Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pale’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests the tree wasn’t always as brave and confident as it is now:
but when I started out
don’t imagine
I was much to look at
just one of a pale tangle of
timid saplings and yet…
somehow I survive
Discuss then check
timid
Tick Me
What impression do you get of the poet based on the poems in this unit?
Tick one:
A) The poet writes to entertain and be funny.
B) The poet prefers to write about bustling cities.
Check
C) The poet is careless about the natural world.
Click if correct
D) The poet is fascinated by science and nature.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The plant produces flowers then fruit which contains new seeds.
B) Light and water cause the seed to crack open and grow a root.
C) A thin, pale stem pushes through the earth.
D) More roots grow to anchor the seed in the soil.
E) Seeds are dispersed to allow new plants to grow.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Step Inside
Explore
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
How can you show how they feel?
What might they say?
What is around them?
How might they say it?
Work in small groups to bring to life the Seed’s Story.
How might they react?
How will their body move?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
canopy
thread
tree signals
emitting
invaders
parade
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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Tree’s Story – Two
I am never alone
my forest family
a green-feathered canopy of
knowing trees protect me
teach me to thread my
roots deep into earth
to drink sun and water dots
through new leaves
I learn early the
art of tree signals
emitting secret scents
tiny currents that
send invaders flying or
call friends
in this way as countless moons
parade silver
through night sky and
circled suns peep up orange
through distant earth cracks
I grow into my true tree self
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy the group of words which suggest a tree can absorb sunlight and water through its leaves.
I am never alone my forest family a green-feathered canopy of knowing trees protect me teach me to thread my roots deep into earth to drink sun and water dots through new leaves
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
2) Which sentence best summarises the forest family from the poem?
Tick one:
It is competitive and dangerous.
It is silent and lifeless.
It is cooperative and protective.
It is lonely and isolating.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) How is the tree able to protect itself?
Text Mark Evidence I learn early the art of tree signals emitting secret scents that send invaders flying or call friends
Text Mark Evidence knowing trees protect me…teach me to thread my roots deep in the earth to drink sun and water dots through new leaves
defending itself through sending out signals, scents or currents
by learning to survive from other trees
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Match each word to its correct definition:
canopy
to send something out from a source, like a scent or a signal
thread
the top layer of leaves and branches in a forest that forms a leafy roof
emitting
to push or weave something carefully through a space
invaders
people or creatures that enter a place where they aren’t wanted and may cause harm
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...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pale’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests the tree wasn’t always as brave and confident as it is now:
but when I started out don’t imagine I was much to look at just one of a pale tangle of timid saplings and yet… somehow I survive
Discuss then check
timid
Tick Me
What impression do you get of the poet based on the poems in this unit?
Tick one:
A) The poet writes to entertain and be funny.
B) The poet prefers to write about bustling cities.
Check
C) The poet is careless about the natural world.
Click if correct
D) The poet is fascinated by science and nature.
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) The plant produces flowers then fruit which contains new seeds.
B) Light and water cause the seed to crack open and grow a root.
C) A thin, pale stem pushes through the earth.
D) More roots grow to anchor the seed in the soil.
E) Seeds are dispersed to allow new plants to grow.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Step Inside
Explore
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
How can you show how they feel?
What might they say?
What is around them?
How might they say it?
Work in small groups to bring to life the Seed’s Story.
How might they react?
How will their body move?
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
canopy
thread
tree signals
emitting
invaders
parade
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Tree’s Story – Two
I am never alone my forest family a green-feathered canopy of knowing trees protect me teach me to thread my roots deep into earth to drink sun and water dots through new leaves I learn early the art of tree signals emitting secret scents tiny currents that send invaders flying or call friends
in this way as countless moons parade silver through night sky and circled suns peep up orange through distant earth cracks I grow into my true tree self
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Find and copy the group of words which suggest a tree can absorb sunlight and water through its leaves.
I am never alone my forest family a green-feathered canopy of knowing trees protect me teach me to thread my roots deep into earth to drink sun and water dots through new leaves
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
2) Which sentence best summarises the forest family from the poem?
Tick one:
It is competitive and dangerous.
It is silent and lifeless.
It is cooperative and protective.
It is lonely and isolating.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) How is the tree able to protect itself?
Text Mark Evidence I learn early the art of tree signals emitting secret scents that send invaders flying or call friends
Text Mark Evidence knowing trees protect me…teach me to thread my roots deep in the earth to drink sun and water dots through new leaves
defending itself through sending out signals, scents or currents
by learning to survive from other trees
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Match each word to its correct definition:
canopy
to send something out from a source, like a scent or a signal
thread
the top layer of leaves and branches in a forest that forms a leafy roof
emitting
to push or weave something carefully through a space
invaders
people or creatures that enter a place where they aren’t wanted and may cause harm
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...
read every day.
Reveal
Even 15 minutes a day can make a big difference!
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: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.