Ready Steady Read Together
A Whale of a Time: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Link each poem with its correct summary:
A) A poem about a monster who is expected to be scary but is actually gentle and kind.
1) They Never Send Sam to the Store Anymore
B) A poem about a new invention that people think will be amazing but it has some issues.
2) The Real Thing
C) A poem about a boy who brings back the incorrect items from the grocery store.
3) My Uncle LookedMe in the Eye
Check
D) A poem about an Uncle giving advice about animals.
4) Horace the Horrid
Click if correct
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘horror’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?In both poems They Never Send Sam to the Store Anymore and My Uncle Looked Me in the Eye, adults respond to children by...
B) laughing attheir mistakes.
A) encouraging them totake more risks.
D) letting them dowhatever they want.
C) setting limits orgiving warnings.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘a small movement or wave’:
New sports leagues! IC basketball. IC soccer.
It sounds like “I see,”
but of course, you wouldn't,
except for odd ripples:
the ghost of a thumb,
a flicker of cleats,
an eyebrow floating in midair.
Discuss then check
ripples
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Prepare a verse from any of the poems from this week to read aloud.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
oozes
shambles
ambles
trudges
lumbers
swallows and scoffs
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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QUESTION TIME
What does a monster look like?
Well...hairy
and scary,
and furry and burly
and pimply and dimply and warty and naughty and wrinkled and crinkled... That’s what a monster looks like.
How does a monster move?
It oozes,
it shambles,
it crawls and it ambles, it slouches and shuffles and trudges,
it lumbers and toddles, it creeps and it waddles... That's how a monster moves.
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Where does a monster live? In garden sheds,
under beds,
in wardrobes, in plug holes and ditches,
beneath city streets, just under your feet... That’s where a monster lives.
How does a monster eat?
It slurps and it burps and gobbles and gulps and sips and swallows and scoffs,
it nibbles and munches, it chews and it crunches... That’s how a monster eats.
What does a monster eat?
Slugs and bats and bugs and rats and stones and mud and bones and blood
and squelchy squids...and nosy kids.
YUM!
That’s what a monster eats!
Michaela Morgan
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one phrase that shows a monster lives in a hidden place.
Acceptable Answers:
- in garden sheds
- under beds
- in wardrobes
- in plug holes
- in ditches
- beneath city streets (just under your feet)
Reveal Answer
2) Circle the word which has the closest meaning to eating noisily:
slurps
sips
nibbles
chews
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show which statements are true or false:
True
False
A monster moves in a slow and clumsy way.
Monsters only live in forests and caves.
Monsters eat politely and quietly.
Monsters can live in places people might not expect.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why do you think the poet lists lots of words like hairy, pimply and warty when describing the monster?
Acceptable Answers:
- to help the reader clearly picture the monster
- to make the monster sound exaggerated and interesting
- make the description sound fun and playful by using rhyme
- to show the monster has lots of unusual features
Reveal Answer
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Whale of a Time: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Link each poem with its correct summary:
A) A poem about a monster who is expected to be scary but is actually gentle and kind.
1) They Never Send Sam to the Store Anymore
B) A poem about a new invention that people think will be amazing but it has some issues.
2) The Real Thing
C) A poem about a boy who brings back the incorrect items from the grocery store.
3) My Uncle LookedMe in the Eye
Check
D) A poem about an Uncle giving advice about animals.
4) Horace the Horrid
Click if correct
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘horror’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?In both poems They Never Send Sam to the Store Anymore and My Uncle Looked Me in the Eye, adults respond to children by...
B) laughing attheir mistakes.
A) encouraging them totake more risks.
D) letting them dowhatever they want.
C) setting limits orgiving warnings.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘a small movement or wave’:
New sports leagues! IC basketball. IC soccer. It sounds like “I see,” but of course, you wouldn't, except for odd ripples: the ghost of a thumb, a flicker of cleats, an eyebrow floating in midair.
Discuss then check
ripples
Speaking Spotlight
Performance Podium
Explore
Performance Podium
Expression
Rehearse
Accuracy
Pace
Volume
Prepare a verse from any of the poems from this week to read aloud.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
oozes
shambles
ambles
trudges
lumbers
swallows and scoffs
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
QUESTION TIME
What does a monster look like? Well...hairy and scary, and furry and burly and pimply and dimply and warty and naughty and wrinkled and crinkled... That’s what a monster looks like. How does a monster move? It oozes, it shambles, it crawls and it ambles, it slouches and shuffles and trudges, it lumbers and toddles, it creeps and it waddles... That's how a monster moves.
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Where does a monster live? In garden sheds, under beds, in wardrobes, in plug holes and ditches, beneath city streets, just under your feet... That’s where a monster lives. How does a monster eat? It slurps and it burps and gobbles and gulps and sips and swallows and scoffs, it nibbles and munches, it chews and it crunches... That’s how a monster eats. What does a monster eat? Slugs and bats and bugs and rats and stones and mud and bones and blood and squelchy squids...and nosy kids. YUM! That’s what a monster eats!
Michaela Morgan
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy one phrase that shows a monster lives in a hidden place.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
2) Circle the word which has the closest meaning to eating noisily:
slurps
sips
nibbles
chews
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show which statements are true or false:
True
False
A monster moves in a slow and clumsy way.
Monsters only live in forests and caves.
Monsters eat politely and quietly.
Monsters can live in places people might not expect.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Why do you think the poet lists lots of words like hairy, pimply and warty when describing the monster?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
talk about books.
Reveal
Share your thoughts with friends or family.
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: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.