Ready Steady Read Together
Start to Cook: Non-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?
Add the tomato purée or paste. Stir until the stock cube has dissolved.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
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Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
different combinations
allergy-free
purée
sprigs
rind
break the stalks
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From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. 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
different combinations
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
different combinations
purée
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
allergy-free
sprigs
rind
break the stalks
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
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Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
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Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley. Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces. Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
What did you notice?
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From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley.
Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces.
Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves.
Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley. Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces. Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around, Find and Take & Sequence It
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Put the events in the correct order!
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
2. Cut the leek in half lengthways. Cut off most of the dark green leaves and the roots. Wash the leek halves under the tap. Then, cut the leek into thin slices. 3. Scrub the carrots (or peel them if they are really muddy). Cut off the tops and throw them away, then cut the carrots into small cubes about 1cm (1/2in) wide.
Reveal Recipe Steps
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
Reveal Explainer
First, I will read through the steps listed. Next, I will ‘look around’ starting at the first step in the recipe. I can see that the first instruction when making pasta soup is to remove the rind of the bacon. I cannot see that in the statements so move onto the next step which is preparing vegetables. I can now ‘find and take’ the first step of preparing the vegetables by washing and chopping them. I can repeat this process to sequence it.
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. 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) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes. B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them. C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden. D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble. E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them.
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.
C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden.
D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence golden
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence 15 mins
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
so people can choose vegetables they like or already have
so the recipe can be changed to suit different tastes
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
because minestrone can be made with many different vegetables
to give the cook more choice and flexibility
so the soup can be adapted if certain vegetables are not available
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
to make the recipe suitable for different diets or preferences
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘measuring jug’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is the closest in meaning to ‘dissolve’?
B) break
A) melt
C) freeze
D) chop
True or False?
Cut off the carrot tops and add them to the soup.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means to ‘mix’:
Put the stock cube in a measuring jug and pour in 600ml (1 pint) off boiling water. Add the tomato purée or paste. Stir until the stock cube has dissolved.
Heat the oil in a saucepan.
Discuss then check
stir
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
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: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes. B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them. C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden. D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble. E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.
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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
Start to Cook: Non-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?
Add the tomato purée or paste. Stir until the stock cube has dissolved.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
different combinations
allergy-free
purée
sprigs
rind
break the stalks
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. 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
different combinations
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
different combinations
purée
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
allergy-free
sprigs
rind
break the stalks
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
Adapted from: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley. Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces. Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley.
Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces.
Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves.
Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
While the soup is cooking, break the stalks off the parsley. Put the leaves in a mug and snip them into small pieces. Turn off the heat and stir in the parsley leaves. Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and sprinkle some grated Parmesan on top of each.
Explore
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around, Find and Take & Sequence It
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Put the events in the correct order!
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
Reveal Text Marks
Let me show you
2. Cut the leek in half lengthways. Cut off most of the dark green leaves and the roots. Wash the leek halves under the tap. Then, cut the leek into thin slices. 3. Scrub the carrots (or peel them if they are really muddy). Cut off the tops and throw them away, then cut the carrots into small cubes about 1cm (1/2in) wide.
Reveal Recipe Steps
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
Reveal Explainer
First, I will read through the steps listed. Next, I will ‘look around’ starting at the first step in the recipe. I can see that the first instruction when making pasta soup is to remove the rind of the bacon. I cannot see that in the statements so move onto the next step which is preparing vegetables. I can now ‘find and take’ the first step of preparing the vegetables by washing and chopping them. I can repeat this process to sequence it.
From: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010. 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) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes. B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them. C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden. D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble. E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them.
A) Put the following recipe steps in the correct order.
E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.
C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden.
D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which word shows the bacon changes colour when it is cooked?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence golden
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) How long is the soup cooked before the pasta is added?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence 15 mins
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
so people can choose vegetables they like or already have
so the recipe can be changed to suit different tastes
D) Why does the writer suggest replacing some vegetables?
because minestrone can be made with many different vegetables
to give the cook more choice and flexibility
so the soup can be adapted if certain vegetables are not available
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
to make the recipe suitable for different diets or preferences
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘measuring jug’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is the closest in meaning to ‘dissolve’?
B) break
A) melt
C) freeze
D) chop
True or False?
Cut off the carrot tops and add them to the soup.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means to ‘mix’:
Put the stock cube in a measuring jug and pour in 600ml (1 pint) off boiling water. Add the tomato purée or paste. Stir until the stock cube has dissolved. Heat the oil in a saucepan.
Discuss then check
stir
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for answers.
Reveal
Use non-fiction books to solve puzzles or satisfy your curiosity.
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: Start To Cook by Jane Chisholm © 2010 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) Add the pasta and cook for 10 more minutes. B) Prepare the vegetables by washing and chopping them. C) Heat the oil and cook the bacon until it turns golden. D) Add the stock vegetables and herbs and let the soup bubble. E) Make the stock by dissolving the stock cube in boiling water.