Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of the Forest: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘deforestation’?
True or False?
The margay was close on the heels of the ocelot.
True
False
Match Me
Match each image with the correct animal name.
3)
2)
4)
1)
A) keel-billed toucan
B) margay
C) boa constrictor
D) three-toed sloth
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) An ocelot spots the margay and chases it.
B) The margay chases a rat after the frog escapes.
C) The margay wakes up from its snooze.
D) The margay does acrobatic feats and eats a snake.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Live Action
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring the Monteverde CloudForest Reserve to life.
Common Exception Words
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should
after
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
dejected
resplendent quetzals
chorus
tanager
lull
flits
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From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Despite its relatively small size, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has roughly as many tree species as the USA!
The margay is barely a body length ahead. It has to make a split second decision. Should it keep running up or head to another tree? With its long tail whipping side to side, the margay sprints along the closest branch. In a flash, it leaps from one tree to another! It’s enough to lose the ocelot. The other cat makes its way to the ground, dejected. It just shows, you have to keep your wits about you in the cloud forest. There is always something bigger that wants to eat you…
From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Not long after the excitement of the chase, the first rays of sunlight start to brighten the sky. This signals to the margay that it’s time to head home. Resplendent quetzals take to the skies and greet the day with a chorus of KOWEE KEOW K’LOO. As it walks through the forest, the margay notices a capuchin monkey feeding on flowers. A brightly coloured tanager flits about, collecting moss to make its globe-shaped nest. The margay finally reaches its cosy hollow, exhausted from its adventures. As it curls up for the day, the calm sounds of a gentle breeze and light rain lull it to sleep.
From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what they were doing in the cloud forest:
Resplendent quetzals
ate some flowers.
A capuchin monkey
curled up in its cosy hollow.
A brightly coloured tanager
flew into the sky and sang a chorus.
The exhausted margay
collected moss to build its nest.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Why was the ocelot disappointed?
Acceptable Answers:
- did not catch the margay
- the margay escaped
- lost its prey
- couldn’t eat the margay
- its meal got away
Reveal Answer
3) Put the following events in order. Write a number 1-4 in each box.
The margay escapes and the ocelot returns to the ground.
The gentle breeze and light rain lull the margay to sleep.
The margay is barely a length ahead of the ocelot.
Reveal Answer
The margay heads home when first rays of sunlight brighten the sky.
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Secrets of the Forest: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘deforestation’?
True or False?
The margay was close on the heels of the ocelot.
True
False
Match Me
Match each image with the correct animal name.
3)
2)
4)
1)
A) keel-billed toucan
B) margay
C) boa constrictor
D) three-toed sloth
Click if correct
Check
Sequence Me
Put the events in the correct order:
A) An ocelot spots the margay and chases it.
B) The margay chases a rat after the frog escapes.
C) The margay wakes up from its snooze.
D) The margay does acrobatic feats and eats a snake.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Live Action
Explore
Live-Action
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Bring the Monteverde CloudForest Reserve to life.
Common Exception Words
Explore
should
after
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
dejected
resplendent quetzals
chorus
tanager
lull
flits
Explore
From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Despite its relatively small size, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has roughly as many tree species as the USA!
The margay is barely a body length ahead. It has to make a split second decision. Should it keep running up or head to another tree? With its long tail whipping side to side, the margay sprints along the closest branch. In a flash, it leaps from one tree to another! It’s enough to lose the ocelot. The other cat makes its way to the ground, dejected. It just shows, you have to keep your wits about you in the cloud forest. There is always something bigger that wants to eat you…
From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Not long after the excitement of the chase, the first rays of sunlight start to brighten the sky. This signals to the margay that it’s time to head home. Resplendent quetzals take to the skies and greet the day with a chorus of KOWEE KEOW K’LOO. As it walks through the forest, the margay notices a capuchin monkey feeding on flowers. A brightly coloured tanager flits about, collecting moss to make its globe-shaped nest. The margay finally reaches its cosy hollow, exhausted from its adventures. As it curls up for the day, the calm sounds of a gentle breeze and light rain lull it to sleep.
From: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what they were doing in the cloud forest:
Resplendent quetzals
ate some flowers.
A capuchin monkey
curled up in its cosy hollow.
A brightly coloured tanager
flew into the sky and sang a chorus.
The exhausted margay
collected moss to build its nest.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Why was the ocelot disappointed?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
3) Put the following events in order. Write a number 1-4 in each box.
The margay escapes and the ocelot returns to the ground.
The gentle breeze and light rain lull the margay to sleep.
The margay is barely a length ahead of the ocelot.
Reveal Answer
The margay heads home when first rays of sunlight brighten the sky.
Practise & Apply
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.
If you like this book, you might like...
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: Secrets of the Forest by Alicia Klepeis © 2023 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.