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Ready Steady Read Together

You Can Do Anything: Non-Fiction Lesson 4

What do you think you know?

What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?

Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.

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What do you know and think?

I love my lucky charms, the items I carry on races…

How might this extract link to the illustration?

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From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Today's Question(s)

A) What ‘stops the world’ for Jonnie?

B) What lucky charms does Jonnie carry with him when he runs an important race?

C) What does the author suggest is a good way to look after yourself when lots of thoughts are in your head?

D) Why does the author say he is not a magician with magic tricks?

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Let me read today's text

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FIND WHAT YOU LOVE!

Me again. Now you know you're totally, 100 per cent unique, we're going to open things up a little bit so that we can begin to find out more about the true you. This does not involve opening your stinky sock drawer. It's about finding the things that stop the world for you. That make you smile. The things you love doing. Just like I love massive burgers, fast cars and video games. (And running really, really fast, of course!) When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’. That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe. I get that feeling when I run, too. Or when I finish a race. Even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella for a walk. I love my lucky charms, the items I carry on races, for the same reason. I always have a St Christopher charm and an army badge that my grandpa wore on me when I run an important race. Either in a pocket or, when I don't have one of those, I tape them to my leg. They make me feel calm. (Except that time I dropped them out of my waistband and had reporters and fellow athletes looking all over the track for them! Luckily, they were handed into lost property. Phew!)

From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

FAST FACT:

Previous Women's World Marathon Record-Holder Paula Radcliffe has her own lucky charm. She uses the same safety pins to attach her running number to her vest for every race.

What I'm trying to say is, it's good to find out what you love. What makes you feel good, calm, safe and happy. The best way to start doing that is to learn to read your mind...bear with me on this one. You are, at present, reading a book. Now what if I convinced you that you could read yourself like a book? Sounds silly but trust me. Anyone can learn to do it and it's a great way to check in with yourself so you can take care of yourself. Especially with all those thoughts swirling around in your head. You might imagine that I’ve become a Mysterious Moustachioed Magician in a cape, ‘reading’ your mind While trying to stop a squirmy rabbit into a top hat for my next trick. Even though sometimes I do have a moustache, this isn't quite what I mean. What I mean is, there aren't any magic tricks to get through life (unfortunately).

From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Vocabulary

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Hover for definitions!

stop the world

lucky charms

autopilot

army badge

swirling around in your head

squirmy

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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

stop the world

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Find Read Talk

This does not involve opening your stinky sock drawer. It's about finding the things that stop the world for you. That make you smile. The things you love doing.

Reveal Vocabulary

From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

stop the world

Your turn

autopilot

Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner

lucky charms

army badge

swirling around in your head

squirmy

Use your text

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Vocabulary Check & Re-read

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Reveal Vocabulary

FIND WHAT YOU LOVE!

Me again. Now you know you're totally, 100 per cent unique, we're going to open things up a little bit so that we can begin to find out more about the true you. This does not involve opening your stinky sock drawer. It's about finding the things that stop the world for you. That make you smile. The things you love doing. Just like I love massive burgers, fast cars and video games. (And running really, really fast, of course!) When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’. That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe. I get that feeling when I run, too. Or when I finish a race. Even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella for a walk. I love my lucky charms, the items I carry on races, for the same reason. I always have a St Christopher charm and an army badge that my grandpa wore on me when I run an important race. Either in a pocket or, when I don't have one of those, I tape them to my leg. They make me feel calm. (Except that time I dropped them out of my waistband and had reporters and fellow athletes looking all over the track for them! Luckily, they were handed into lost property. Phew!)

Explore

From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Reveal Vocabulary

FAST FACT:

Previous Women's World Marathon Record-Holder Paula Radcliffe has her own lucky charm. She uses the same safety pins to attach her running number to her vest for every race.

What I'm trying to say is, it's good to find out what you love. What makes you feel good, calm, safe and happy. The best way to start doing that is to learn to read your mind...bear with me on this one. You are, at present, reading a book. Now what if I convinced you that you could read yourself like a book? Sounds silly but trust me. Anyone can learn to do it and it's a great way to check in with yourself so you can take care of yourself. Especially with all those thoughts swirling around in your head. You might imagine that I’ve become a Mysterious Moustachioed Magician in a cape, ‘reading’ your mind While trying to stop a squirmy rabbit into a top hat for my next trick. Even though sometimes I do have a moustache, this isn't quite what I mean. What I mean is, there aren't any magic tricks to get through life (unfortunately).

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From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Fluency

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Let me use my reader's voice...

When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’. That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe. I get that feeling when I run, too. Or when I finish a race. Even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella for a walk.

What did you notice?

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From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

My Turn
Your Turn

Echo Read

When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’.

That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe.

I get that feeling when I run, too. Or when I finish a race.

Even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella for a walk.

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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

When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’. That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe. I get that feeling when I run, too. Or when I finish a race. Even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella for a walk.

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From: You Can Do Anything! by Jonnie Peacock © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.

Strategy Focus

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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take

Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...

A) What ‘stops the world’ for Jonnie?

What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?

Let me show you

Reveal Text Marks

When I'm playing a video game, I go into an autopilot world, where nothing else matters but the ‘now’. That's really important to me. Shutting out the rest of the world so I can breathe.

Reveal Explainer

First, I read the question carefully. It asks what stops the world for Jonnie. That means I need to find something he really enjoys. Next, I look around the text to find where Jonnie mentions his feelings. I notice the part about him playing video games. It says that when he is playing, “nothing else matters but the now”. This tells me that playing video games stops the world for Jonnie.

A) What ‘stops the world’ for Jonnie?

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 ‘stops the world’ for Jonnie?

B) What lucky charms does Jonnie carry with him when he runs an important race?

C) What does the author suggest is a good way to look after yourself when lots of thoughts are in your head?

D) Why does the author say he is not a magician with magic tricks?

Find the answers
Text mark

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Acceptable Answers

Text Mark Evidence I get that feeling when I run, too

running

A) What stops the world for Jonnie?

Text Mark Evidence or when I finish a race

racing

Text Mark Evidence even when I take my dogs, Luna and Bella, for a walk

walking his dogs

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

B) What lucky charms does Jonnie carry with him when he runs an important race?

Text Mark Evidence St Christopher charm

Text Mark Evidence an army badge (that my grandpa wore)

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

C) What does the author suggest is a good way to look after yourself when lots of thoughts are in your head?

Text Mark Evidence - you could read yourself like a book - (it’s) a great way to check in with yourself so you can take care of yourself

checking-in with yourself by learning to read your mind

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Acceptable Answers

D) Why does the author say he is not a magician with magic tricks?

Text Mark Evidence - this (‘reading your mind’) isn’t quite what I mean - there aren’t any magic tricks to get through life

wants the reader to understand that learning about your mind is not real magic

Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers

Practise & Apply

Quiz Time

Start

True or False?

Previous Women's World Marathon Record-Holder Paula Radcliffe does not have a lucky charm.

True
False

Which One's Right?

Which answer best completes the sentence? Carrying lucky charms in a race makes Jonnie feel ______________.

B) stressed

A) determined

D) unstoppable

C) calm

Picture Me

Which image is the best match for ‘squirmy’?

Fill the Gaps

race
lucky charms
army badge

I love my , the items I carry on races, for the same reason. I always have a St Christopher charm and an that my grandpa wore on me when I run an important .

Discuss then check
Click if correct

Feedback: Who did what well?

FindRead Talk

EchoRead

ChoralRead

ReadingStrategy

Answers & Text Marks

Other...

To be a book lover, you could...

keep a book journal.

Reveal

Write about what you've read or sketch your favourite scenes.

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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