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Out and About Bird Spotter: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
D) How big is a tawny owl?
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Let me read today's text
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OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds. Watching owls is exciting because they can turn their heads all the way around and make strange calls.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
BARN OWL
Barn owls have pure white underparts and a heart-shaped face with large dark eyes. Their back and wings are golden-brown with grey spots.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
34cmWoodlands and farmlands; close to riverbanks January–December; nocturnal Field mice, voles and shrews Eerie shrieks – sometimes they are known as ‘screech owls’ Tawny owls, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TAWNY OWL
Tawny owls are the same size as a pigeon, with a big, round head and black eyes. Their plumage is grey and brown with white dappled markings on their head, back and wings.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
38cmWoodlands, farms and parks January–December; nocturnal Small mammals, birds and frogs Long three-part hoo-hoo-hoo; females call ker-wick Barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
most
eye
find
because
gold
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
nocturnal
heart-shaped face
clever and mysterious
eerie shrieks
plumage
dappled markings
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 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
clever and mysterious
Explore
Find Read Talk
OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
clever and mysterious
Your turn
heart-shaped face
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nocturnal
eerie shrieks
plumage
dappled markings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds. Watching owls is exciting because they can turn their heads all the way around and make strange calls.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
BARN OWL
Barn owls have pure white underparts and a heart-shaped face with large dark eyes. Their back and wings are golden-brown with grey spots.
Reveal Vocabulary
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
34cmWoodlands and farmlands; close to riverbanks January–December; nocturnal Field mice, voles and shrews Eerie shrieks – sometimes they are known as ‘screech owls’ Tawny owls, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TAWNY OWL
Tawny owls are the same size as a pigeon, with a big, round head and black eyes. Their plumage is grey and brown with white dappled markings on their head, back and wings.
Reveal Vocabulary
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
38cmWoodlands, farms and parks January–December; nocturnal Small mammals, birds and frogs Long three-part hoo-hoo-hoo; females call ker-wick Barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night.
They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark.
Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals.
Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark...
Reveal Explainer
First, I look around the introduction to find what helps owls catch their prey. I notice the sentence that says, “They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark.” I can find and take the answer from this part of the text. It tells me that their big eyes help them catch prey, because they help the owls see in the dark.
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
Teach
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 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) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
D) How big is a tawny owl?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence super good hearing
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
Text Mark Evidence their wings let them fly silently
Text Mark Evidence clever and mysterious
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence pure white
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence round
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence 38 cm
D) How big is a tawny owl?
Text Mark Evidence about the size of a pigeon
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dappled markings’?
Link Me
Link each feature to the correct owl:
A) Pure white underparts
B) Grey and brown plumage
1) Barn Owl
C) Heart-shaped face
Check
2) Tawny Owl
Click if correct
D) Big, round head
True or False?
A tawny owl can only be seen during the day.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3) plumage
1) active
2) eerie
4) mysterious
B) busy or doing something
A) hard to understand or secretive
C) strange or a little spooky
D) feathers of a bird
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
compare information.
Reveal
Check if the book matches what you already know or teaches you more.
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: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Out and About Bird Spotter: Non-Fiction Lesson 4
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?
Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
D) How big is a tawny owl?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds. Watching owls is exciting because they can turn their heads all the way around and make strange calls.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
BARN OWL
Barn owls have pure white underparts and a heart-shaped face with large dark eyes. Their back and wings are golden-brown with grey spots.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
34cmWoodlands and farmlands; close to riverbanks January–December; nocturnal Field mice, voles and shrews Eerie shrieks – sometimes they are known as ‘screech owls’ Tawny owls, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TAWNY OWL
Tawny owls are the same size as a pigeon, with a big, round head and black eyes. Their plumage is grey and brown with white dappled markings on their head, back and wings.
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
38cmWoodlands, farms and parks January–December; nocturnal Small mammals, birds and frogs Long three-part hoo-hoo-hoo; females call ker-wick Barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
most
eye
find
because
gold
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
nocturnal
heart-shaped face
clever and mysterious
eerie shrieks
plumage
dappled markings
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 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
clever and mysterious
Explore
Find Read Talk
OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
clever and mysterious
Your turn
heart-shaped face
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nocturnal
eerie shrieks
plumage
dappled markings
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
OWLS
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food. Some owls live in forests, fields and deserts. They are very clever and mysterious birds. Watching owls is exciting because they can turn their heads all the way around and make strange calls.
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
BARN OWL
Barn owls have pure white underparts and a heart-shaped face with large dark eyes. Their back and wings are golden-brown with grey spots.
Reveal Vocabulary
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
34cmWoodlands and farmlands; close to riverbanks January–December; nocturnal Field mice, voles and shrews Eerie shrieks – sometimes they are known as ‘screech owls’ Tawny owls, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
TAWNY OWL
Tawny owls are the same size as a pigeon, with a big, round head and black eyes. Their plumage is grey and brown with white dappled markings on their head, back and wings.
Reveal Vocabulary
SIZE:WHERE TO SEE: WHEN TO SEE: WHAT THEY EAT: SOUNDS LIKE: LOOKS LIKE:
38cmWoodlands, farms and parks January–December; nocturnal Small mammals, birds and frogs Long three-part hoo-hoo-hoo; females call ker-wick Barn owl, long-eared owl, short-eared owl
Adapted from: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night.
They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark.
Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals.
Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark. Owls eat mice, insects and other small animals. Their wings let them fly silently so they can sneak up on food.
Explore
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Owls are birds that are mostly active at night. They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark...
Reveal Explainer
First, I look around the introduction to find what helps owls catch their prey. I notice the sentence that says, “They have big eyes and super good hearing to help them find prey in the dark.” I can find and take the answer from this part of the text. It tells me that their big eyes help them catch prey, because they help the owls see in the dark.
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
Teach
From: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 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) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
D) How big is a tawny owl?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence super good hearing
A) According to the introduction, what helps owls catch their prey?
Text Mark Evidence their wings let them fly silently
Text Mark Evidence clever and mysterious
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) What colour are the underparts of a barn owl?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence pure white
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) What shape is the head of a tawny owl?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence round
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence 38 cm
D) How big is a tawny owl?
Text Mark Evidence about the size of a pigeon
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘dappled markings’?
Link Me
Link each feature to the correct owl:
A) Pure white underparts
B) Grey and brown plumage
1) Barn Owl
C) Heart-shaped face
Check
2) Tawny Owl
Click if correct
D) Big, round head
True or False?
A tawny owl can only be seen during the day.
True
False
Match Me
Match each word with its correct meaning:
3) plumage
1) active
2) eerie
4) mysterious
B) busy or doing something
A) hard to understand or secretive
C) strange or a little spooky
D) feathers of a bird
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
compare information.
Reveal
Check if the book matches what you already know or teaches you more.
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: Out and About Bird Spotter by Robyn Swift © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.