Ready Steady Read Together
Pick and Mix Poetry: 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?
He wears the queerest prickle coat, instead of hair or fur…
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The Hedgehog
by Edith King
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snout
That’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
He wears the queerest prickle coat, Instead of hair or fur,
And only has to curl himself
To bristle like a burr.
He does not need to battle with
Or run away from foes,
His coat does all the work for him,
It pricks them on the nose.
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
snout
queerest prickle coat
runts
bristle
burr
foes
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
snout
Explore
Find Read Talk
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snout
That’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
snout
Your turn
runts
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
queerest prickle coat
bristle
burr
foes
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Hedgehog
by Edith King
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snout
That’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
He wears the queerest prickle coat, Instead of hair or fur,
And only has to curl himself
To bristle like a burr.
He does not need to battle with
Or run away from foes,
His coat does all the work for him,
It pricks them on the nose.
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...
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snout
That’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
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
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snoutThat’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
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
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snout
That’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The hedgehog is a little beast
Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family
On proper hedgehog food.
A) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
The word ‘little’ gives us a rough idea of the size of the animal by suggesting it is not very big. The word ‘beast’ tells us that it is a wild animal rather than a pet.
Reveal Explainer
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence who likes a quiet wood
where it lives / its habitat
Text Mark Evidence he can feed his family on proper hedgehog food
cares for and feeds its young
Text Mark Evidence - he has a funny little snout that’s rather like a pig’s - he wears the queerest prickle coat, instead of hair or fur
its unique appearance
A) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence he smells…but also runts and digs
its actions or behaviour
Text Mark Evidence - only has to curl himself to bristle like a burr - he does not need to battle with or run away from foes - his coat…pricks them (foes) on the nose
how it protects itself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
Text Mark Evidence he has a funny little snout that’s rather like a pig’s
a pig
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence he does not need to battle with or run away from foes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘snout’?
Find Me
Find a word that means ‘enemies’:
He does not need to battle with
Or run away from foes,
His coat does all the work for him,
It pricks them on the nose.
Discuss then check
foes
True or False?
A hedgehog uses its snout to dig.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
burr
bristle
foes
He wears the queerest prickle coat,
Instead of hair or fur,
And only has to curl himself
To like a .
He does not need to battle with
Or run away from ,
His coat does all the work for him,
It pricks them on the nose.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
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 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?
He wears the queerest prickle coat, instead of hair or fur…
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The Hedgehog
by Edith King
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food. He has a funny little snout That’s rather like a pig’s, With which he smells, like us, of course, But also runts and digs.
He wears the queerest prickle coat, Instead of hair or fur, And only has to curl himself To bristle like a burr. He does not need to battle with Or run away from foes, His coat does all the work for him, It pricks them on the nose.
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
snout
queerest prickle coat
runts
bristle
burr
foes
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
snout
Explore
Find Read Talk
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food. He has a funny little snout That’s rather like a pig’s, With which he smells, like us, of course, But also runts and digs.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pick and Mix Poetry by Julia Donaldson © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
snout
Your turn
runts
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
queerest prickle coat
bristle
burr
foes
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Hedgehog
by Edith King
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food. He has a funny little snout That’s rather like a pig’s, With which he smells, like us, of course, But also runts and digs.
He wears the queerest prickle coat, Instead of hair or fur, And only has to curl himself To bristle like a burr. He does not need to battle with Or run away from foes, His coat does all the work for him, It pricks them on the nose.
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...
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food. He has a funny little snout That’s rather like a pig’s, With which he smells, like us, of course, But also runts and digs.
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
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood,
Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food.
He has a funny little snoutThat’s rather like a pig’s,
With which he smells, like us, of course,
But also runts and digs.
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
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food. He has a funny little snout That’s rather like a pig’s, With which he smells, like us, of course, But also runts and digs.
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The hedgehog is a little beast Who likes a quiet wood, Where he can feed his family On proper hedgehog food.
A) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
The word ‘little’ gives us a rough idea of the size of the animal by suggesting it is not very big. The word ‘beast’ tells us that it is a wild animal rather than a pet.
Reveal Explainer
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) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence who likes a quiet wood
where it lives / its habitat
Text Mark Evidence he can feed his family on proper hedgehog food
cares for and feeds its young
Text Mark Evidence - he has a funny little snout that’s rather like a pig’s - he wears the queerest prickle coat, instead of hair or fur
its unique appearance
A) What do you learn about hedgehogs from the poem?
Text Mark Evidence he smells…but also runts and digs
its actions or behaviour
Text Mark Evidence - only has to curl himself to bristle like a burr - he does not need to battle with or run away from foes - his coat…pricks them (foes) on the nose
how it protects itself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) Which animal does the poet compare a hedgehog to?
Text Mark Evidence he has a funny little snout that’s rather like a pig’s
a pig
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which line in the poem says that a hedgehog does not fight its enemies?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence he does not need to battle with or run away from foes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘snout’?
Find Me
Find a word that means ‘enemies’:
He does not need to battle with Or run away from foes, His coat does all the work for him, It pricks them on the nose.
Discuss then check
foes
True or False?
A hedgehog uses its snout to dig.
False
True
Fill the Gaps
burr
bristle
foes
He wears the queerest prickle coat, Instead of hair or fur, And only has to curl himself To like a . He does not need to battle with Or run away from , His coat does all the work for him, It pricks them on the nose.
Discuss then check
Click if correct
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
join a book club.
Reveal
Talk to others about books you've read to get new perspectives.
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.
burr
bristle
foes