Ready Steady Read Together
Grimwood: 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?
“A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWho saw what happened at the bins?
A) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
Ted’s ears pricked up.
“A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?” Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.”
I feel like this is an important bit, guys.
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant. He’d always wanted to live like a proper fox, running and digging about in the wild, getting muddy paws and freaking out bunnies. Ted looked at the map.
“Grimwood?” he said, looking down at Sven.
“Yep,” said Sven. He had a faraway, misty look in his eyes. “Grimwood. My home.”
“Why did you move to the Big City?” asked Ted.
Sven looked dreamily into the distance.
“For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
any
beautiful
kind
grass
should
sure
eye
wild
move
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
crumpled-up
faraway, misty look
ears pricked up
dreamily
dabbing at his eyes
handkerchief
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. 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
crumpled-up
Explore
Find Read Talk
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
crumpled-up
Your turn
ears pricked up
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
faraway, misty look
dreamily
dabbing at his eyes
handkerchief
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
Ted’s ears pricked up. “A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?” Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.”
I feel like this is an important bit, guys.
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant. He’d always wanted to live like a proper fox, running and digging about in the wild, getting muddy paws and freaking out bunnies. Ted looked at the map.
“Grimwood?” he said, looking down at Sven.
“Yep,” said Sven. He had a faraway, misty look in his eyes. “Grimwood. My home.”
“Why did you move to the Big City?” asked Ted.
Sven looked dreamily into the distance.
“For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven.
“So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven.
“It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here.”
“A beautiful magical forest.”
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only Who saw what happened at the bins?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
Teacher Model Question Only Who saw what happened at the bins?
Reveal Explainer
I will look around for the key word ‘bins’ or ‘saw’. I can see that the animal who saw what happened at the bins was called Sven. I can find and take the answer ‘Sven’.
Teach
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. 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) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a bit of crumpled-up paper
A) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
Text Mark Evidence a map
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence somewhere safe, far away (from here)
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
Text Mark Evidence a beautiful magical forest
Text Mark Evidence Grimwood
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence leaves and grass and mud
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
Text Mark Evidence full of animals being wild and free
Text Mark Evidence exactly the kind of place a fox should be
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence no nasty cats or dustbins
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence bunnies
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pricked up’?
Find Me
Find two words which show that Tedis excited about the forest:
Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.”
Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
brilliant
hopped
Tick Me
“For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
What does this suggest about Sven?
Tick one:
A) He is a silly rat who likes to scream.
B) He thinks Ted’s name is Belinda.
Check
C) He misses someone he loved.
Click if correct
D) He is playing a trick on Ted.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Sven gave Ted a crumpled-up paper.
B) Sven got sad when he thought of Brenda.
C) Sven saw what happened at the bins.
D) Sven told Ted it was a map to a magical forest.
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...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
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: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Grimwood: 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?
“A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWho saw what happened at the bins?
A) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.” The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted. “A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.” Ted’s ears pricked up. “A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?” Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.”
I feel like this is an important bit, guys.
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant. He’d always wanted to live like a proper fox, running and digging about in the wild, getting muddy paws and freaking out bunnies. Ted looked at the map. “Grimwood?” he said, looking down at Sven. “Yep,” said Sven. He had a faraway, misty look in his eyes. “Grimwood. My home.” “Why did you move to the Big City?” asked Ted. Sven looked dreamily into the distance. “For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
any
beautiful
kind
grass
should
sure
eye
wild
move
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
crumpled-up
faraway, misty look
ears pricked up
dreamily
dabbing at his eyes
handkerchief
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. 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
crumpled-up
Explore
Find Read Talk
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
crumpled-up
Your turn
ears pricked up
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
faraway, misty look
dreamily
dabbing at his eyes
handkerchief
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.” The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted. “A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.” Ted’s ears pricked up. “A forest? A real-life forest? With leaves and grass and mud and stuff?” Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.”
I feel like this is an important bit, guys.
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant. He’d always wanted to live like a proper fox, running and digging about in the wild, getting muddy paws and freaking out bunnies. Ted looked at the map. “Grimwood?” he said, looking down at Sven. “Yep,” said Sven. He had a faraway, misty look in his eyes. “Grimwood. My home.” “Why did you move to the Big City?” asked Ted. Sven looked dreamily into the distance. “For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.” The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted. “A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven.
“So here. Take this.”
The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws.
“What is it?” asked Ted.
“A map,” said Sven.
“It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here.”
“A beautiful magical forest.”
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
“I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.” The little rat pushed a bit of crumpled-up paper into Ted’s paws. “What is it?” asked Ted. “A map,” said Sven. “It’ll take you somewhere safe, far away from here. A beautiful magical forest.”
Explore
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question Only Who saw what happened at the bins?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
“I saw what happened at the bins earlier. I know you guys need to hide out somewhere for a while,” said Sven. “So here. Take this.”
Teacher Model Question Only Who saw what happened at the bins?
Reveal Explainer
I will look around for the key word ‘bins’ or ‘saw’. I can see that the animal who saw what happened at the bins was called Sven. I can find and take the answer ‘Sven’.
Teach
From: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021. 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) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a bit of crumpled-up paper
A) What did the rat push into Ted’s paws?
Text Mark Evidence a map
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence somewhere safe, far away (from here)
B) Where was the rat suggesting Ted go to hide out?
Text Mark Evidence a beautiful magical forest
Text Mark Evidence Grimwood
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence leaves and grass and mud
C) How is the forest different from the Big City?
Text Mark Evidence full of animals being wild and free
Text Mark Evidence exactly the kind of place a fox should be
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence no nasty cats or dustbins
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What animal did Ted want to scare or freak out?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence bunnies
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pricked up’?
Find Me
Find two words which show that Tedis excited about the forest:
Sven smiled. “Sure, yes, a forest! Full of animals being wild and free, and no nasty cats or dustbins or any of that stuff. Exactly the kind of place a fox should be.” Ted hopped from foot to foot. This sounded brilliant.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
brilliant
hopped
Tick Me
“For love,” he said mysteriously. Then he shut his eyes and screamed, “BELINDA, WHY???” into the air before dabbing at his eyes with a handkerchief.
What does this suggest about Sven?
Tick one:
A) He is a silly rat who likes to scream.
B) He thinks Ted’s name is Belinda.
Check
C) He misses someone he loved.
Click if correct
D) He is playing a trick on Ted.
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) Sven gave Ted a crumpled-up paper.
B) Sven got sad when he thought of Brenda.
C) Sven saw what happened at the bins.
D) Sven told Ted it was a map to a magical forest.
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...
discover new worlds.
Reveal
Immerse yourself in imaginative settings and ideas.
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: Grimwood by Nadia Shireen © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.