Ready Steady Read Together
Sky Song: 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?
This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald.
Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face.
This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all…
The Little Bear, some call this constellation, but if astronomers knew the truth – if they could see into the heart of things and out the other side – perhaps they would have used a different name. For these seven stars are in fact Sky Gods, mighty giants carved from stardust, and the brightest of them all, the North Star, was the one who first breathed life into Erkenwald.
Such was his power that he only needed to blow the legendary Frost Horn once and the empty stretches of ice many miles below began to change. Mountains, forests and glaciers appeared. Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in. Because magic often lingers long after it has been used, the power of the Frost Horn hovered over Erkenwald, and as time went by the people learnt how to use it. They spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams; they trapped sunbeams in lanterns which burned through the winter months; they stored wind inside gemstones which granted their boats safe passage through stormy seas. And all the people knew all was well in their kingdom whenever they saw the northern lights. For these rippling colours were a sign that the Sky Gods were dancing – and that meant the world was as it should be.
But darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
trustiest
tundra
glinting
conjured
harmony
lingers
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 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
trustiest
Explore
Find Read Talk
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
trustiest
Your turn
glinting
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tundra
conjured
harmony
lingers
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald.
Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face.
This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all…
The Little Bear, some call this constellation, but if astronomers knew the truth – if they could see into the heart of things and out the other side – perhaps they would have used a different name. For these seven stars are in fact Sky Gods, mighty giants carved from stardust, and the brightest of them all, the North Star, was the one who first breathed life into Erkenwald.
Such was his power that he only needed to blow the legendary Frost Horn once and the empty stretches of ice many miles below began to change. Mountains, forests and glaciers appeared. Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in. Because magic often lingers long after it has been used, the power of the Frost Horn hovered over Erkenwald, and as time went by the people learnt how to use it. They spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams; they trapped sunbeams in lanterns which burned through the winter months; they stored wind inside gemstones which granted their boats safe passage through stormy seas. And all the people knew all was well in their kingdom whenever they saw the northern lights. For these rippling colours were a sign that the Sky Gods were dancing – and that meant the world was as it should be.
But darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Then animals arrived:
polar bears to roam the tundra,
whales to glide through the oceans
and wolves to stalk between the trees.
Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people:
men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours
scattered throughout the land.
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face.
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
I think that Erkenwald is very far north and very cold, similar to the Arctic, because the text describes the sun shining at midnight and staying dark all winter. It also sounds cold because of the icebergs and snow.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 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) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers…past the reach of the trustiest maps
Acceptable Answers
remote and unknown
Text Mark Evidence - mighty giants carved from stardust - spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams - they trapped sunbeams in lanterns
magical / the stars are Sky Gods
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
Text Mark Evidence - they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in - all the people knew all was well in their kingdom
peaceful and happy
Text Mark Evidence - polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees - men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered - each tribe had their own customs and beliefs
diverse and inclusive (welcomes different people)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald
darkness or evil
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Text Mark Evidence without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all
the Sky Gods breaking rules
Text Mark Evidence magic often lingers long after it has been used
magic could be used for bad or dangerous things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘glinting’?
Tick Me
Which of these did the North Star conjure when he blew the Frost Horn?
Tick all that apply:
A) glaciers
B) whales
Check
C) Sky Gods
Click if correct
D) men and women
Find Me
Find the word which shows thatthey lived together in peace:
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in.
Discuss then check
harmony
True or False?
The people of Erkenwald used magic for good reasons which helped them.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Sky Song: 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?
This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald. Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face. This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all… The Little Bear, some call this constellation, but if astronomers knew the truth – if they could see into the heart of things and out the other side – perhaps they would have used a different name. For these seven stars are in fact Sky Gods, mighty giants carved from stardust, and the brightest of them all, the North Star, was the one who first breathed life into Erkenwald. Such was his power that he only needed to blow the legendary Frost Horn once and the empty stretches of ice many miles below began to change. Mountains, forests and glaciers appeared. Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in. Because magic often lingers long after it has been used, the power of the Frost Horn hovered over Erkenwald, and as time went by the people learnt how to use it. They spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams; they trapped sunbeams in lanterns which burned through the winter months; they stored wind inside gemstones which granted their boats safe passage through stormy seas. And all the people knew all was well in their kingdom whenever they saw the northern lights. For these rippling colours were a sign that the Sky Gods were dancing – and that meant the world was as it should be. But darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
trustiest
tundra
glinting
conjured
harmony
lingers
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 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
trustiest
Explore
Find Read Talk
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
trustiest
Your turn
glinting
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
tundra
conjured
harmony
lingers
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers and up past the reach of the trustiest maps there lies a kingdom called Erkenwald. Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face. This far north, even the stars do not behave as you might expect. And that is probably just as well because without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all… The Little Bear, some call this constellation, but if astronomers knew the truth – if they could see into the heart of things and out the other side – perhaps they would have used a different name. For these seven stars are in fact Sky Gods, mighty giants carved from stardust, and the brightest of them all, the North Star, was the one who first breathed life into Erkenwald. Such was his power that he only needed to blow the legendary Frost Horn once and the empty stretches of ice many miles below began to change. Mountains, forests and glaciers appeared. Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in. Because magic often lingers long after it has been used, the power of the Frost Horn hovered over Erkenwald, and as time went by the people learnt how to use it. They spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams; they trapped sunbeams in lanterns which burned through the winter months; they stored wind inside gemstones which granted their boats safe passage through stormy seas. And all the people knew all was well in their kingdom whenever they saw the northern lights. For these rippling colours were a sign that the Sky Gods were dancing – and that meant the world was as it should be. But darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald.
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Then animals arrived:
polar bears to roam the tundra,
whales to glide through the oceans
and wolves to stalk between the trees.
Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people:
men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours
scattered throughout the land.
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Then animals arrived: polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees. Finally, the music of the Frost Horn conjured people: men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered throughout the land.
Explore
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Here, the sun still shines at midnight in the summer, glinting off the icebergs in the north and slipping between the snow-capped Never Cliffs in the west. But it does not rise at all in the long, cold winters. Then, the nights bleed on and on and the darkness is so thick you cannot see your hands in front of your face.
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
I think that Erkenwald is very far north and very cold, similar to the Arctic, because the text describes the sun shining at midnight and staying dark all winter. It also sounds cold because of the icebergs and snow.
Reveal Explainer
Teach
From: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 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) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence beyond the footsteps of the greatest explorers…past the reach of the trustiest maps
Acceptable Answers
remote and unknown
Text Mark Evidence - mighty giants carved from stardust - spun hammocks from moonlight which granted wonderful dreams - they trapped sunbeams in lanterns
magical / the stars are Sky Gods
A) What kind of place do you think Erkenwald is?
Text Mark Evidence - they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in - all the people knew all was well in their kingdom
peaceful and happy
Text Mark Evidence - polar bears to roam the tundra, whales to glide through the oceans and wolves to stalk between the trees - men and women of different shapes, sizes and colours scattered - each tribe had their own customs and beliefs
diverse and inclusive (welcomes different people)
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence darkness can come to any kingdom, and so it came to Erkenwald
darkness or evil
B) What might threaten the kingdom of Erkenwald?
Text Mark Evidence without Ursa Minor breaking a few rules we would not have a story at all
the Sky Gods breaking rules
Text Mark Evidence magic often lingers long after it has been used
magic could be used for bad or dangerous things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘glinting’?
Tick Me
Which of these did the North Star conjure when he blew the Frost Horn?
Tick all that apply:
A) glaciers
B) whales
Check
C) Sky Gods
Click if correct
D) men and women
Find Me
Find the word which shows thatthey lived together in peace:
As the years passed, these men and women formed three tribes. Each tribe had their own customs and beliefs, but they lived in harmony with one another, sharing food whenever they passed and offering shelter when the weather closed in.
Discuss then check
harmony
True or False?
The people of Erkenwald used magic for good reasons which helped them.
False
True
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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: Sky Song by Abi Elphinstone © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.