Ready Steady Read Together
Midnight Feasts: Poetry Lesson 4
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?
It’s the middle of the night and there’s no one else around.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Find two food the character eats.
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
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Let me read today's text
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It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1)
I’m slipping on my slippers
and I’m slipping out of bed.
I creep into the kitchen
‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
It’s the middle of the night
and there’s no one else around
so I can eat what I like
and I eat what I’ve found.
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit -
I shove them in my head
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
through the whole in the front that I like to call my mouth
and I swallow them directly
and they’re all heading south.
There’re kippers in the fridge
and there’s treacle on the side -
I dip the one into the other
and I send them for a ride.
There’s an aubergine I munch
and a tin of rice pudding -
I open it and swallow it
and boy it is a good ‘un.
A.F. Harrold
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
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half
whole
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Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
creep
heading south
half a pound
kippers
treacle
aubergine
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From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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
creep
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen ‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
creep
Your turn
half a pound
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
heading south
kippers
treacle
aubergine
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1)
I’m slipping on my slippers
and I’m slipping out of bed.
I creep into the kitchen
‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
It’s the middle of the night
and there’s no one else around
so I can eat what I like
and I eat what I’ve found.
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit -
I shove them in my head
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
through the whole in the front that I like to call my mouth
and I swallow them directly
and they’re all heading south.
There’re kippers in the fridge
and there’s treacle on the side -
I dip the one into the other
and I send them for a ride.
There’s an aubergine I munch
and a tin of rice pudding -
I open it and swallow it
and boy it is a good ‘un.
Reveal Vocabulary
A.F. Harrold
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From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit –
I shove them in my head
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit –
I shove them in my head
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit –
I shove them in my head
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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) Find two food the character eats.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
Reveal Explainer
A) Find two foods the character eats.
I will ‘look around’ for different food in the third verse. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. I can see the words ‘butter’ and ‘bread’.
Teach
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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) Find two food the character eats.
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence kiwi fruit
Text Mark Evidence kippers
A) Find two foods the character eats.
Text Mark Evidence treacle
Text Mark Evidence aubergine
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence rice pudding
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I shove them in my head
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
Text Mark Evidence I swallow them directly
Text Mark Evidence I open it and swallow it (does not chew)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘kippers’?
Which One's Right?
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen...The character creeps into the kitchen…
A) to go back to sleep.
B) to get some food without being heard.
D) to wake everyone up.
C) to play outsideat night.
Find Me
Find two words that show the character moves quietly:
I’m slipping on my slippers
and I’m slipping out of bed.
I creep into the kitchen
‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
creep
slipping
Tick Me
Which is the best sentence to describe the poem?
Tick one:
A) They are cooking dinner for their family.
B) They are cleaning the kitchen.
C) They sneak into the kitchen at night to eat lots of food.
Check
Click if correct
D) They are putting food from the garden into the fridge.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
Copyright Notice
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Transcript
Ready Steady Read Together
Midnight Feasts: Poetry Lesson 4
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?
It’s the middle of the night and there’s no one else around.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Find two food the character eats.
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1)
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen ‘cause I’m wanting to be fed. It’s the middle of the night and there’s no one else around so I can eat what I like and I eat what I’ve found. There’s half a pound of butter and there’s half a loaf of bread. There’re several dozen kiwi fruit - I shove them in my head
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
through the whole in the front that I like to call my mouth and I swallow them directly and they’re all heading south. There’re kippers in the fridge and there’s treacle on the side - I dip the one into the other and I send them for a ride. There’s an aubergine I munch and a tin of rice pudding - I open it and swallow it and boy it is a good ‘un.
A.F. Harrold
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
half
whole
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
creep
heading south
half a pound
kippers
treacle
aubergine
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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
creep
Explore
Find Read Talk
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen ‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
creep
Your turn
half a pound
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
heading south
kippers
treacle
aubergine
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
It’s the Middle of the Night (Part 1)
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen ‘cause I’m wanting to be fed. It’s the middle of the night and there’s no one else around so I can eat what I like and I eat what I’ve found. There’s half a pound of butter and there’s half a loaf of bread. There’re several dozen kiwi fruit - I shove them in my head
Reveal Vocabulary
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
through the whole in the front that I like to call my mouth and I swallow them directly and they’re all heading south. There’re kippers in the fridge and there’s treacle on the side - I dip the one into the other and I send them for a ride. There’s an aubergine I munch and a tin of rice pudding - I open it and swallow it and boy it is a good ‘un.
Reveal Vocabulary
A.F. Harrold
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
There’s half a pound of butter and there’s half a loaf of bread. There’re several dozen kiwi fruit – I shove them in my head
What did you notice?
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
There’s half a pound of butter
and there’s half a loaf of bread.
There’re several dozen kiwi fruit –
I shove them in my head
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
There’s half a pound of butter and there’s half a loaf of bread. There’re several dozen kiwi fruit – I shove them in my head
Explore
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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...
A) Find two food the character eats.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
There’s half a pound of butter and there’s half a loaf of bread.
Reveal Explainer
A) Find two foods the character eats.
I will ‘look around’ for different food in the third verse. I can ‘find and take’ the answer. I can see the words ‘butter’ and ‘bread’.
Teach
From: Midnight Feasts chosen by A.F. Harrold © 2019. 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) Find two food the character eats.
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence kiwi fruit
Text Mark Evidence kippers
A) Find two foods the character eats.
Text Mark Evidence treacle
Text Mark Evidence aubergine
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence rice pudding
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence I shove them in my head
B) Find two examples of how you know he is eating food quickly.
Text Mark Evidence I swallow them directly
Text Mark Evidence I open it and swallow it (does not chew)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘kippers’?
Which One's Right?
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen...The character creeps into the kitchen…
A) to go back to sleep.
B) to get some food without being heard.
D) to wake everyone up.
C) to play outsideat night.
Find Me
Find two words that show the character moves quietly:
I’m slipping on my slippers and I’m slipping out of bed. I creep into the kitchen ‘cause I’m wanting to be fed.
2 Discuss then check
1 Discuss then check
creep
slipping
Tick Me
Which is the best sentence to describe the poem?
Tick one:
A) They are cooking dinner for their family.
B) They are cleaning the kitchen.
C) They sneak into the kitchen at night to eat lots of food.
Check
Click if correct
D) They are putting food from the garden into the fridge.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
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.