Ready Steady Read Together
Pocket Book of Pocket Poems: 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?
Brush the dust out of the world’s eyes...
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What do the poems have in common?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Winter Note
Spring Poem
The robin on the feeder
flutters, flaps and fusses,
nabs a seed and vanishes
back into the bushes.
After winter’s chills
the daffodils’
spills
of sunbright
yellow light
brush the dust
out of the world’s eyes.
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
evergreens
flutters
eaves
fusses
nabs
sunbright
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. 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
evergreens
Explore
Find Read Talk
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
evergreens
Your turn
eaves
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
flutters
fusses
nabs
sunbright
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Winter Note
Spring Poem
After winter’s chills
the daffodils’
spills
of sunbright
yellow light
brush the dust
out of the world’s eyes.
The robin on the feeder
flutters, flaps and fusses,
nabs a seed and vanishes
back into the bushes.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Autumn
In the autumn of the year
only two things are clear,
the facts are these:
the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens
who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What do the poems have in common?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Autumn Winter Note Spring Poem
What do the poems have in common?
Reveal Explainer
All three of the poem titles contain the name of a season. The topic of each poem focuses on a specific time or season of the year.
Teach
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What do the poems have in common?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees
Winter Note – the robin…vanishes back into the bushes
Spring Poem – the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light
they are all about nature / the natural world
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees
Winter Note – the robin…flutters, flaps and fusses, nabs a seed
Spring Poem – the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light
they use imagery to help the reader picture something
What do the poems have in common?
Text Mark Evidence Autumn uses wordplay – the leaves leave the trees...the evergreens who leave their leaves in the eaves Winter Note repeats consonant sounds (alliteration) – the robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses
Spring Poem makes the world seem human (personification) and repeats consonant sounds (alliteration) – brush the dust out of the world’s eyes...spills of sunbright
they all use poetic language features
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
some of the poems include rhyme
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – year/clear, these/trees
Spring Poem – chills/daffodils’/spills, sunbright/light
What do the poems have in common?
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees
Spring Poem – after the winter’s chills
some describe change in nature
they are all short poems
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘evergreens’?
Which One's Right?
The robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses...Which answer best completes the sentence?
The word ‘flutters’ suggests the robin moves…
A) slowly and carefully.
B) quickly and lightly.
D) silently andstealthily.
C) smoothly and gracefully.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘seizes’:
The robin on the feeder
flutters, flaps and fusses,
nabs a seed and vanishes
back into the bushes.
Discuss then check
nabs
Tick Me
What is the effect of the line ‘brush the dust out of the world’s eyes’?
Tick one:
A) It suggests the world is tired of pollution caused by humans.
B) It suggests the strong spring winds are blowing dust everywhere.
Check
C) It suggests the world is waking up after winter.
Click if correct
D) It suggests the world is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Pocket Book of Pocket Poems: 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?
Brush the dust out of the world’s eyes...
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
What do the poems have in common?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear, the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Winter Note
Spring Poem
The robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses, nabs a seed and vanishes back into the bushes.
After winter’s chills the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light brush the dust out of the world’s eyes.
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
evergreens
flutters
eaves
fusses
nabs
sunbright
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. 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
evergreens
Explore
Find Read Talk
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear, the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
evergreens
Your turn
eaves
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
flutters
fusses
nabs
sunbright
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear, the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Winter Note
Spring Poem
After winter’s chills the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light brush the dust out of the world’s eyes.
The robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses, nabs a seed and vanishes back into the bushes.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear, the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear,
the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees
except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Autumn
In the autumn of the year only two things are clear, the facts are these: the leaves leave the trees except for the evergreens who leave their leaves in their eaves.
Explore
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
What do the poems have in common?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Autumn Winter Note Spring Poem
What do the poems have in common?
Reveal Explainer
All three of the poem titles contain the name of a season. The topic of each poem focuses on a specific time or season of the year.
Teach
From: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
What do the poems have in common?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees Winter Note – the robin…vanishes back into the bushes Spring Poem – the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light
they are all about nature / the natural world
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees Winter Note – the robin…flutters, flaps and fusses, nabs a seed Spring Poem – the daffodils’ spills of sunbright yellow light
they use imagery to help the reader picture something
What do the poems have in common?
Text Mark Evidence Autumn uses wordplay – the leaves leave the trees...the evergreens who leave their leaves in the eaves Winter Note repeats consonant sounds (alliteration) – the robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses Spring Poem makes the world seem human (personification) and repeats consonant sounds (alliteration) – brush the dust out of the world’s eyes...spills of sunbright
they all use poetic language features
Go to the next slide for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
some of the poems include rhyme
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – year/clear, these/trees Spring Poem – chills/daffodils’/spills, sunbright/light
What do the poems have in common?
Text Mark Evidence Autumn – the leaves leave the trees Spring Poem – after the winter’s chills
some describe change in nature
they are all short poems
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘evergreens’?
Which One's Right?
The robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses...Which answer best completes the sentence? The word ‘flutters’ suggests the robin moves…
A) slowly and carefully.
B) quickly and lightly.
D) silently andstealthily.
C) smoothly and gracefully.
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘seizes’:
The robin on the feeder flutters, flaps and fusses, nabs a seed and vanishes back into the bushes.
Discuss then check
nabs
Tick Me
What is the effect of the line ‘brush the dust out of the world’s eyes’?
Tick one:
A) It suggests the world is tired of pollution caused by humans.
B) It suggests the strong spring winds are blowing dust everywhere.
Check
C) It suggests the world is waking up after winter.
Click if correct
D) It suggests the world is dirty and needs to be cleaned.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
Reveal
draw what you imagine.
Sketch scenes or feelings inspired by the poem.
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: Pocket Book of Pocket Poems by A. F. Harrold © 2025 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.