Ready Steady Read Together
You Can Do Anything: Non-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?
By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s...” to the end of the extract. What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards. By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling. And I never knew this life was possible.
Of course I know not everyone will become a Paralympic champion. But everyone can find what makes them smile. Be it horse riding or DJing. Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You might have your mum’s eyes or your dad's hair, but you are completely one-of-a-kind. You, me, your friends, teachers, parents, dog and stick insect are like no one else. But what does that mean in numbers? Well, there are 8.1 billion people on Earth today. It's pretty impossible to imagine a number that size, so imagine this. Think of a big stadium like London’s Olympic Stadium. Say every single one of those 80,000 seats is filled and the crowd is going bonkers, perhaps for the appearance of a young amazing Paralympic sprinting superstar? (Sound like anyone you know?) Then imagine each of those seats is its own Olympic Stadium, also filled to the max. That works out at 80,000 times 80,000. Add another 1.7 billion people and that's how many people there are in the world. And counting! That's going to be one long line for the loo!
Still, among all those people,there is just one YOU!
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
thriving
literally and figuratively
propels
one-of-a-kind story
crowd is going bonkers
filled to the max
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. 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
thriving
Explore
Find Read Talk
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
thriving
Your turn
propels
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
literally and figuratively
one-of-a-kind story
crowd is going bonkers
filled to the max
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards. By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling. And I never knew this life was possible.
Of course I know not everyone will become a Paralympic champion. But everyone can find what makes them smile. Be it horse riding or DJing. Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You might have your mum’s eyes or your dad's hair, but you are completely one-of-a-kind. You, me, your friends, teachers, parents, dog and stick insect are like no one else. But what does that mean in numbers? Well, there are 8.1 billion people on Earth today. It's pretty impossible to imagine a number that size, so imagine this. Think of a big stadium like London’s Olympic Stadium. Say every single one of those 80,000 seats is filled and the crowd is going bonkers, perhaps for the appearance of a young amazing Paralympic sprinting superstar? (Sound like anyone you know?) Then imagine each of those seats is its own Olympic Stadium, also filled to the max. That works out at 80,000 times 80,000. Add another 1.7 billion people and that's how many people there are in the world. And counting! That's going to be one long line for the loo!
Reveal Vocabulary
Still, among all those people,there is just one YOU!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU!
So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself.
Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards.
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Reveal Explainer
I can see from the first few sentences that Jonnie feels his journey has been a positive one because it has led him to running really fast and this has given him direction and purpose. When Jonnie says running makes him look forward it works literally because he is running ahead and figuratively because he now has a positive future to aim for.
Teach
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. 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 can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s...” to the end of the extract. What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles
he is proud of his achievements
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Text Mark Evidence - still running, still believing, still smiling - I never knew this life was possible
he feels happy and grateful about his life now
Text Mark Evidence not everyone will become a Paralympic champion
he understands that success looks different for everyone
he believes everyone can find something that makes them happy
Text Mark Evidence - everyone can find what makes them smile - (such as) horse riding or DJing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it’s about YOU - YOU ARE ABSOLOUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
he wants people to know they are unique, like him
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
Text Mark Evidence mum's eyes
Text Mark Evidence dad's hair
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s” to the end of the extract.
What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Text Mark Evidence - you are completely one-of-a-kind - among all those people there is just one YOU
Jonnie wants the reader to feel special and value their individuality
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘propel’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘thriving’ as it is used in the text?
A) struggling
B) growing
D) hiding
C) stopping
True or False?
Jonnie has won an Irish sprint title.
True
False
Tick Me
What does Jonnie say helped him succeed as a sprinter?
Tick one:
A) Copying what other people did
B) Discovering what made him special
Check
C) Running in Olympic stadiums
Click if correct
D) Winning lots of competitions
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
retell what you learn.
Reveal
Share new knowledge with friends or family.
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: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
You Can Do Anything: Non-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?
By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s...” to the end of the extract. What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards. By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling. And I never knew this life was possible. Of course I know not everyone will become a Paralympic champion. But everyone can find what makes them smile. Be it horse riding or DJing. Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You might have your mum’s eyes or your dad's hair, but you are completely one-of-a-kind. You, me, your friends, teachers, parents, dog and stick insect are like no one else. But what does that mean in numbers? Well, there are 8.1 billion people on Earth today. It's pretty impossible to imagine a number that size, so imagine this. Think of a big stadium like London’s Olympic Stadium. Say every single one of those 80,000 seats is filled and the crowd is going bonkers, perhaps for the appearance of a young amazing Paralympic sprinting superstar? (Sound like anyone you know?) Then imagine each of those seats is its own Olympic Stadium, also filled to the max. That works out at 80,000 times 80,000. Add another 1.7 billion people and that's how many people there are in the world. And counting! That's going to be one long line for the loo!
Still, among all those people,there is just one YOU!
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
thriving
literally and figuratively
propels
one-of-a-kind story
crowd is going bonkers
filled to the max
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. 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
thriving
Explore
Find Read Talk
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
thriving
Your turn
propels
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
literally and figuratively
one-of-a-kind story
crowd is going bonkers
filled to the max
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards. By finding what makes me, me, I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles and I am still running, still believing. Still smiling. And I never knew this life was possible. Of course I know not everyone will become a Paralympic champion. But everyone can find what makes them smile. Be it horse riding or DJing. Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
You might have your mum’s eyes or your dad's hair, but you are completely one-of-a-kind. You, me, your friends, teachers, parents, dog and stick insect are like no one else. But what does that mean in numbers? Well, there are 8.1 billion people on Earth today. It's pretty impossible to imagine a number that size, so imagine this. Think of a big stadium like London’s Olympic Stadium. Say every single one of those 80,000 seats is filled and the crowd is going bonkers, perhaps for the appearance of a young amazing Paralympic sprinting superstar? (Sound like anyone you know?) Then imagine each of those seats is its own Olympic Stadium, also filled to the max. That works out at 80,000 times 80,000. Add another 1.7 billion people and that's how many people there are in the world. And counting! That's going to be one long line for the loo!
Reveal Vocabulary
Still, among all those people,there is just one YOU!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
What did you notice?
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU!
So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself.
Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Which brings me back to you – because what did I tell you about this book? It's about YOU! So, let me hit you with a big idea, one of the most important ideas I want to show you about yourself. Hopefully it's something you've noticed from reading my own one-of-a-kind story but here goes...
...YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
Explore
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Speaking of thriving, my journey eventually led me to sprinting (more about that later). Turns out the art of running really fast is what propels me (literally and figuratively) forwards.
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Reveal Explainer
I can see from the first few sentences that Jonnie feels his journey has been a positive one because it has led him to running really fast and this has given him direction and purpose. When Jonnie says running makes him look forward it works literally because he is running ahead and figuratively because he now has a positive future to aim for.
Teach
From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. 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 can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s...” to the end of the extract. What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I went on to win Paralympic, World and European sprint titles
he is proud of his achievements
A) What can you infer about how Jonnie feels about his life and achievements?
Text Mark Evidence - still running, still believing, still smiling - I never knew this life was possible
he feels happy and grateful about his life now
Text Mark Evidence not everyone will become a Paralympic champion
he understands that success looks different for everyone
he believes everyone can find something that makes them happy
Text Mark Evidence - everyone can find what makes them smile - (such as) horse riding or DJing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - it’s about YOU - YOU ARE ABSOLOUTELY, TOTALLY, 100 PER CENT UNIQUE!
he wants people to know they are unique, like him
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which two family members’ features does the author mention?
Text Mark Evidence mum's eyes
Text Mark Evidence dad's hair
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Read from “You might have your mum’s” to the end of the extract. What can you infer about how Jonnie wants the reader to feel about themselves?
Text Mark Evidence - you are completely one-of-a-kind - among all those people there is just one YOU
Jonnie wants the reader to feel special and value their individuality
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘propel’?
Which One's Right?
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘thriving’ as it is used in the text?
A) struggling
B) growing
D) hiding
C) stopping
True or False?
Jonnie has won an Irish sprint title.
True
False
Tick Me
What does Jonnie say helped him succeed as a sprinter?
Tick one:
A) Copying what other people did
B) Discovering what made him special
Check
C) Running in Olympic stadiums
Click if correct
D) Winning lots of competitions
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
retell what you learn.
Reveal
Share new knowledge with friends or family.
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: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.