Ready Steady Read Together
A Child's Garden of Verses: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘helm’?
True or False?
The child from My Ship and I was a skilled and experienced sailor.
True
False
Link Me
Link each poem from the unit with the sentence which best summarises it:
A) A child is captivated by the gleaming surface of the water reflecting the world like a mirror.
1) Block City
2) Looking-Glass River
B) A child imagines himself as the captain of his toy vessel setting off on an adventurous voyage.
C) A child imagines a little pond as a vast world which he rules over.
3) My Kingdom
Check
Click if correct
D) A child transforms household furniture and building blocks into an imagined town and a harbour.
4) My Ship and I
Tick Me
What impressions do you get of the poet from the collection of poems in this unit?
Tick two:
A) The poet is a contemporary, modern day writer.
B) The poet thinks children should behave seriously and act maturely at all times.
Check
C) The poet values imagination and sees ordinary places as opportunities for adventure.
Click if correct
D) The poet presents nature as vivid and full of wonder.
Speaking Spotlight
Character Monologue
Explore
Character Monologue
The child from My Ship and I...
Express yourself
Speak clearly
Practise first
Imagine the scene
Understand your character
Eye contact
Gesture
Be confident
Then perform
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
abroad
adorned
tramping
either hand
onward
playthings
Explore
From: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson originally published in 1885. Public Domain applies.
Let me read today's text
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Foreign Lands
Up into the cherry-tree
Who should climb but little me?
I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands.
I saw the next-door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers before my eye,
And many pleasant places more
That I had never seen before.
I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky’s blue looking-glass;
The dusty roads go up and down
With people tramping in to town.
If I could find a higher tree Farther and farther I should see,
To where the grown-up river slips
Into the sea among the ships,
To see where the roads on either hand
Lead onward into fairyland,
Where all the children dine at five,
And all the playthings come alive.
From: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson originally published in 1885. Public Domain applies.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky’s blue looking-glass…
1) Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word dimpling suggests the river’s surface is…
reflective
bumpy
shiny
smooth
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things the chid could actually see from the tree.
Acceptable Answers:
- the next-door garden
- flowers
- the (dimpling) river
- the sky or the sky’s reflection
- (dusty) roads
- people (tramping into town)
Reveal Answer
3) Up into the cherry-tree
Who should climb but little me?
What does this line suggest about the child who is speaking?
Tick one:
He is frightened of heights.
He feels proud of climbing high.
He is upset at being chosen to climb high.
He is climbing the tree to hide from someone.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Find and copy the group of words which suggest a tree can absorb sunlight and water through its leaves.
I saw the next-door garden lie, Adorned with flowers before my eye, And many pleasant places more That I had never seen before.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
5) Why does the poet describe the river as the ‘sky’s blue looking-glass’?
Accept reference to any of the following:
- the river reflects the blue sky
- the surface of the water is smooth like a mirror
- the sky can be seen clearly in the river
Reveal Answer
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
play with words.
Reveal
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Child's Garden of Verses: Poetry Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘helm’?
True or False?
The child from My Ship and I was a skilled and experienced sailor.
True
False
Link Me
Link each poem from the unit with the sentence which best summarises it:
A) A child is captivated by the gleaming surface of the water reflecting the world like a mirror.
1) Block City
2) Looking-Glass River
B) A child imagines himself as the captain of his toy vessel setting off on an adventurous voyage.
C) A child imagines a little pond as a vast world which he rules over.
3) My Kingdom
Check
Click if correct
D) A child transforms household furniture and building blocks into an imagined town and a harbour.
4) My Ship and I
Tick Me
What impressions do you get of the poet from the collection of poems in this unit?
Tick two:
A) The poet is a contemporary, modern day writer.
B) The poet thinks children should behave seriously and act maturely at all times.
Check
C) The poet values imagination and sees ordinary places as opportunities for adventure.
Click if correct
D) The poet presents nature as vivid and full of wonder.
Speaking Spotlight
Character Monologue
Explore
Character Monologue
The child from My Ship and I...
Express yourself
Speak clearly
Practise first
Imagine the scene
Understand your character
Eye contact
Gesture
Be confident
Then perform
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
abroad
adorned
tramping
either hand
onward
playthings
Explore
From: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson originally published in 1885. Public Domain applies.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Foreign Lands
Up into the cherry-tree Who should climb but little me? I held the trunk with both my hands And looked abroad on foreign lands. I saw the next-door garden lie, Adorned with flowers before my eye, And many pleasant places more That I had never seen before. I saw the dimpling river pass And be the sky’s blue looking-glass; The dusty roads go up and down With people tramping in to town.
If I could find a higher tree Farther and farther I should see, To where the grown-up river slips Into the sea among the ships, To see where the roads on either hand Lead onward into fairyland, Where all the children dine at five, And all the playthings come alive.
From: A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson originally published in 1885. Public Domain applies.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
I saw the dimpling river pass And be the sky’s blue looking-glass…
1) Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word dimpling suggests the river’s surface is…
reflective
bumpy
shiny
smooth
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Name three things the chid could actually see from the tree.
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
3) Up into the cherry-tree Who should climb but little me? What does this line suggest about the child who is speaking?
Tick one:
He is frightened of heights.
He feels proud of climbing high.
He is upset at being chosen to climb high.
He is climbing the tree to hide from someone.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Find and copy the group of words which suggest a tree can absorb sunlight and water through its leaves.
I saw the next-door garden lie, Adorned with flowers before my eye, And many pleasant places more That I had never seen before.
RevealText Marks
RevealExtract
Practise & Apply
5) Why does the poet describe the river as the ‘sky’s blue looking-glass’?
Accept reference to any of the following:
Reveal Answer
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
play with words.
Reveal
Create your own rhymes or fun combinations of words.
If you like this book, you might like...