Ready Steady Read Together
Hello, Universe: 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?
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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The only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes. Her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified. To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out:
1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
2. Never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail.
3. Stay out of tall grass.
4. If you see one, ignore it and walk away quietly. Most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it.
5. If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately.
I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better. Life is a lot easier when you are prepared for stuff.
I wish I had been prepared when Roberta and I stopped being friends.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore, but you can’t remember when it all happened? Well, that’s not how it was with Roberta. I know the exact date: October twelfth, fourth grade. Roberta and the other girls were playing chase and I was doing my best to play, too. But after the game was over, she walked up to me and said, “We don’t want you to play with us anymore.” “Why?” I asked, even though I already knew the answer.
“The how-tos are too hard,” she said. “And you’re too slow.”
The how-tos were what we called the three ways to talk so I could understand: face me, don’t cover your mouth, and speak clearly.
When she said I was too slow, I knew what that meant, too.
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened. I always figured it out, but I was usually two or three steps behind everyone else. It slowed down the game.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
antagonise
poisonous
capture
medical attention
prepared
eventually
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From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. 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
antagonise
Explore
Find Read Talk
To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out: 1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
antagonise
Your turn
capture
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
poisonous
medical attention
prepared
eventually
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes. Her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified. To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out:
1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
2. Never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail.
3. Stay out of tall grass.
4. If you see one, ignore it and walk away quietly. Most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it.
5. If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately.
I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better. Life is a lot easier when you are prepared for stuff.
I wish I had been prepared when Roberta and I stopped being friends.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore, but you can’t remember when it all happened? Well, that’s not how it was with Roberta. I know the exact date: October twelfth, fourth grade. Roberta and the other girls were playing chase and I was doing my best to play, too. But after the game was over, she walked up to me and said, “We don’t want you to play with us anymore.” “Why?” I asked, even though I already knew the answer.
“The how-tos are too hard,” she said. “And you’re too slow.”
The how-tos were what we called the three ways to talk so I could understand: face me, don’t cover your mouth, and speak clearly.
When she said I was too slow, I knew what that meant, too.
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened. I always figured it out, but I was usually two or three steps behind everyone else. It slowed down the game.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out,
“Ready, set, go!”
I could see she was getting ready to call it out,
but I was never totally sure she had said all three words.
When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped.
With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘poke it’ or ‘kick it’ describe actions that would upset a snake. These lines show that when snakes feel threatened, they may bite. The words ‘unless you want it to bite you’ make it clear that biting is a likely result of pestering a snake.
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Teach
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. 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) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail - most people get bitten when they try to…capture it
are unsafe to handle
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Text Mark Evidence stay out of tall grass
can be hidden or hard to see
Text Mark Evidence most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it
may bite when approached
Text Mark Evidence if you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately
bites can make you very ill
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes - her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified
cared about and understood Roberta’s fears
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
Text Mark Evidence - to make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes - I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better
tried to comfort or reassure Roberta
Text Mark Evidence I learned everything I could about snakes…that way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten…I wrote it (snake facts) all down in a notebook
put in time and effort to protect Roberta
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence she walked up to me and said…we don’t want you to play with us anymore
ended the friendship / excluded Valencia
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Text Mark Evidence the how-to’s are too hard…face me, don’t cover your mouth and speak clearly
unwilling to make small efforts to communicate with Valencia
Text Mark Evidence you’re too slow
put winning or speed above Valencia’s feelings
Text Mark Evidence - I could never tell when Megan Lewis called out…ready, set, go - when we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped - with hide and seek, I never knew when read-or-not-hear-I-come happened
didn’t adapt games to include Valencia
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘capture’?
Tick Me
How could Roberta have adapted the games so Valencia could play easily?
Tick one:
A) Roberta could have spoken louder.
B) Valencia could have always been ‘it’.
Check
C) Roberta could have used hand signals.
Click if correct
D) Valencia could have run faster and tried harder.
Sequence Me
Put the following events in order:
A) Roberta felt better when Valencia told her all about snakes.
B) Roberta became terrified of snakes.
C) Valencia learned many facts about snakes.
D) Robert’s father mentioned there were snakes in the woods.
Click if correct
Check
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 prepared
4 eventually
1 antagonise
2 poisonous
C) annoy or provoke
B) finally or in the end
A) deadly or venomous
D) ready and well-equipped
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...
look forclues.
Reveal
Notice how the author builds suspense or hints at future events.
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: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Hello, Universe: 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?
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
The only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes. Her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified. To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out: 1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you. 2. Never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail. 3. Stay out of tall grass. 4. If you see one, ignore it and walk away quietly. Most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it. 5. If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately. I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better. Life is a lot easier when you are prepared for stuff. I wish I had been prepared when Roberta and I stopped being friends.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore, but you can’t remember when it all happened? Well, that’s not how it was with Roberta. I know the exact date: October twelfth, fourth grade. Roberta and the other girls were playing chase and I was doing my best to play, too. But after the game was over, she walked up to me and said, “We don’t want you to play with us anymore.” “Why?” I asked, even though I already knew the answer. “The how-tos are too hard,” she said. “And you’re too slow.” The how-tos were what we called the three ways to talk so I could understand: face me, don’t cover your mouth, and speak clearly. When she said I was too slow, I knew what that meant, too. When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened. I always figured it out, but I was usually two or three steps behind everyone else. It slowed down the game.
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
antagonise
poisonous
capture
medical attention
prepared
eventually
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. 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
antagonise
Explore
Find Read Talk
To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out: 1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
antagonise
Your turn
capture
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
poisonous
medical attention
prepared
eventually
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes. Her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified. To make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes. That way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten. I wrote it all down in a notebook. Here’s what I found out: 1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you. 2. Never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail. 3. Stay out of tall grass. 4. If you see one, ignore it and walk away quietly. Most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it. 5. If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately. I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better. Life is a lot easier when you are prepared for stuff. I wish I had been prepared when Roberta and I stopped being friends.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
You know how sometimes you’re friends with someone and they start hanging out with other people and eventually you’re not friends anymore, but you can’t remember when it all happened? Well, that’s not how it was with Roberta. I know the exact date: October twelfth, fourth grade. Roberta and the other girls were playing chase and I was doing my best to play, too. But after the game was over, she walked up to me and said, “We don’t want you to play with us anymore.” “Why?” I asked, even though I already knew the answer. “The how-tos are too hard,” she said. “And you’re too slow.” The how-tos were what we called the three ways to talk so I could understand: face me, don’t cover your mouth, and speak clearly. When she said I was too slow, I knew what that meant, too. When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened. I always figured it out, but I was usually two or three steps behind everyone else. It slowed down the game.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out,
“Ready, set, go!”
I could see she was getting ready to call it out,
but I was never totally sure she had said all three words.
When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped.
With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
When we raced, I could never tell exactly when Megan Lewis called out, “Ready, set, go!” I could see she was getting ready to call it out, but I was never totally sure she had said all three words. When we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped. With hide-and-seek, I never knew when ready-or-not-here-I-come happened.
Explore
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
1. Never antagonise a snake. Don’t poke it with sticks or kick it or anything like that. Unless you want it to bite you.
Reveal Explainer
The words ‘poke it’ or ‘kick it’ describe actions that would upset a snake. These lines show that when snakes feel threatened, they may bite. The words ‘unless you want it to bite you’ make it clear that biting is a likely result of pestering a snake.
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Teach
From: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017. 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) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - never, never, never pick up a snake by its tail - most people get bitten when they try to…capture it
are unsafe to handle
A) In what ways can snakes be dangerous?
Text Mark Evidence stay out of tall grass
can be hidden or hard to see
Text Mark Evidence most people get bitten when they try to get a closer look, or capture it
may bite when approached
Text Mark Evidence if you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately
bites can make you very ill
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - the only thing Roberta was afraid of was snakes - her dad had mentioned once that there were snakes in the woods, and from then on Roberta was terrified
cared about and understood Roberta’s fears
B) How can you tell that Valencia was a good friend to Roberta?
Text Mark Evidence - to make her feel better, I learned everything I could about snakes - I shared all this information with Roberta, and she felt better
tried to comfort or reassure Roberta
Text Mark Evidence I learned everything I could about snakes…that way we’d know what to do to avoid getting bitten…I wrote it (snake facts) all down in a notebook
put in time and effort to protect Roberta
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence she walked up to me and said…we don’t want you to play with us anymore
ended the friendship / excluded Valencia
C) How can you tell that Roberta was not a good friend to Valencia?
Text Mark Evidence the how-to’s are too hard…face me, don’t cover your mouth and speak clearly
unwilling to make small efforts to communicate with Valencia
Text Mark Evidence you’re too slow
put winning or speed above Valencia’s feelings
Text Mark Evidence - I could never tell when Megan Lewis called out…ready, set, go - when we played musical chairs, I couldn’t tell when the music stopped - with hide and seek, I never knew when read-or-not-hear-I-come happened
didn’t adapt games to include Valencia
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘capture’?
Tick Me
How could Roberta have adapted the games so Valencia could play easily?
Tick one:
A) Roberta could have spoken louder.
B) Valencia could have always been ‘it’.
Check
C) Roberta could have used hand signals.
Click if correct
D) Valencia could have run faster and tried harder.
Sequence Me
Put the following events in order:
A) Roberta felt better when Valencia told her all about snakes.
B) Roberta became terrified of snakes.
C) Valencia learned many facts about snakes.
D) Robert’s father mentioned there were snakes in the woods.
Click if correct
Check
Match Me
Match each word with its correct definition:
3 prepared
4 eventually
1 antagonise
2 poisonous
C) annoy or provoke
B) finally or in the end
A) deadly or venomous
D) ready and well-equipped
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...
look forclues.
Reveal
Notice how the author builds suspense or hints at future events.
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: Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly © 2017 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.