Ready Steady Read Together
Charlotte's Web: 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?
It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author describe the barn?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease and of rubber boots and of new rope. And whenever the cat was given a fish-head to eat, the barn would smell of fish. But mostly it smelled of hay, for there was always hay in the great loft up overhead. And there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep.
The barn was pleasantly warm in winter when the animals spent most of their time indoors, and it was pleasantly cool in summer when the big doors stood wide open to the breeze.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The barn had stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows, a sheepfold down below for the sheep, a pigpen down below for Wilbur, and it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps. It was the kind of barn that swallows like to build their nests in. It was the kind of barn that children like to play in. And the whole thing was owned by Fern’s uncle, Mr Homer L. Zuckerman. Wilbur’s new home was in the lower part of the barn, directly underneath the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew that a manure pile is a good place to keep a young pig. Pigs needed warmth, and it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
manure
loft
perspiration
pitched down
stalls
barn cellar
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. 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
manure
Explore
Find Read Talk
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
manure
Your turn
perspiration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
loft
pitched down
stalls
barn cellar
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease and of rubber boots and of new rope. And whenever the cat was given a fish-head to eat, the barn would smell of fish. But mostly it smelled of hay, for there was always hay in the great loft up overhead. And there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep.
The barn was pleasantly warm in winter when the animals spent most of their time indoors, and it was pleasantly cool in summer when the big doors stood wide open to the breeze.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
The barn had stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows, a sheepfold down below for the sheep, a pigpen down below for Wilbur, and it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps. It was the kind of barn that swallows like to build their nests in. It was the kind of barn that children like to play in. And the whole thing was owned by Fern’s uncle, Mr Homer L. Zuckerman. Wilbur’s new home was in the lower part of the barn, directly underneath the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew that a manure pile is a good place to keep a young pig. Pigs needed warmth, and it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell –as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The barn was very large.
It was very old.
It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure.
It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses
and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
It often had a sort of peaceful smell –
as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell –as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author describe the barn?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
The author uses the words ‘very large’ to describe the barn’s size, helping the reader imagine that it is very big and spacious. The words ‘very old’ show that the barn has been there for a long time, so the reader might picture it as worn or faded with age.
Reveal Explainer
How does the author describe the barn?
Teach
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author describe the barn?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it smelled of hay and it smelled of manure - it smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows - it had a peaceful sort of smell
full of strong, interesting smells
Text Mark Evidence it had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world
feels safe and comforting
How does the author describe the barn?
full of hay / used to store hay
Text Mark Evidence - there was always hay in the great loft up overhead - there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - hay in the great loft up overhead - stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows - a sheepfold down below for the sheep - a pigpen down below for Wilbur
has many levels / organised for animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the barn was pleasantly warm in winter…and it was pleasantly cool in summer - it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar
comfortable temperature throughout the year
How does the author describe the barn?
Text Mark Evidence it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps
full of farm tools and equipment
Text Mark Evidence - it was the kind of barn that swallows liked to build their nests in - it was the kind of barn that children like to play in
a welcoming place for people and animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘barn cellar’?
True or False?
The cows and the horses were kept on the main floor.
False
True
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 loft
2 perspiration
4 cellar
1 manure
A underground part
C poo
B sweat
D overhead storage space
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which statement best summarises the author’s description of the barn?
Tick one:
A) The barn is small and tidy with a few animals inside.
B) The barn is large, full of farm smells and animals and is well-used.
Check
C) The barn is empty most of the time and only used in winter.
Click if correct
D) The barn is modern, newly built and full of brand-new tools.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read classics.
Reveal
Try timeless stories that have inspired readers for generations.
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: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Charlotte's Web: 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?
It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How does the author describe the barn?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease and of rubber boots and of new rope. And whenever the cat was given a fish-head to eat, the barn would smell of fish. But mostly it smelled of hay, for there was always hay in the great loft up overhead. And there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep. The barn was pleasantly warm in winter when the animals spent most of their time indoors, and it was pleasantly cool in summer when the big doors stood wide open to the breeze.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
The barn had stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows, a sheepfold down below for the sheep, a pigpen down below for Wilbur, and it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps. It was the kind of barn that swallows like to build their nests in. It was the kind of barn that children like to play in. And the whole thing was owned by Fern’s uncle, Mr Homer L. Zuckerman. Wilbur’s new home was in the lower part of the barn, directly underneath the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew that a manure pile is a good place to keep a young pig. Pigs needed warmth, and it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
manure
loft
perspiration
pitched down
stalls
barn cellar
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. 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
manure
Explore
Find Read Talk
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
manure
Your turn
perspiration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
loft
pitched down
stalls
barn cellar
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world. It smelled of grain and of harness dressing and of axle grease and of rubber boots and of new rope. And whenever the cat was given a fish-head to eat, the barn would smell of fish. But mostly it smelled of hay, for there was always hay in the great loft up overhead. And there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep. The barn was pleasantly warm in winter when the animals spent most of their time indoors, and it was pleasantly cool in summer when the big doors stood wide open to the breeze.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
The barn had stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows, a sheepfold down below for the sheep, a pigpen down below for Wilbur, and it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps. It was the kind of barn that swallows like to build their nests in. It was the kind of barn that children like to play in. And the whole thing was owned by Fern’s uncle, Mr Homer L. Zuckerman. Wilbur’s new home was in the lower part of the barn, directly underneath the cows. Mr. Zuckerman knew that a manure pile is a good place to keep a young pig. Pigs needed warmth, and it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell –as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The barn was very large.
It was very old.
It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure.
It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses
and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
It often had a sort of peaceful smell –
as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows. It often had a sort of peaceful smell –as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world.
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How does the author describe the barn?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The barn was very large. It was very old. It smelled of hay and it smelled of manure. It smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows.
The author uses the words ‘very large’ to describe the barn’s size, helping the reader imagine that it is very big and spacious. The words ‘very old’ show that the barn has been there for a long time, so the reader might picture it as worn or faded with age.
Reveal Explainer
How does the author describe the barn?
Teach
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How does the author describe the barn?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - it smelled of hay and it smelled of manure - it smelled of the perspiration of tired horses and the wonderful, sweet breath of patient cows - it had a peaceful sort of smell
full of strong, interesting smells
Text Mark Evidence it had a sort of peaceful smell – as though nothing bad could happen ever again in the world
feels safe and comforting
How does the author describe the barn?
full of hay / used to store hay
Text Mark Evidence - there was always hay in the great loft up overhead - there was always hay being pitched down to the cows and the horses and the sheep
Go to the next slide for more....
Text Mark Evidence - hay in the great loft up overhead - stalls on the main floor for the work horses, tie-ups on the main floor for the cows - a sheepfold down below for the sheep - a pigpen down below for Wilbur
has many levels / organised for animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the barn was pleasantly warm in winter…and it was pleasantly cool in summer - it was warm and comfortable down there in the barn cellar
comfortable temperature throughout the year
How does the author describe the barn?
Text Mark Evidence it was full of all sorts of things that you find in barns: ladders, grindstones, pitchforks, monkey wrenches, scythes, lawn mowers, snow shovels, axe handles, milk pails, water buckets, empty grain sacks, and rusty rat traps
full of farm tools and equipment
Text Mark Evidence - it was the kind of barn that swallows liked to build their nests in - it was the kind of barn that children like to play in
a welcoming place for people and animals
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘barn cellar’?
True or False?
The cows and the horses were kept on the main floor.
False
True
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 loft
2 perspiration
4 cellar
1 manure
A underground part
C poo
B sweat
D overhead storage space
Click if correct
Check
Tick Me
Which statement best summarises the author’s description of the barn?
Tick one:
A) The barn is small and tidy with a few animals inside.
B) The barn is large, full of farm smells and animals and is well-used.
Check
C) The barn is empty most of the time and only used in winter.
Click if correct
D) The barn is modern, newly built and full of brand-new tools.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
read classics.
Reveal
Try timeless stories that have inspired readers for generations.
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: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.