Ready Steady Read Together
Over to You: Poetry Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
Soundscape: Dinosaur roaring noises?
What do you know and think?
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile.
If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll
win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
Show me a mountain, for example,
and while others scramble, slip and flop,
watch me whoosh straight to the top.
I have so much energy I could burst.
There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it.
If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it
as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb,
deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army.
That ugly block at the end of our street?
I’d flatten it using my hands and bare feet.
Don’t laugh. You may be bigger than me,
but as the sun is my witness I’m fit as a flea.
The naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans,
(imagine this girl when she reaches her teens!)
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
agile
pep and vim
scramble
deflect a tsunami
fit as a flea
full of mischief and beans
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. 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
agile
Explore
Find Read Talk
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agile
Your turn
scramble
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pep and vim
deflect a tsunami
fit as a flea
full of mischief and beans
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile.
If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll
win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
Show me a mountain, for example,
and while others scramble, slip and flop,
watch me whoosh straight to the top.
I have so much energy I could burst.
There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it.
If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it
as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb,
deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army.
That ugly block at the end of our street?
I’d flatten it using my hands and bare feet.
Don’t laugh. You may be bigger than me,
but as the sun is my witness I’m fit as a flea.
The naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans,
(imagine this girl when she reaches her teens!)
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I have so much energy I could burst.
There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it.
If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it
as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I have so much energy I could burst.
There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it.
If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it
as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I have so much energy I could burst.
There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it.
If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it
as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘be warned’ show her that the girl is confident and is looking to impress or intimidate others. The words ‘strong’ and ‘agile’ suggest that she is powerful and athletic.
Teach
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - if there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it - challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it
confident and determined
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - run half a mile in a minute - while others scramble, slip and flop, watch me whoosh straight to the top - there isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first
athletic and competitive
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - I have so much energy I could burst - today I have so much pep and vim - full of…beans
energetic and lively
Text Mark Evidence - if a lion attacked, I would pet it - I could tear a triceratops limb from limb, deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army
boastful and playful
Text Mark Evidence - you may be bigger than me, but… I’m fit as a flea - imagine this girl when she reaches her teens
small and young but powerful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans
mischievous and cheeky
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘deflect’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘able to move quickly and easily’:
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile.
If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll
win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
Show me a mountain, for example,
and while others scramble, slip and flop,
watch me whoosh straight to the top.
Discuss then check
agile
Fill the Gaps
deflect
vim
tsunami
Today I have so much pep and I could tear a triceratops limb from limb,
a , defeat a huge army.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
This poem is about a cheeky teenage girl.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Over to You: Poetry Lesson 2
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
Explore
Soundscape: Dinosaur roaring noises?
What do you know and think?
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute. Show me a mountain, for example, and while others scramble, slip and flop, watch me whoosh straight to the top. I have so much energy I could burst. There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first. Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it. If a lion attacked, I would pet it. Show me a fence and I’ll clear it as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb, deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army. That ugly block at the end of our street? I’d flatten it using my hands and bare feet. Don’t laugh. You may be bigger than me, but as the sun is my witness I’m fit as a flea. The naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans, (imagine this girl when she reaches her teens!)
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
agile
pep and vim
scramble
deflect a tsunami
fit as a flea
full of mischief and beans
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. 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
agile
Explore
Find Read Talk
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
agile
Your turn
scramble
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pep and vim
deflect a tsunami
fit as a flea
full of mischief and beans
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Mischief and Beans
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute. Show me a mountain, for example, and while others scramble, slip and flop, watch me whoosh straight to the top. I have so much energy I could burst. There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first. Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it. If a lion attacked, I would pet it. Show me a fence and I’ll clear it as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today I have so much pep and vim I could tear a triceratops limb from limb, deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army. That ugly block at the end of our street? I’d flatten it using my hands and bare feet. Don’t laugh. You may be bigger than me, but as the sun is my witness I’m fit as a flea. The naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans, (imagine this girl when she reaches her teens!)
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I have so much energy I could burst. There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first. Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it. If a lion attacked, I would pet it. Show me a fence and I’ll clear it as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I have so much energy I could burst. There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first.
Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it. If a lion attacked, I would pet it.
Show me a fence and I’ll clear it as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I have so much energy I could burst. There isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first. Challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it. If a lion attacked, I would pet it. Show me a fence and I’ll clear it as the sun cheers me on. Can you hear it?
Explore
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute.
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘be warned’ show her that the girl is confident and is looking to impress or intimidate others. The words ‘strong’ and ‘agile’ suggest that she is powerful and athletic.
Teach
From: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - if there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it - challenge me to a fight, you’ll regret it
confident and determined
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - run half a mile in a minute - while others scramble, slip and flop, watch me whoosh straight to the top - there isn’t a race where I couldn’t come first
athletic and competitive
What impression do you get of the girl described in the poem?
Text Mark Evidence - I have so much energy I could burst - today I have so much pep and vim - full of…beans
energetic and lively
Text Mark Evidence - if a lion attacked, I would pet it - I could tear a triceratops limb from limb, deflect a tsunami, defeat a huge army
boastful and playful
Text Mark Evidence - you may be bigger than me, but… I’m fit as a flea - imagine this girl when she reaches her teens
small and young but powerful
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence the naughtiest in class, full of mischief and beans
mischievous and cheeky
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘deflect’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘able to move quickly and easily’:
Be warned: today I feel strong and agile. If there’s a gong or a badge, I’ll win it. Run half a mile in a minute. Show me a mountain, for example, and while others scramble, slip and flop, watch me whoosh straight to the top.
Discuss then check
agile
Fill the Gaps
deflect
vim
tsunami
Today I have so much pep and I could tear a triceratops limb from limb, a , defeat a huge army.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
This poem is about a cheeky teenage girl.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Over to You by Roger McGough © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
vim
deflect
tsunami