Ready Steady Read Together
Quick, Let's Get Out of Here: Poetry Lesson 4
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?
My one fish…the loach…disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again…
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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)
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
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Let me read today's text
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Snails
When my last tadpole died
and my one fish
the loach
disappeared into the middle
of the dark green tank
and never came out again;
when you couldn’t see anything
in there any more
they all came
my brother
my mum
my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
A big brown snail she was and just recently not long ago I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass each one smaller than a Rice Krispie. They must have come out of the spawn she laid. But they didn’t know what I was thinking.
“What have you got in there, then?” “Even the pondweed’s dead.”
“Snails.”
There was nothing they could say to that…
except laugh their heads off.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
tadpole
tank
loach
Rice Krispie
spawn
pondweed
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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
tadpole
Explore
Find Read Talk
When my last tadpole died and my one fish the loach disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tadpole
Your turn
loach
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tank
Rice Krispie
spawn
pondweed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Snails
Reveal Vocabulary
When my last tadpole died
and my one fish
the loach
disappeared into the middle
of the dark green tank
and never came out again;
when you couldn’t see anything
in there any more
they all came
my brother
my mum
my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
A big brown snail she was and just recently not long ago I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass each one smaller than a Rice Krispie. They must have come out of the spawn she laid. But they didn’t know what I was thinking.
“What have you got in there, then?” “Even the pondweed’s dead.”
“Snails.”
There was nothing they could say to that…
except laugh their heads off.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
They all came
my brother
my mum
my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?”
“Nothing can live in there.”
“Why do you keep it?”
I knew why.
My oldest and best snail
was in there
climbing up and down the sides
of the tank.
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
They all came
my brother my mum my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?”
“Nothing can live in there.”
“Why do you keep it?”
I knew why.
My oldest and best snail was in there
climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
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
They all came
my brother
my mum
my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?”
“Nothing can live in there.”
“Why do you keep it?”
I knew why.
My oldest and best snail
was in there
climbing up and down the sides
of the tank.
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: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
When my last tadpole died
and my one fish
the loach
disappeared into the middle
of the dark green tank
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Reveal Explainer
Tadpoles are young baby frogs. If a tadpole died, it suggests that the tank was dirty or unhealthy. The word ‘last’ suggests that several tadpoles have already died in the tank. It shows that the tank is too dirty for some animals to survive in it.
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) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence my one fish…disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again
dead or missing animals
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Text Mark Evidence - the dark green tank - you couldn’t see anything in there (tank) any more
the appearance of the tank
Text Mark Evidence - they (my family) all came…and looked at the tank and laughed - why don’t you clean it (the tank) out - nothing can live in there (the tank)
his family’s reactions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence even the pondweed’s dead
dead plants
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - my oldest and best snail was in there - I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass - what have you got in there, then…snails
the tank still contained living things
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
Text Mark Evidence my oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank
it was home to his favourite snail
Text Mark Evidence - I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass - they (tiny snails) must have come out of the spawn she (his snail) laid
his pet snail had babies in the tank
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loach’?
Fill the Gaps
tadpole
tank
loach
When my last died
and my one fish
the disappeared into the middle
of the dark green and never came out again...
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘spawn’?
B tadpoles
A snails
D small creatures
C eggs
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Tiny, tiny snails climbed on the glass.
B) The tadpole died and the loach disappeared.
C) The poet’s family laughed about the snails.
D) The brown snail laid spawn.
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...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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 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?
My one fish…the loach…disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again…
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)
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Snails
When my last tadpole died and my one fish the loach disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again; when you couldn’t see anything in there any more they all came my brother my mum my dad and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
A big brown snail she was and just recently not long ago I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass each one smaller than a Rice Krispie. They must have come out of the spawn she laid. But they didn’t know what I was thinking.
“What have you got in there, then?” “Even the pondweed’s dead.” “Snails.” There was nothing they could say to that… except laugh their heads off.
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!
tadpole
tank
loach
Rice Krispie
spawn
pondweed
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
tadpole
Explore
Find Read Talk
When my last tadpole died and my one fish the loach disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tadpole
Your turn
loach
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tank
Rice Krispie
spawn
pondweed
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Snails
Reveal Vocabulary
When my last tadpole died and my one fish the loach disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again; when you couldn’t see anything in there any more they all came my brother my mum my dad and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
Explore
From: Quick, Let’s Get Out of Here by Michael Rosen © 1983. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
A big brown snail she was and just recently not long ago I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass each one smaller than a Rice Krispie. They must have come out of the spawn she laid. But they didn’t know what I was thinking.
“What have you got in there, then?” “Even the pondweed’s dead.” “Snails.” There was nothing they could say to that… except laugh their heads off.
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...
They all came my brother my mum my dad and looked at the tank and laughed: “Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
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
They all came
my brother my mum my dad
and looked at the tank and laughed:
“Why don’t you clean it out?”
“Nothing can live in there.”
“Why do you keep it?”
I knew why.
My oldest and best snail was in there
climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
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
They all came my brother my mum my dad and looked at the tank and laughed: “Why don’t you clean it out?” “Nothing can live in there.” “Why do you keep it?” I knew why. My oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank.
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: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
When my last tadpole died and my one fish the loach disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Reveal Explainer
Tadpoles are young baby frogs. If a tadpole died, it suggests that the tank was dirty or unhealthy. The word ‘last’ suggests that several tadpoles have already died in the tank. It shows that the tank is too dirty for some animals to survive in it.
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) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence my one fish…disappeared into the middle of the dark green tank and never came out again
dead or missing animals
A) How does the poet make the tank sound dirty or unpleasant?
Text Mark Evidence - the dark green tank - you couldn’t see anything in there (tank) any more
the appearance of the tank
Text Mark Evidence - they (my family) all came…and looked at the tank and laughed - why don’t you clean it (the tank) out - nothing can live in there (the tank)
his family’s reactions
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence even the pondweed’s dead
dead plants
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - my oldest and best snail was in there - I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass - what have you got in there, then…snails
the tank still contained living things
B) Why does the poet keep the tank as it is?
Text Mark Evidence my oldest and best snail was in there climbing up and down the sides of the tank
it was home to his favourite snail
Text Mark Evidence - I had seen some tiny, tiny snails on the glass - they (tiny snails) must have come out of the spawn she (his snail) laid
his pet snail had babies in the tank
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘loach’?
Fill the Gaps
tadpole
tank
loach
When my last died and my one fish the disappeared into the middle of the dark green and never came out again...
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘spawn’?
B tadpoles
A snails
D small creatures
C eggs
Sequence Me
Put the following events in the correct order:
A) Tiny, tiny snails climbed on the glass.
B) The tadpole died and the loach disappeared.
C) The poet’s family laughed about the snails.
D) The brown snail laid spawn.
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...
read aloud.
Reveal
Hear the rhythm and sound of the poem by reading it aloud.
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.
tadpole
loach
tank