Ready Steady Read Together
Quick, Let's Get Out of Here: Poetry 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?
I’m not waiting for a train…I’m waiting for my mum.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
A) What was the name of the train?
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Platform
I’m not waiting for a train
I’m waiting for my mum.
At a quarter to
The Flying Scotsman Express Train comes
through.
I stand back against the wall.
It’s the loudest thing I know.
The station goes dark,
I stop breathing,
the coaches move so fast
you can’t see the people in them.
At ten to five
Mum’s there.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her
so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her –
Mum.
I know it’s her
by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
Have you been waiting long?
No.
You could have gone home, you know. You’ve got
a key.
I like waiting for you. It’s better than being at home on my own.
I suppose it is.
I point to the children in the big advertisement:
‘Children’s shoes have far to go.’
Where are they going, Mum?
I don’t know.
I hold Mum’s hand all the way home.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
Flying Scotsman Express Train
platform
station
coaches
carriage
advertisement
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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
platform
Explore
Find Read Talk
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train
I’m waiting for my mum.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
platform
Your turn
Flying Scotsman Express Train
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
station
coaches
carriage
advertisement
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train
I’m waiting for my mum.
At a quarter to
The Flying Scotsman Express Train comes
through.
I stand back against the wall.
It’s the loudest thing I know.
The station goes dark,
I stop breathing,
the coaches move so fast
you can’t see the people in them.
At ten to five
Mum’s there.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her
so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her –
Mum.
I know it’s her
by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
Have you been waiting long?
No.
You could have gone home, you know. You’ve got
a key.
I like waiting for you. It’s better than being at home on my own.
I suppose it is.
I point to the children in the big advertisement:
‘Children’s shoes have far to go.’
Where are they going, Mum?
I don’t know.
I hold Mum’s hand all the way home.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The doors open.
She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her
so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her –
Mum.
I know it’s her
by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The doors open.
She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her
so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her –
Mum.
I know it’s her
by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The doors open.
She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her
so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her –
Mum.
I know it’s her
by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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 OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train
I’m waiting for my mum.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
Reveal Explainer
Often the people who wait at the train station are waiting to take a train. The poet is not waiting for that reason. He is waiting to meet his mum, who is on the train.
Teach
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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) What was the name of the train?
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What was the name of the train?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence The Flying Scotsman Express Train
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence at ten to five (4:50)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
Text Mark Evidence she’ll be in the second carriage, she always is
she always sits in the same place
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence her shape
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Text Mark Evidence her bag
Text Mark Evidence her walk
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘station’?
True or False?
When the train passed, the poet didn’t see any people in the coaches because they were empty.
True
False
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘the part of the train where the passengers sit’:
The station goes dark,
I stop breathing,
the coaches move so fast
you can’t see the people in them.
At ten to five
Mum’s there.
The doors open.
She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
1 Discuss then check
coaches
2 Discuss then check
carriage
Tick Me
Why did the poet wait at the station for his mum?
Tick one:
A He wanted to surprise her.
B He didn’t want to be home on his own.
Check
C He forgot to bring his key to the house.
Click if correct
D He just got off his train and wanted them to go home together.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn about poets.
Reveal
Read about the lives of famous poets and what inspired them.
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: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Quick, Let's Get Out of Here: Poetry 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?
I’m not waiting for a train…I’m waiting for my mum.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
A) What was the name of the train?
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train I’m waiting for my mum. At a quarter to The Flying Scotsman Express Train comes through. I stand back against the wall. It’s the loudest thing I know. The station goes dark, I stop breathing, the coaches move so fast you can’t see the people in them. At ten to five Mum’s there.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage, she always is. Daylight shines from behind her so I can’t see her face but I know it’s her – Mum. I know it’s her by her shape and her bag and her walk. Have you been waiting long? No. You could have gone home, you know. You’ve got a key.
I like waiting for you. It’s better than being at home on my own. I suppose it is. I point to the children in the big advertisement: ‘Children’s shoes have far to go.’ Where are they going, Mum? I don’t know. I hold Mum’s hand all the way home.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
Flying Scotsman Express Train
platform
station
coaches
carriage
advertisement
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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
platform
Explore
Find Read Talk
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train I’m waiting for my mum.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
platform
Your turn
Flying Scotsman Express Train
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
station
coaches
carriage
advertisement
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train I’m waiting for my mum. At a quarter to The Flying Scotsman Express Train comes through. I stand back against the wall. It’s the loudest thing I know. The station goes dark, I stop breathing, the coaches move so fast you can’t see the people in them. At ten to five Mum’s there.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage, she always is. Daylight shines from behind her so I can’t see her face but I know it’s her – Mum. I know it’s her by her shape and her bag and her walk. Have you been waiting long? No. You could have gone home, you know. You’ve got a key.
I like waiting for you. It’s better than being at home on my own. I suppose it is. I point to the children in the big advertisement: ‘Children’s shoes have far to go.’ Where are they going, Mum? I don’t know. I hold Mum’s hand all the way home.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage, she always is. Daylight shines from behind her so I can’t see her face but I know it’s her – Mum. I know it’s her by her shape and her bag and her walk.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The doors open.
She’ll be in the second carriage,
she always is.
Daylight shines from behind her so I can’t see her face
but I know it’s her – Mum.
I know it’s her by her shape
and her bag
and her walk.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage, she always is. Daylight shines from behind her so I can’t see her face but I know it’s her – Mum. I know it’s her by her shape and her bag and her walk.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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 OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Platform
I’m not waiting for a train I’m waiting for my mum.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhy is the poet waiting at the train station?
Reveal Explainer
Often the people who wait at the train station are waiting to take a train. The poet is not waiting for that reason. He is waiting to meet his mum, who is on the train.
Teach
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. 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) What was the name of the train?
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) What was the name of the train?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence The Flying Scotsman Express Train
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What time did the poet’s mum arrive?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence at ten to five (4:50)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How did the poet know where to look for his mum?
Text Mark Evidence she’ll be in the second carriage, she always is
she always sits in the same place
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence her shape
D) Name three things the poet recognised about his mum.
Text Mark Evidence her bag
Text Mark Evidence her walk
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘station’?
True or False?
When the train passed, the poet didn’t see any people in the coaches because they were empty.
True
False
Find Me
Find two words which mean ‘the part of the train where the passengers sit’:
The station goes dark, I stop breathing, the coaches move so fast you can’t see the people in them. At ten to five Mum’s there. The doors open. She’ll be in the second carriage, she always is.
1 Discuss then check
coaches
2 Discuss then check
carriage
Tick Me
Why did the poet wait at the station for his mum?
Tick one:
A He wanted to surprise her.
B He didn’t want to be home on his own.
Check
C He forgot to bring his key to the house.
Click if correct
D He just got off his train and wanted them to go home together.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn about poets.
Reveal
Read about the lives of famous poets and what inspired them.
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: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.