Ready Steady Read Together
A Whale of a Time: Poetry 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?
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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THE REAL THING
They say we’re getting closer
to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet,
But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one?
Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday,
put it on your wish list?
The first ones for sale
will be really expensive.
But they’ll come down in price
a bit at a time
until maybe you could save
(allowance, babysitting, lawn mowing)
for the basic model – IC 100,
which doesn't quite cover your shoes.
It wouldn’t take long before lots of people had them.
There would be rules
about not bringing them to school.
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.
Linda Sue Park
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
invisiblity cloak
allowance
come down in price
basic model
odd ripples
a flicker of cleats
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. 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
invisiblity cloak
Explore
Find Read Talk
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
invisibility cloak
Your turn
come down in price
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
allowance
basic model
odd ripples
a flicker of cleats
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
THE REAL THING
They say we’re getting closer
to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet,
But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one?
Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday,
put it on your wish list?
The first ones for sale
will be really expensive.
But they’ll come down in price
a bit at a time
until maybe you could save
(allowance, babysitting, lawn mowing)
for the basic model – IC 100,
which doesn't quite cover your shoes.
It wouldn’t take long before lots of people had them.
There would be rules
about not bringing them to school.
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.
Linda Sue Park
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
They say we’re getting closer
to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet,
But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one?
Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday,
put it on your wish list?
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
They say we’re getting closer
to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet,
But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one?
Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday,
put it on your wish list?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
They say we’re getting closer
to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet,
But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one?
Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday,
put it on your wish list?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list?
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Reveal Explainer
I will read between the lines of the poem to understand why someone might want an invisibility cloak. The poem suggests people are excited about it and really want one, because they might “try it out at the store, beg for one for their birthday, or put it on (their) wish list.” This shows that someone might want an invisibility cloak because it seems fun, exciting, and something worth having.
Teach
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. 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) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the first ones for sale will be really expensive
because it is rare or special
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Text Mark Evidence basic model – IC 100, which doesn’t quite cover your shoes
because even a basic version would be wanted
Text Mark Evidence - new sports leagues - IC basketball, IC soccer
because you could play new games or sports
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
Text Mark Evidence doesn’t quite cover your shoes
shoes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
Text Mark Evidence allowance
Text Mark Evidence babysitting
Text Mark Evidence lawn mowing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Text Mark Evidence there would be rules about not bringing them to school
you couldn’t bring them to school
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘allowance’?
Match Me
Match the word to its meaning:
3 ripples
4 cloak
1 expensive
2 basic
C) a type of clothing you wear to cover yourself
B) small waves or movements you can see
A) something simple or standard
D) costs a lot of money
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
midair
ripples
flicker
It sounds like “I see,”
but of course, you wouldn't,
except for odd :
the ghost of a thumb,
a of cleats,
an eyebrow floating in .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
What might happen if lots of people had invisibility cloaks?
Tick one:
A) There would be rules at school and new games to play
B) The cloak would stop working for everyone
Check
C) People would only use them to hide in cupboards
Click if correct
D) Everyone would forget the cloak exists
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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 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?
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
THE REAL THING
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon. Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list? The first ones for sale will be really expensive. But they’ll come down in price a bit at a time until maybe you could save (allowance, babysitting, lawn mowing) for the basic model – IC 100, which doesn't quite cover your shoes.
It wouldn’t take long before lots of people had them. There would be rules about not bringing them to school. 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.
Linda Sue Park
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
invisiblity cloak
allowance
come down in price
basic model
odd ripples
a flicker of cleats
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. 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
invisiblity cloak
Explore
Find Read Talk
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
invisibility cloak
Your turn
come down in price
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
allowance
basic model
odd ripples
a flicker of cleats
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
THE REAL THING
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon. Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list? The first ones for sale will be really expensive. But they’ll come down in price a bit at a time until maybe you could save (allowance, babysitting, lawn mowing) for the basic model – IC 100, which doesn't quite cover your shoes.
It wouldn’t take long before lots of people had them. There would be rules about not bringing them to school. 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.
Linda Sue Park
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon. Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list?
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak.
It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon.
Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store,
beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
They say we’re getting closer to a real invisibility cloak. It’s not ready yet, But it will be, someday soon. Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list?
Explore
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Would you want one? Would you try it out at the store, beg for one for your birthday, put it on your wish list?
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Reveal Explainer
I will read between the lines of the poem to understand why someone might want an invisibility cloak. The poem suggests people are excited about it and really want one, because they might “try it out at the store, beg for one for their birthday, or put it on (their) wish list.” This shows that someone might want an invisibility cloak because it seems fun, exciting, and something worth having.
Teach
From: A Whale of a Time by Lou Peacock © 2023. 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) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the first ones for sale will be really expensive
because it is rare or special
A) According to the poem, why might someone want an invisibility cloak?
Text Mark Evidence basic model – IC 100, which doesn’t quite cover your shoes
because even a basic version would be wanted
Text Mark Evidence - new sports leagues - IC basketball, IC soccer
because you could play new games or sports
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What part of the body does the basic invisibility cloak not fully cover?
Text Mark Evidence doesn’t quite cover your shoes
shoes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What ways could someone make money to save for an invisibility cloak?
Text Mark Evidence allowance
Text Mark Evidence babysitting
Text Mark Evidence lawn mowing
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) What rule would there be about invisibility cloaks in school?
Text Mark Evidence there would be rules about not bringing them to school
you couldn’t bring them to school
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘allowance’?
Match Me
Match the word to its meaning:
3 ripples
4 cloak
1 expensive
2 basic
C) a type of clothing you wear to cover yourself
B) small waves or movements you can see
A) something simple or standard
D) costs a lot of money
Click if correct
Check
Fill the Gaps
midair
ripples
flicker
It sounds like “I see,” but of course, you wouldn't, except for odd : the ghost of a thumb, a of cleats, an eyebrow floating in .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Tick Me
What might happen if lots of people had invisibility cloaks?
Tick one:
A) There would be rules at school and new games to play
B) The cloak would stop working for everyone
Check
C) People would only use them to hide in cupboards
Click if correct
D) Everyone would forget the cloak exists
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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.
ripples
flicker
midair