Ready Steady Read Together
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems: Poetry 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?
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Snowing Polar Bears
by Peter Cole
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Camels, crows and chameleons
are camouflaged in the fog,
squirrels stretched out in the sunshine
and hedgehogs enjoying a jog.
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds and snakes are swept up in a storm.
Meerkats are mingling under moonlit skies –
together they keep each other warm.
There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave
trying their best to cool down,
and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way
through the rivers that run through the town,
So I think I might stay in today,
Close the curtains, switch on the TV.
Not that I’m scared to go out, of course,
It’s just a bit too wild for me.
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
wild
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
tornadoes
canoodling in cumulus clouds
camouflaged
mingling
hovering in a heatwave
tsunami of sardines
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. 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
tornadoes
Explore
Find Read Talk
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tornadoes
Your turn
camouflaged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
canoodling in cumulus clouds
mingling
hovering in a heatwave
tsunami of sardines
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Snowing Polar Bears
by Peter Cole
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Camels, crows and chameleons
are camouflaged in the fog,
squirrels stretched out in the sunshine
and hedgehogs enjoying a jog.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds and snakes are swept up in a storm.
Meerkats are mingling under moonlit skies –
together they keep each other warm.
There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave
trying their best to cool down,
and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way
through the rivers that run through the town,
So I think I might stay in today,
Close the curtains, switch on the TV.
Not that I’m scared to go out, of course,
It’s just a bit too wild for me.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. 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) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It’s raining cats and dogs
and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind
and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Reveal: Animals and Actions
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the first animal, ‘wombat’. I can find and take the answer ‘are whirling in the wind’.
Teach
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click on each animal to link with the correct answer
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence camels
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
Text Mark Evidence crows
Text Mark Evidence chameleons
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
Text Mark Evidence it’s just a bit too wild for me
too wild outside
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mingling’?
Which One's Right?
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds…
Which word is the best match for ‘canoodling’?
B) hiding
A) flying
C) chasing
D) cuddling
Find Me
Find the word which shows why the hummingbirds were trying to cool down:
There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave
trying their best to cool down,
and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way
through the rivers that run through the town...
Discuss then check
heatwave
Match Me
Click if correct
Check
Match each weather event with the correct image:
4) tsunami
1) hail
3) heatwave
2) tornado
C)
A)
D)
B)
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: he Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems: Poetry 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?
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Snowing Polar Bears
by Peter Cole
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares. Tigers are twisting through tornadoes, elephants are crashing through thunder. Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts. The skies are full of wonder. Camels, crows and chameleons are camouflaged in the fog, squirrels stretched out in the sunshine and hedgehogs enjoying a jog.
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds and snakes are swept up in a storm. Meerkats are mingling under moonlit skies – together they keep each other warm. There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave trying their best to cool down, and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way through the rivers that run through the town, So I think I might stay in today, Close the curtains, switch on the TV. Not that I’m scared to go out, of course, It’s just a bit too wild for me.
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
wild
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
tornadoes
canoodling in cumulus clouds
camouflaged
mingling
hovering in a heatwave
tsunami of sardines
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. 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
tornadoes
Explore
Find Read Talk
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares. Tigers are twisting through tornadoes, elephants are crashing through thunder. Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts. The skies are full of wonder.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
tornadoes
Your turn
camouflaged
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
canoodling in cumulus clouds
mingling
hovering in a heatwave
tsunami of sardines
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Snowing Polar Bears
by Peter Cole
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares. Tigers are twisting through tornadoes, elephants are crashing through thunder. Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts. The skies are full of wonder. Camels, crows and chameleons are camouflaged in the fog, squirrels stretched out in the sunshine and hedgehogs enjoying a jog.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds and snakes are swept up in a storm. Meerkats are mingling under moonlit skies – together they keep each other warm. There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave trying their best to cool down, and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way through the rivers that run through the town, So I think I might stay in today, Close the curtains, switch on the TV. Not that I’m scared to go out, of course, It’s just a bit too wild for me.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares. Tigers are twisting through tornadoes, elephants are crashing through thunder. Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts. The skies are full of wonder.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears.
Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Tigers are twisting through tornadoes,
elephants are crashing through thunder.
Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts.
The skies are full of wonder.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares. Tigers are twisting through tornadoes, elephants are crashing through thunder. Leopards are leaping through lightning bolts. The skies are full of wonder.
Explore
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. 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) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
It’s raining cats and dogs and it’s snowing polar bears. Wombats are whirling in the wind and it’s hailing hairy hares.
Reveal: Animals and Actions
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the first animal, ‘wombat’. I can find and take the answer ‘are whirling in the wind’.
Teach
From: The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Your Turn
Text mark
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Click on each animal to link with the correct answer
A) Complete each sentence by matching each animal to what it is doing in the poem.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence camels
B) Name three animals that are camouflaged in the fog.
Text Mark Evidence crows
Text Mark Evidence chameleons
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Why is the poet going to stay in and watch TV instead of going out?
Text Mark Evidence it’s just a bit too wild for me
too wild outside
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mingling’?
Which One's Right?
Cuckoos are canoodling in cumulus clouds… Which word is the best match for ‘canoodling’?
B) hiding
A) flying
C) chasing
D) cuddling
Find Me
Find the word which shows why the hummingbirds were trying to cool down:
There are hummingbirds hovering in a heatwave trying their best to cool down, and a tsunami of sardines are swirling their way through the rivers that run through the town...
Discuss then check
heatwave
Match Me
Click if correct
Check
Match each weather event with the correct image:
4) tsunami
1) hail
3) heatwave
2) tornado
C)
A)
D)
B)
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
learn new words.
Reveal
Keep a notebook to write down and remember new words.
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: he Best Ever Book of Funny Poems by Brian Moses © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
Wombats
are twisting through tornadoes.
Tigers
are mingling under moonlit skies.
Leopards
are whirling in the wind.
Meerkats
are leaping through lightning bolts.