Island from Svalbard.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
spot themes.
Reveal
Look for big ideas or lessons the story might be teaching.
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 Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Last Bear: Fiction Lesson 3
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?
“If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
A) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?” He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.” “So it really is called Bear Island because of the bears?” April asked, delighted to have his full attention. “I thought maybe it was just a made-up name.” “No. It’s real,” Dad said, looking pleased to be able to share some of his knowledge. “It dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island. They fought with the bear for over two hours before eventually killing it – then afterwards they called the island Bear Island.” “Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.” “It was just what they did back in those days.” April frowned. “So, there are no bears because people killed them all?” “That,” he said, “and the ice caps.” April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“The ice caps used to extend this far south,” Dad explained. “Which meant that the bears could reach the island in winter?” “Exactly,” he replied. “Polar bears are mostly marine animals and they use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals. But now the ice caps are melting it means they can’t travel as far as they used to. That’s why the polar bear population is dropping.” “But if the ice caps round here are melting…” “Melted,” Dad corrected. “Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?” “Not if there aren’t any ice caps. The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.” “Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind. “Not even one.”
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
interlinked
extend
affected
hunting ground
population
amended
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. 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
interlinked
Explore
Find Read Talk
April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
interlinked
Your turn
affected
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
extend
hunting ground
population
amended
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?” He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.” “So it really is called Bear Island because of the bears?” April asked, delighted to have his full attention. “I thought maybe it was just a made-up name.” “No. It’s real,” Dad said, looking pleased to be able to share some of his knowledge. “It dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island. They fought with the bear for over two hours before eventually killing it – then afterwards they called the island Bear Island.” “Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.” “It was just what they did back in those days.” April frowned. “So, there are no bears because people killed them all?” “That,” he said, “and the ice caps.” April knew that some ice caps formed in winter and then melted in summer and looked a bit like interlinked jigsaw pieces floating on the water. She also knew that once upon a time there were way more ice caps than there were now. But what she didn’t know was how this affected Bear Island.
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
“The ice caps used to extend this far south,” Dad explained. “Which meant that the bears could reach the island in winter?” “Exactly,” he replied. “Polar bears are mostly marine animals and they use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals. But now the ice caps are melting it means they can’t travel as far as they used to. That’s why the polar bear population is dropping.” “But if the ice caps round here are melting…” “Melted,” Dad corrected. “Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?” “Not if there aren’t any ice caps. The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.” “Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind. “Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.” “Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind. “Not even one.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away.”
“In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island,”
“but now it’s just too far for them to swim.”
“Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind.
“Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“The nearest polar bear population is based in Svalbard, which is nearly two hundred and fifty miles away. In the old days, that’s where they would have travelled from to get to Bear Island, but now it’s just too far for them to swim.” “Not even one?” she asked in a tiny voice, picturing the bear in her mind. “Not even one.”
Explore
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. 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...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only What is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“Why is it called Bear Island?” she asked over dinner that evening. “If there are no polar bears here?” He adjusted his position so he faced her. “Because a long time ago the island was full of bears.”
Reveal Explainer
The island was originally named Bear Island because polar bears lived there in large numbers. Now, there are no bears on the island. It is unusual to have an island called ‘Bear Island’ which has no bears.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat is unusual about Bear Island’s name?
Teach
From: The Last Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021. 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) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) When did the first recorded killing of a polar bear take place on the island?
Text Mark Evidence it dates back to 1596 when the first recorded killing of a polar bear took place on this island
1596
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence there are no bears because people killed them all
people killed them
B) Name two reasons there are no longer polar bears on Bear Island.
Text Mark Evidence now the ice caps are melting it means they (polar bears) can’t travel as far as they used to
ice caps melting
Text Mark Evidence now it’s just too far for them (polar bears) to swim
distance from Svalbard
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why did polar bears travel south in the past?
Text Mark Evidence polar bears…use the ice caps as a hunting ground to catch seals
to hunt
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Svalbard
D) Where is the nearest polar bear population to Bear Island?
Text Mark Evidence nearly 250 miles away
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘interlinked’?
Find Me
Find two words that mean ‘changed to make better or more accurate’:
“But if the ice caps round here are melting…” “Melted,” Dad corrected. “Melted,” April amended. “If the ice caps around here have melted does that mean a bear can never get back to Bear Island?”
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
ammended
corrected
Tick Me
“Two hours?” she said with an ache to her heart. “The poor thing.”
What does ‘with an ache to her heart’ suggest about April?
Tick one:
A She has medical problems with her heart.
B She hasn’t gotten over the loss of her mother.
Check
C She feels anger at the killing of the bear.
Click if correct
D She feels sorrow for the suffering of animals.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Polar bears travelled to Bear Island to hunt.
B) Polar bears can no longer reach Bear Island.
C) The ice caps between Svalbard and Bear Island melted.
D) The ice caps extended to Bear Island from Svalbard.
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
spot themes.
Reveal
Look for big ideas or lessons the story might be teaching.
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 Bear by Hannah Gold © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.