Ready Steady Read Together
Midnight Feasts: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘smudge’?
True or False?
The dinosaur ate slowly and politely at the table.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 feat
4 treacle
1 gobble
2 guzzle
A) Something impressive you do that takes skill or effort
C) To drink something very fast
B) To eat food very quickly and noisily
D) A thick, sticky, very sweet syrup
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem with what it was about:
A) Bad table manners
1) Crisps with Custard
B) Sneaking downstairs for food
2) My Dinosaur, Dining
C) Mixing foods that do not normally go together
3) Plump Yumberries
Check
4) It's the Middle of the Night
D) Tasty fruit that grows on bushes
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Prepare a verse from It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1) to read aloud and perform.
Common Exception Words
Explore
both
because
climb
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
mince
rinse
squawking
fragile
cudgel
regret
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 2)
But now I’m getting thirsty
so I drink a pint of milk
all mixed with mustard powder:
it slips down smooth as silk.
I follow that with cornflakes.
I follow them with mince.
I follow that with curry
and I give it all a rinse
with the cartons of juices
(both the orange and the carrot) -
in no time at all though
I’m squawking like a parrot,
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
‘cause I’m feeling rather odd and I’m feeling rather sick.
I creep back up the stairs
like an old man with a stick.
As I climb into my bed
I’m feeling rather fragile
like somebody’s been hitting
my stomach with a cudgel.
I don’t regret I did it though.
I don’t regret a thing.
And while I am turning greener
at least I get to sing
‘I’m slipping on my slippers
and I’m slipping out of bed…’
and the rest of the song
is the poem you’ve just read.
A.F. Harrold
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) As I climb into my bed I’m feeling rather fragile
The word ‘fragile’ means…
breaks easily
loud
heavy
strong
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things the character drinks in the poem.
Acceptable Answers:
- milk / milk mixed with mustard powder
- orange juice
- carrot juice
Reveal Answer
3) Which two things show the person feels unwell?
Tick two:
They are feeling rather sick
They are squawking like a parrot
They creep up the stairs like an old man
They sing a song at the end
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Midnight Feasts: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘smudge’?
True or False?
The dinosaur ate slowly and politely at the table.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning:
3 feat
4 treacle
1 gobble
2 guzzle
A) Something impressive you do that takes skill or effort
C) To drink something very fast
B) To eat food very quickly and noisily
D) A thick, sticky, very sweet syrup
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each poem with what it was about:
A) Bad table manners
1) Crisps with Custard
B) Sneaking downstairs for food
2) My Dinosaur, Dining
C) Mixing foods that do not normally go together
3) Plump Yumberries
Check
4) It's the Middle of the Night
D) Tasty fruit that grows on bushes
Click if correct
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Prepare a verse from It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1) to read aloud and perform.
Common Exception Words
Explore
both
because
climb
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
mince
rinse
squawking
fragile
cudgel
regret
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 2)
But now I’m getting thirsty so I drink a pint of milk all mixed with mustard powder: it slips down smooth as silk. I follow that with cornflakes. I follow them with mince. I follow that with curry and I give it all a rinse with the cartons of juices (both the orange and the carrot) - in no time at all though I’m squawking like a parrot,
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
‘cause I’m feeling rather odd and I’m feeling rather sick. I creep back up the stairs like an old man with a stick. As I climb into my bed I’m feeling rather fragile like somebody’s been hitting my stomach with a cudgel. I don’t regret I did it though. I don’t regret a thing. And while I am turning greener at least I get to sing ‘I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed…’ and the rest of the song is the poem you’ve just read.
A.F. Harrold
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) As I climb into my bed I’m feeling rather fragile
The word ‘fragile’ means…
breaks easily
loud
heavy
strong
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name two things the character drinks in the poem.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
3) Which two things show the person feels unwell?
Tick two:
They are feeling rather sick
They are squawking like a parrot
They creep up the stairs like an old man
They sing a song at the end
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.