Ready Steady Read Together
Pick and Mix Poetry: Poetry 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?
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth.
A single smile like mine could travel
right around the earth.
If you feel a smile begin
Don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick
And get the world infected.
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
infectious
worth
realised
undetected
epidemic
infected
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 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
infectious
Explore
Find Read Talk
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
infectious
Your turn
realised
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
worth
undetected
epidemic
infected
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth.
A single smile like mine could travel
right around the earth.
If you feel a smile begin
Don’t leave it undetected.
Let’s start an epidemic quick
And get the world infected.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Smiling is infectious,
you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today
I started smiling too.
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘infectious’ is usually used to describe germs or diseases that can spread easily from one person to another. By using this word, the poet suggests that smiles can spread between people in the same way an illness spreads.
Teach
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 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) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence you catch it like the flu
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Text Mark Evidence I’d passed it on to him
Text Mark Evidence let’s start an epidemic quick
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence and get the world infected
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - smiling is infectious - you catch it like the flu - when someone smiled at me today I started smiling too - someone saw my grin…when he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him
smiles can spread quickly to others, just like germs
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Text Mark Evidence - a single smile like mine could travel right around the earth - get the world infected
a smile may seem small but can have a big effect
Text Mark Evidence if you feel a smile begin don’t leave it undetected
it suggests you should act at the first sign of a smile, like noticing symptoms of an illness
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let’s start an epidemic quick
both happiness and illness can spread quickly
Text Mark Evidence and get the world infected
happiness can spread everywhere
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘undetected’?
Find Me
Find the word which means‘noticed or became aware of’:
I passed around the corner
and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised
I’d passed it on to him.
Discuss then check
realised
Which One's Right?
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘worth’?
A) power
B) value
C) kindness
D) shine
True or False?
The poet suggests smiling is as unpleasant as getting the flu.
True
False
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.
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: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Pick and Mix Poetry: Poetry 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?
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth. A single smile like mine could travel right around the earth. If you feel a smile begin Don’t leave it undetected. Let’s start an epidemic quick And get the world infected.
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
infectious
worth
realised
undetected
epidemic
infected
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 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
infectious
Explore
Find Read Talk
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
infectious
Your turn
realised
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
worth
undetected
epidemic
infected
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
A Smile
by Jez Alborough
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth. A single smile like mine could travel right around the earth. If you feel a smile begin Don’t leave it undetected. Let’s start an epidemic quick And get the world infected.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too. I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
Explore
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu. When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too.
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Reveal Explainer
The word ‘infectious’ is usually used to describe germs or diseases that can spread easily from one person to another. By using this word, the poet suggests that smiles can spread between people in the same way an illness spreads.
Teach
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 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) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence you catch it like the flu
A) Which words or phrases does the poet use to compare a smile to an illness?
Text Mark Evidence I’d passed it on to him
Text Mark Evidence let’s start an epidemic quick
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence and get the world infected
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - smiling is infectious - you catch it like the flu - when someone smiled at me today I started smiling too - someone saw my grin…when he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him
smiles can spread quickly to others, just like germs
B) Why is this an effective comparison?
Text Mark Evidence - a single smile like mine could travel right around the earth - get the world infected
a smile may seem small but can have a big effect
Text Mark Evidence if you feel a smile begin don’t leave it undetected
it suggests you should act at the first sign of a smile, like noticing symptoms of an illness
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let’s start an epidemic quick
both happiness and illness can spread quickly
Text Mark Evidence and get the world infected
happiness can spread everywhere
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘undetected’?
Find Me
Find the word which means‘noticed or became aware of’:
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin. When he smiled, I realised I’d passed it on to him.
Discuss then check
realised
Which One's Right?
I thought about my smile and then I realised its worth. Which word is closest in meaning to ‘worth’?
A) power
B) value
C) kindness
D) shine
True or False?
The poet suggests smiling is as unpleasant as getting the flu.
True
False
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.
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: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.