Ready Steady Read Together
Out and About Bird Spotter: Non-Fiction Lesson 1
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?
They help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
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Let me read today's text
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WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration. They help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy. Watching wildfowl is fun because they can be colourful, noisy and very active in the water.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TEAL
male
female
Teals are the smallest type of duck. Males have grey bodies and chestnut heads with green eyepatches and a black-edged yellow marking under the tail. Females are speckled brown and look a lot like a female mallard.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
35 cmMainly marshland, but also lakes and streams with lots of cover October–April Seeds, water plants and small insects Males make a high crik crik; females make a short, sharp quack Mallard, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
MALLARD
male
female
Mallards are the most common of all the ducks. The male is grey with a green head, yellow bill, white neckband, and curly black tail feathers. Females are brown and black with an orange bill.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
58 cm Any areas of fresh water January–December Seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish Females make a quack quack sound; males are much quieter Shoveler, pintail, teal, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
eye
water
plant
most
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
wetlands
active
migration
chestnut
neckband
bill
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. 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
wetlands
Explore
Find Read Talk
WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
wetlands
Your turn
migration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
active
chestnut
neckband
bill
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration. They help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy. Watching wildfowl is fun because they can be colourful, noisy and very active in the water.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TEAL
Reveal Vocabulary
male
female
Teals are the smallest type of duck. Males have grey bodies and chestnut heads with green eyepatches and a black-edged yellow marking under the tail. Females are speckled brown and look a lot like a female mallard.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
35 cmMainly marshland, but also lakes and streams with lots of cover October–April Seeds, water plants and small insects Males make a high crik crik; females make a short, sharp quack Mallard, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
MALLARD
Reveal Vocabulary
male
female
Mallards are the most common of all the ducks. The male is grey with a green head, yellow bill, white neckband, and curly black tail feathers. Females are brown and black with an orange bill.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
58 cm Any areas of fresh water January–December Seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish Females make a quack quack sound; males are much quieter Shoveler, pintail, teal, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
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From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands.
They include ducks, geese and swans.
These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food
like plants, insects and small fish.
Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers...
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Reveal Explainer
The text says that “these birds are great swimmers,” which helps wildfowl survive in places like lakes, rivers and marshes. Because they can swim well, they can move through the water easily to find food and live safely in different wet habitats.
Teach
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. 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) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish
can find food in water habitats
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Text Mark Evidence - seeds, water plants and small insects - seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish
can eat a wide range of foods so they can survive in different places
Text Mark Evidence can fly long distances during migration
can travel to different places when needed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence grey body
Text Mark Evidence green head
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
Text Mark Evidence yellow bill
Text Mark Evidence white neckband
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence curly black tail feathers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wetlands’?
Which One's Right?
A ⬜ Mallard
B ⬜ Teal
C ⬜ Swan
D ⬜ Goose
Which duck is the smallest type of duck?
A) mallard
B) teal
D) goose
C) swan
True or False?
Male mallards have red heads and blue bills.
True
False
Tick Me
Why might watching wildfowl be fun?
Tick one:
A) They are quiet and still.
B) They hide all day.
Check
C) They can be colourful, noisy and active in the water.
Click if correct
D) They only appear at night.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Out and About Bird Spotter: Non-Fiction Lesson 1
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 help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration. They help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy. Watching wildfowl is fun because they can be colourful, noisy and very active in the water.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TEAL
male
female
Teals are the smallest type of duck. Males have grey bodies and chestnut heads with green eyepatches and a black-edged yellow marking under the tail. Females are speckled brown and look a lot like a female mallard.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
35 cmMainly marshland, but also lakes and streams with lots of cover October–April Seeds, water plants and small insects Males make a high crik crik; females make a short, sharp quack Mallard, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
MALLARD
male
female
Mallards are the most common of all the ducks. The male is grey with a green head, yellow bill, white neckband, and curly black tail feathers. Females are brown and black with an orange bill.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
58 cm Any areas of fresh water January–December Seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish Females make a quack quack sound; males are much quieter Shoveler, pintail, teal, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
eye
water
plant
most
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
wetlands
active
migration
chestnut
neckband
bill
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. 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
wetlands
Explore
Find Read Talk
WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
wetlands
Your turn
migration
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
active
chestnut
neckband
bill
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
WILDFOWL
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration. They help nature by spreading seeds and keeping water habitats healthy. Watching wildfowl is fun because they can be colourful, noisy and very active in the water.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TEAL
Reveal Vocabulary
male
female
Teals are the smallest type of duck. Males have grey bodies and chestnut heads with green eyepatches and a black-edged yellow marking under the tail. Females are speckled brown and look a lot like a female mallard.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
35 cmMainly marshland, but also lakes and streams with lots of cover October–April Seeds, water plants and small insects Males make a high crik crik; females make a short, sharp quack Mallard, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
MALLARD
Reveal Vocabulary
male
female
Mallards are the most common of all the ducks. The male is grey with a green head, yellow bill, white neckband, and curly black tail feathers. Females are brown and black with an orange bill.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
58 cm Any areas of fresh water January–December Seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish Females make a quack quack sound; males are much quieter Shoveler, pintail, teal, wigeon
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands.
They include ducks, geese and swans.
These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food
like plants, insects and small fish.
Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers and use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish. Wildfowl often travel in groups and can fly long distances during migration.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Wildfowl are birds that usually live in lakes, rivers and wetlands. They include ducks, geese and swans. These birds are great swimmers...
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Reveal Explainer
The text says that “these birds are great swimmers,” which helps wildfowl survive in places like lakes, rivers and marshes. Because they can swim well, they can move through the water easily to find food and live safely in different wet habitats.
Teach
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. 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) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence use their beaks to find food like plants, insects and small fish
can find food in water habitats
A) Why can wildfowl survive in lots of different places like lakes, rivers and marshes?
Text Mark Evidence - seeds, water plants and small insects - seeds, acorns, berries, plants, insects and shellfish
can eat a wide range of foods so they can survive in different places
Text Mark Evidence can fly long distances during migration
can travel to different places when needed
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence grey body
Text Mark Evidence green head
B) Name two features of a male mallard.
Text Mark Evidence yellow bill
Text Mark Evidence white neckband
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence curly black tail feathers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wetlands’?
Which One's Right?
A ⬜ Mallard B ⬜ Teal C ⬜ Swan D ⬜ Goose
Which duck is the smallest type of duck?
A) mallard
B) teal
D) goose
C) swan
True or False?
Male mallards have red heads and blue bills.
True
False
Tick Me
Why might watching wildfowl be fun?
Tick one:
A) They are quiet and still.
B) They hide all day.
Check
C) They can be colourful, noisy and active in the water.
Click if correct
D) They only appear at night.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.