Ready Steady Read Together
A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between: Non-fiction 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?
They say ‘walls have ears’ – and they’re right.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
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Let me read today's text
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Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
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highbrow
mosaic
outrage
engulfed
archaeologists
insight
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 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
highbrow
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
highbrow
Your turn
outrage
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mosaic
engulfed
archaeologists
insight
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
DAY 4
Bit scary. The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius. Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius and began raining down on Pompeii. My owners grabbed their valuables and fled. Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust. Could things get any worse?
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
DAY 4
Bit scary.
The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius.
Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking
and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius
and began raining down on Pompeii.
My owners grabbed their valuables and fled.
Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust.
Could things get any worse?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
DAY 4
Bit scary. The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius. Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius and began raining down on Pompeii. My owners grabbed their valuables and fled. Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust. Could things get any worse?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What a week! They say ‘walls have ears’ – and they’re right. Today, a couple walked past on the street outside and said how dull I looked. Well, frankly, so do all the other houses in Pompeii from the outside.
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
The words ‘how dull I looked’ shows that people think the oustide of the house is plain and boring. This suggests that the outside of the houses in Pompeii were bland and without decoration in contrast to the inside.
Reveal Explainer
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. 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) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Different in appearance:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a couple walked past on the street outside and said how dull I looked
bland and boring outside
Text Mark Evidence - inside, I’m gorgeous - I’ve got pillars, a courtyard, a garden, statues, paintings and even a water feature - my glorious inside
beautiful and ornate inside
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
Different drawings, writing or decorations:
Text Mark Evidence - someone carved ‘Aufidius was here’ on my outside wall - ‘graffiti’ is what humans call these attacks on walls
outside walls are damaged or vandalised with meaningless words / graffiti
Text Mark Evidence - how nice to have someone come in today to touch up my frescoes - frescoes are colourful paintings on the walls of my rooms - he’s (Spot’s) also got his picture on a big mosaic on the floor of the entrance hall
artwork inside is decorative, meaningful and cared for
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence my owners grabbed their valuables and fled
becomes empty / vacant
Text Mark Evidence it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
is covered with debris
Text Mark Evidence about 2,000 years later, archaeologists found me buried under 6 metres of ash and volcanic rock
is deeply buried for ages
Text Mark Evidence what’s left of me
is damaged and ruined
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence what’s left of me…gives you modern-day people an insight into what Roman life was like
is preserved / frozen in time
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mosaic’?
Fill the Gaps
engulfed
insight
archaeologists
Yes, they COULD – AND DID. The next day, hot ash and gases and destroyed the city. Most people got away, but many also died. About 2,000 years later, found me buried under 6 metres of ash and volcanic rock. What’s left of me and the rest of the city now gives you modern-day people an into what Roman life was like.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3) engulfed
4) insight
1) highbrow
2) outrage
A) a feeling of anger or shock
B) a clear understanding of something
C) covered or surrounded by
D) having snobbish tastes and interests
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each day with the correct summary:
1) Day 1
A) Dom is angered by the attack on his walls and wishes the dog would catch the culprit.
2) Day 2
B) Dom is rattled by the activity from the volcano and has been abandoned.
Check
Click if correct
3) Day 3
C) Dom feels insulted and claims to be lovely on the inside.
4) Day 4
D) Dom explains how the city was destroyed and how he helps people understand Roman life.
5) Day 709,000
E) Dom receives some care and attention then describes his owners as snobby and vain.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
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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 and adapted for accessibility from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between: Non-fiction 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?
They say ‘walls have ears’ – and they’re right.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
highbrow
mosaic
outrage
engulfed
archaeologists
insight
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 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
highbrow
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
highbrow
Your turn
outrage
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
mosaic
engulfed
archaeologists
insight
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
DAY 4 Bit scary. The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius. Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius and began raining down on Pompeii. My owners grabbed their valuables and fled. Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust. Could things get any worse?
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
DAY 4
Bit scary.
The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius.
Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking
and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius
and began raining down on Pompeii.
My owners grabbed their valuables and fled.
Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust.
Could things get any worse?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
DAY 4 Bit scary. The nearby mountain is actually an active volcano called Vesuvius. Around lunchtime, the ground started shaking and a huge cloud of dust and ash sprouted out of Vesuvius and began raining down on Pompeii. My owners grabbed their valuables and fled. Now it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust. Could things get any worse?
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
What a week! They say ‘walls have ears’ – and they’re right. Today, a couple walked past on the street outside and said how dull I looked. Well, frankly, so do all the other houses in Pompeii from the outside.
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
The words ‘how dull I looked’ shows that people think the oustide of the house is plain and boring. This suggests that the outside of the houses in Pompeii were bland and without decoration in contrast to the inside.
Reveal Explainer
From: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021. 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) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Different in appearance:
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a couple walked past on the street outside and said how dull I looked
bland and boring outside
Text Mark Evidence - inside, I’m gorgeous - I’ve got pillars, a courtyard, a garden, statues, paintings and even a water feature - my glorious inside
beautiful and ornate inside
A) How does the inside of the house differ from the outside?
Different drawings, writing or decorations:
Text Mark Evidence - someone carved ‘Aufidius was here’ on my outside wall - ‘graffiti’ is what humans call these attacks on walls
outside walls are damaged or vandalised with meaningless words / graffiti
Text Mark Evidence - how nice to have someone come in today to touch up my frescoes - frescoes are colourful paintings on the walls of my rooms - he’s (Spot’s) also got his picture on a big mosaic on the floor of the entrance hall
artwork inside is decorative, meaningful and cared for
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence my owners grabbed their valuables and fled
becomes empty / vacant
Text Mark Evidence it’s just me here under about a metre of ash and dust
B) How does the house change with the eruption of the volcano?
is covered with debris
Text Mark Evidence about 2,000 years later, archaeologists found me buried under 6 metres of ash and volcanic rock
is deeply buried for ages
Text Mark Evidence what’s left of me
is damaged and ruined
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence what’s left of me…gives you modern-day people an insight into what Roman life was like
is preserved / frozen in time
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘mosaic’?
Fill the Gaps
engulfed
insight
archaeologists
Yes, they COULD – AND DID. The next day, hot ash and gases and destroyed the city. Most people got away, but many also died. About 2,000 years later, found me buried under 6 metres of ash and volcanic rock. What’s left of me and the rest of the city now gives you modern-day people an into what Roman life was like.
Click if correct
Discuss then check
Match Me
Match each word to its correct definition:
3) engulfed
4) insight
1) highbrow
2) outrage
A) a feeling of anger or shock
B) a clear understanding of something
C) covered or surrounded by
D) having snobbish tastes and interests
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each day with the correct summary:
1) Day 1
A) Dom is angered by the attack on his walls and wishes the dog would catch the culprit.
2) Day 2
B) Dom is rattled by the activity from the volcano and has been abandoned.
Check
Click if correct
3) Day 3
C) Dom feels insulted and claims to be lovely on the inside.
4) Day 4
D) Dom explains how the city was destroyed and how he helps people understand Roman life.
5) Day 709,000
E) Dom receives some care and attention then describes his owners as snobby and vain.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
highlight what stands out.
Reveal
If the book is yours, underline or mark important parts.
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 and adapted for accessibility from: A Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield & Jess Bradley © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
engulfed
archaeologists
insight