Ready Steady Read Together
An Anthology of Intriguing Animals: Non-Fiction Lesson 2
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?
Ooooooow! Wolves are said to howl at the moon. That isn’t actually true, but wolves do howl after sunset, because they are most active in the dark.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
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Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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skilled hunters
mythology
communicate
slinking
camouflages
delicate
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From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. 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
skilled hunters
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Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
skilled hunters
Your turn
communicate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mythology
slinking
camouflages
delicate
Use your text
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Vocabulary Check & Re-read
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Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
What did you notice?
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From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in.
Wolves also communicate using body language.
If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high,
but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
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From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Reveal Explainer
I know they are both intelligent because the text says they are 'skilled hunters'. This means they know how to find food, make choices and hunt carefully which shows they are clever animals.
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
Teach
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence are intelligent mammals
they are mammals
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence found in a wide range of habitats
found in different habitats
Text Mark Evidence both are skilled hunters
good hunters
Text Mark Evidence they have adapted to survive in changing environments
they adapt to their environment
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
balance animal numbers
Text Mark Evidence play an important role in keeping animal populations balanced in the wild
Text Mark Evidence Wolves: - do howl after sunset - are most active in the dark Foxes: which you might see slinking down city streets after dark
both active at night
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Foxes: have amazing senses of … hearing Wolves: when one wolf starts howling all the others join in
both use sound to help them
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when one wolf starts howling all the others join in
make noises to each other
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
Text Mark Evidence - wolves also communicate using body language - if you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high… if you are junior, you crouch low - flatten your ears and tuck your tail between your legs
use actions or signals to show rank
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence its pale fur camouflages it against the sand
features to stay hidden from predators
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
Text Mark Evidence oversized ears to help it lose heat
features to keep it cool
Text Mark Evidence paws that are furry underneath to protect them from hot sand
features to protect it from heat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find a word which means to ‘pull in.’
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
Discuss then check
tuck
True or False?
The fennec fox is smaller than most pet cats.
False
True
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘slinking’?
Fill the Gaps
camouflages
delicate
slinking
The most common fox is the red fox, which you might see down city streets after dark,but the smallest fox is the tiny fennec fox. It lives in deserts, where its pale fur it against the sand. Its body is built to keep cool.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
An Anthology of Intriguing Animals: Non-Fiction 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?
Ooooooow! Wolves are said to howl at the moon. That isn’t actually true, but wolves do howl after sunset, because they are most active in the dark.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
skilled hunters
mythology
communicate
slinking
camouflages
delicate
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. 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
skilled hunters
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
skilled hunters
Your turn
communicate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mythology
slinking
camouflages
delicate
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Explore
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in.
Wolves also communicate using body language.
If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high,
but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
Explore
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Read Between the Lines
Be a detective and look for clues!
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Reveal Explainer
I know they are both intelligent because the text says they are 'skilled hunters'. This means they know how to find food, make choices and hunt carefully which shows they are clever animals.
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
Teach
From: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence are intelligent mammals
they are mammals
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence found in a wide range of habitats
found in different habitats
Text Mark Evidence both are skilled hunters
good hunters
Text Mark Evidence they have adapted to survive in changing environments
they adapt to their environment
A) How are foxes and wolves similar?
balance animal numbers
Text Mark Evidence play an important role in keeping animal populations balanced in the wild
Text Mark Evidence Wolves: - do howl after sunset - are most active in the dark Foxes: which you might see slinking down city streets after dark
both active at night
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence Foxes: have amazing senses of … hearing Wolves: when one wolf starts howling all the others join in
both use sound to help them
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence when one wolf starts howling all the others join in
make noises to each other
B) How do wolves communicate to others in the pack?
Text Mark Evidence - wolves also communicate using body language - if you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high… if you are junior, you crouch low - flatten your ears and tuck your tail between your legs
use actions or signals to show rank
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence its pale fur camouflages it against the sand
features to stay hidden from predators
C) What features help the fennec fox survive in its habitat?
Text Mark Evidence oversized ears to help it lose heat
features to keep it cool
Text Mark Evidence paws that are furry underneath to protect them from hot sand
features to protect it from heat
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Find Me
Find a word which means to ‘pull in.’
Wolves live in packs, and when one wolf starts howling all the others join in. Wolves also communicate using body language. If you're the boss, you hold your ears and tail high, but if you are junior, you crouch low, flatten your ears, and tuck your tail between your legs.
Discuss then check
tuck
True or False?
The fennec fox is smaller than most pet cats.
False
True
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘slinking’?
Fill the Gaps
camouflages
delicate
slinking
The most common fox is the red fox, which you might see down city streets after dark,but the smallest fox is the tiny fennec fox. It lives in deserts, where its pale fur it against the sand. Its body is built to keep cool.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
focus on fun facts.
Reveal
Write down interesting or surprising facts you learn.
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: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals by Ben Hoare © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
slinking
camouflages
delicate