Ready Steady Read Together
The Wild Life of Animals: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Check
Click if correct
Link each animal with a key fact or feature:
A) uses long, thin fingers to tap on branches
1) Snowy Owl
2) South Asian River Dolphin
B) lives in a muddy river and uses clicking sounds to find fish
C) babies feed on parents’ mucus before eating plants
3) Discus Fish
D) lives in the Arctic and catches voles and lemmings
4) Aye-aye
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘grubs’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
Snowy owls have big, sharp claws and long feathers on their toes to help them...
A) fly very fast.
B) keep warm and catch food.
D) build nests.
C) swim in rivers.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘drag’:
And if that doesn’t work, I have yet another (click)way of finding food (click).
I swim on my side (click) and trail a flipper through the mud (click), feeling for fish.
This is when (click) it helps to have a long snout (click) with lots of sharp teeth.
Discuss then check
trail
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Report an amazing animal you have read about this week!
Common Exception Words
Explore
last
after
who
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
earth
practising
geniuses
litter
raise
easily clear
Explore
From: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Adapted from: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
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Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy two things that the fox babies eat.
Acceptable Answers:
- rats
- mice
- pigeons
- earthworms
- bin food
Reveal Answer
2) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show if each is true or false:
True
False
Fox babies live in a deep hole called an earth.
Fox babies cannot jump at all.
Fox babies sometimes eat bin food.
Mum and Dad foxes only eat plants.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) We are also geniuses at JUMPING. Mum and Dad can easily clear the 2-m-tall fence around the garden. Us little kits (babies) keep practising when we play, but we're not that good - yet! Circle the word which best matches the meaning of ‘practising’:
training
sleeping
jumping
eating
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...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
If you like this book, you might like...
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Wild Life of Animals: Non-Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Link Me
Check
Click if correct
Link each animal with a key fact or feature:
A) uses long, thin fingers to tap on branches
1) Snowy Owl
2) South Asian River Dolphin
B) lives in a muddy river and uses clicking sounds to find fish
C) babies feed on parents’ mucus before eating plants
3) Discus Fish
D) lives in the Arctic and catches voles and lemmings
4) Aye-aye
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘grubs’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence? Snowy owls have big, sharp claws and long feathers on their toes to help them...
A) fly very fast.
B) keep warm and catch food.
D) build nests.
C) swim in rivers.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘drag’:
And if that doesn’t work, I have yet another (click)way of finding food (click). I swim on my side (click) and trail a flipper through the mud (click), feeling for fish. This is when (click) it helps to have a long snout (click) with lots of sharp teeth.
Discuss then check
trail
Speaking Spotlight
Newsreader
Explore
Newsreader
Formal language
Speak clearly
Vary your voice
Practise
Look at the camera
Calm & composed
Finish strong
Be confident
Report an amazing animal you have read about this week!
Common Exception Words
Explore
last
after
who
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
earth
practising
geniuses
litter
raise
easily clear
Explore
From: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy two things that the fox babies eat.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
2) Put a tick (✓) in each row to show if each is true or false:
True
False
Fox babies live in a deep hole called an earth.
Fox babies cannot jump at all.
Fox babies sometimes eat bin food.
Mum and Dad foxes only eat plants.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) We are also geniuses at JUMPING. Mum and Dad can easily clear the 2-m-tall fence around the garden. Us little kits (babies) keep practising when we play, but we're not that good - yet! Circle the word which best matches the meaning of ‘practising’:
training
sleeping
jumping
eating
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...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: The Wild Life of Animals by Mike Barfield © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.