Ready Steady Read Together
Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: 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?
Blood starts off bright red and full of oxygen.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Explore
Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
molecule
travel as efficiently
arteries
fuel our organs
optical illusion
long wavelength
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From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. 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
arteries
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
arteries
travel as efficiently
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
molecule
fuel our organs
optical illusion
long wavelength
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood! This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red. There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood. (Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood!
This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red.
There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood.
(Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood! This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red. There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood. (Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Because of haemoglobin! This is a molecule that transports oxygen in the blood around the body. Haemoglobin has lots of iron in it, and it’s this iron that gives blood its red colour. Plus, the oxygen it carries makes that red colour even richer.
Reveal Explainer
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
I can see from the text that haemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood around the body. The word “transports” means to carry, so this tells me that haemoglobin’s job is to carry oxygen to different parts of the body. Humans need oxygen to breathe and for their bodies to work properly, so I can infer that haemoglobin is essential for the body to function.
Teach
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. 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 are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence iron makes sure haemoglobin keeps its shape so it can pick up and release oxygen properly
iron keeps haemoglobin in the right shape
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
Text Mark Evidence helps muscles work, the brain think clearly and the body stay warm and energetic
haemoglobin supports body functions
Text Mark Evidence if there isn’t enough iron, oxygen cannot travel as efficiently around the body
without enough iron, oxygen cannot travel efficiently around the body
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence adult humans have about five litres of blood in their body
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Text Mark Evidence - blood starts of bright red and full of oxygen - once the blood has delivered its oxygen, it picks up a waste product: carbon dioxide - it loses its brightness and becomes a dull red
because it loses oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide, so it is no longer bright red
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘arteries’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence?
Sometimes people's veins look blue because...
B) the blood inside them is actually blue.
A) blue light is absorbed and red light is reflected.
D) the veins contain copper instead of iron.
C) blue light is reflected and red light is absorbed.
True or False?
Some animals have blue blood because their blood contains more oxygen than human blood.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘dim’:
Once the blood has delivered its oxygen, it picks up a waste product: carbon dioxide. Because the blood isn’t full of oxygen anymore, it loses its brightness and becomes a dull red. The carbon dioxide is pumped by the heart back up to your lungs, and eventually you breathe the carbon dioxide out.
Discuss then check
dull
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for keywords.
Reveal
Notice bold or highlighted words to understand main ideas.
Copyright Notice
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Ready Steady Read Together
Can You Get Rainbows in Space?: 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?
Blood starts off bright red and full of oxygen.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
molecule
travel as efficiently
arteries
fuel our organs
optical illusion
long wavelength
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. 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
arteries
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Your turn
arteries
travel as efficiently
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
molecule
fuel our organs
optical illusion
long wavelength
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Teacher Note: Re-read if time allows.
Adapted from: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood! This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red. There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood. (Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood!
This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red.
There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood.
(Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Some animals, like octopuses, do have blue blood! This is because copper, not iron, carries the oxygen in their blood and it makes it look blue, not red. There are even some animals with purple, clear or green blood. (Imagine green blood coming out when you scrape your knee!)
Explore
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Because of haemoglobin! This is a molecule that transports oxygen in the blood around the body. Haemoglobin has lots of iron in it, and it’s this iron that gives blood its red colour. Plus, the oxygen it carries makes that red colour even richer.
Reveal Explainer
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
I can see from the text that haemoglobin transports oxygen in the blood around the body. The word “transports” means to carry, so this tells me that haemoglobin’s job is to carry oxygen to different parts of the body. Humans need oxygen to breathe and for their bodies to work properly, so I can infer that haemoglobin is essential for the body to function.
Teach
From: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024. 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 are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence iron makes sure haemoglobin keeps its shape so it can pick up and release oxygen properly
iron keeps haemoglobin in the right shape
A) Why are haemoglobin and iron essential for the human body?
Text Mark Evidence helps muscles work, the brain think clearly and the body stay warm and energetic
haemoglobin supports body functions
Text Mark Evidence if there isn’t enough iron, oxygen cannot travel as efficiently around the body
without enough iron, oxygen cannot travel efficiently around the body
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Approximately how much blood does an adult human have?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence adult humans have about five litres of blood in their body
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why does blood change from bright red to a duller red as it travels around the body?
Text Mark Evidence - blood starts of bright red and full of oxygen - once the blood has delivered its oxygen, it picks up a waste product: carbon dioxide - it loses its brightness and becomes a dull red
because it loses oxygen and picks up carbon dioxide, so it is no longer bright red
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘arteries’?
Which One's Right?
Which answer best completes the sentence? Sometimes people's veins look blue because...
B) the blood inside them is actually blue.
A) blue light is absorbed and red light is reflected.
D) the veins contain copper instead of iron.
C) blue light is reflected and red light is absorbed.
True or False?
Some animals have blue blood because their blood contains more oxygen than human blood.
True
False
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘dim’:
Once the blood has delivered its oxygen, it picks up a waste product: carbon dioxide. Because the blood isn’t full of oxygen anymore, it loses its brightness and becomes a dull red. The carbon dioxide is pumped by the heart back up to your lungs, and eventually you breathe the carbon dioxide out.
Discuss then check
dull
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for keywords.
Reveal
Notice bold or highlighted words to understand main ideas.
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: Can You Get Rainbows in Space? by Dr Sheila Kanani © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.