Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth
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From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
B) Summarise each verse of the poem using one or two sentences.
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Let me read today's text
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Seed’s Story – Two
a pale thread
floss-thin with green life
cracks the other side of earth
my new stem strains surges to
touch the sun
brush the wind while the
blind planet-pull of moon
guards me at night
more stems follow
stalks buds
tight curled things unfold and
I surprise myself as
leaves flowers fruit burst into
a repeating festival of
shapes and colours
which makes me
me…
and in this heady moment
I open my eyes
taste the blossomed air as
rainbow water streams down to
the tips of my roots
I hear birds
breeze-tingling I join their songs
I play host to whisper-light butterflies
tease bees and wasps who visit
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
stem strains surges
heady
blind planet-pull of moon
play host to whisper-light butterflies
blossomed air
breeze-tingling
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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
stem strains surges
Explore
Find Read Talk
a pale thread
floss-thin with green life
cracks the other side of earth
my new stem strains surges to
touch the sun
brush the wind while the
blind planet-pull of moon
guards me at night
Reveal Vocabulary
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
stem strains surges
blind planet-pull of moon
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
heady
blossomed air
breeze-tingling
play host to whisper-light butterflies
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Seed’s Story – Two
a pale thread
floss-thin with green life
cracks the other side of earth
my new stem strains surges to
touch the sun
brush the wind while the
blind planet-pull of moon
guards me at night
more stems follow
stalks buds
tight curled things unfold and
I surprise myself as
leaves flowers fruit burst into
a repeating festival of
shapes and colours
which makes me
me…
and in this heady moment
I open my eyes
taste the blossomed air as
rainbow water streams down to
the tips of my roots
I hear birds
breeze-tingling I join their songs
I play host to whisper-light butterflies
tease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into
a repeating festival of
shapes and colours
which makes me
me… and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I surprise myself
as leaves flowers fruit burst intoa repeating festival of shapes and colours
which makes me me…
and in this heady moment
I open my eyes taste the blossomed air
as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots
I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs
I play host to whisper-light butterfliestease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into
a repeating festival of
shapes and colours
which makes me
me… and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
my new stem strains surges to
touch the sun
brush the wind while the
blind planet-pull of moon
guards me at night
Reveal Explainer
The moon is not a person and cannot think or make choices. The word ‘guard’ makes it sound like the moon has made a choice to use its pull to help protect the plant. This makes it seem as if the moon cares about the plant and is keeping it safe at night.
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Teach
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
B) Summarise each verse of the poem using one or two sentences.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
The poet uses personification:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
suggests the moon’s gravity is protective of the plant
Text Mark Evidence I surprise myself
gives the plant thoughts and feelings
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Text Mark Evidence - I open my eyes - I…taste the blossomed air - I hear birds - I join their (birds’) songs
gives the plant senses
Text Mark Evidence - I play host to whisper-light butterflies - I…tease bees and wasps who visit
describes the plant as welcoming visitors
makes the plant sound playful
Text Mark Evidence I…tease bees and wasps
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - my new stem - guards me at night - which makes me me - I open my eyes - the tips of my roots
the use of first person (I/me/my) makes the plant sound like it is telling its own story
Acceptable Answers
Verse 1
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
A thin shoot pushes up through the soil and grows towards the sun. The moon’s gravity protects the stem at night.
Reveal Main Point
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Verse 2
more stems follow stalks buds tight curled things unfold and I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me…
Reveal Main Point
More stems grow and buds begin to open. Leaves, flowers and fruit appear, making it a colourful celebration of growth.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Verse 3
and in this heady momentI open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Reveal Main Point
In this exciting moment, the plant fully awakens and experiences the sights, sounds and smells of nature. It becomes part of the natural world, welcoming butterflies and other insects.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘blossomed’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests something is very gentle:
I hear birds
breeze-tingling I join their songs
I play host to whisper-light butterflies
tease bees and wasps who visit
Discuss then check
whisper-light
Sequence Me
Put the events of the seed’s story in the correct order:
A) More roots grow to anchor the seed.
B) A pale, thin stem cracks through the earth.
C) A seed cracks open and grows a root.
D) More stems grow and buds open.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) a person that welcomes guests
Check
1 surges
B) having a strong effect because it is so exciting
2 heady
C) a prickly or fizzy feeling
Click if correct
3 tingling
D) moves strongly forward or upward suddenly
4 host
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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.
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Ready Steady Read Together
When Poems Fall From the Sky: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
B) Summarise each verse of the poem using one or two sentences.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Explore
Seed’s Story – Two
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night more stems follow stalks buds tight curled things unfold and I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me…
and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
stem strains surges
heady
blind planet-pull of moon
play host to whisper-light butterflies
blossomed air
breeze-tingling
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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
stem strains surges
Explore
Find Read Talk
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
Reveal Vocabulary
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Your turn
stem strains surges
blind planet-pull of moon
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
heady
blossomed air
breeze-tingling
play host to whisper-light butterflies
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Seed’s Story – Two
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night more stems follow stalks buds tight curled things unfold and I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me…
and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me… and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
I surprise myself
as leaves flowers fruit burst intoa repeating festival of shapes and colours
which makes me me…
and in this heady moment
I open my eyes taste the blossomed air
as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots
I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs
I play host to whisper-light butterfliestease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me… and in this heady moment I open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Explore
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
Reveal Explainer
The moon is not a person and cannot think or make choices. The word ‘guard’ makes it sound like the moon has made a choice to use its pull to help protect the plant. This makes it seem as if the moon cares about the plant and is keeping it safe at night.
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Teach
From: When Poems Fall From the Sky by Zaro Weil © 2022. 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) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
B) Summarise each verse of the poem using one or two sentences.
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
The poet uses personification:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
suggests the moon’s gravity is protective of the plant
Text Mark Evidence I surprise myself
gives the plant thoughts and feelings
A) How does the poet make plants and other things in nature sound human?
Text Mark Evidence - I open my eyes - I…taste the blossomed air - I hear birds - I join their (birds’) songs
gives the plant senses
Text Mark Evidence - I play host to whisper-light butterflies - I…tease bees and wasps who visit
describes the plant as welcoming visitors
makes the plant sound playful
Text Mark Evidence I…tease bees and wasps
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence - my new stem - guards me at night - which makes me me - I open my eyes - the tips of my roots
the use of first person (I/me/my) makes the plant sound like it is telling its own story
Acceptable Answers
Verse 1
a pale thread floss-thin with green life cracks the other side of earth my new stem strains surges to touch the sun brush the wind while the blind planet-pull of moon guards me at night
A thin shoot pushes up through the soil and grows towards the sun. The moon’s gravity protects the stem at night.
Reveal Main Point
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Verse 2
more stems follow stalks buds tight curled things unfold and I surprise myself as leaves flowers fruit burst into a repeating festival of shapes and colours which makes me me…
Reveal Main Point
More stems grow and buds begin to open. Leaves, flowers and fruit appear, making it a colourful celebration of growth.
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Verse 3
and in this heady momentI open my eyes taste the blossomed air as rainbow water streams down to the tips of my roots I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Reveal Main Point
In this exciting moment, the plant fully awakens and experiences the sights, sounds and smells of nature. It becomes part of the natural world, welcoming butterflies and other insects.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘blossomed’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests something is very gentle:
I hear birds breeze-tingling I join their songs I play host to whisper-light butterflies tease bees and wasps who visit
Discuss then check
whisper-light
Sequence Me
Put the events of the seed’s story in the correct order:
A) More roots grow to anchor the seed.
B) A pale, thin stem cracks through the earth.
C) A seed cracks open and grows a root.
D) More stems grow and buds open.
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) a person that welcomes guests
Check
1 surges
B) having a strong effect because it is so exciting
2 heady
C) a prickly or fizzy feeling
Click if correct
3 tingling
D) moves strongly forward or upward suddenly
4 host
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
explore audiobooks.
Reveal
Listen to books during walks or while relaxing.
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.