Ready Steady Read Together
Complete Children's Cookbook: Non-fiction 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?
Cooking is great fun, but there are certain rules you need to know before you begin.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
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any
should
cold
great
water
many
hold
people
half
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
adult supervision
preparation
portions
hull
securely
mixture
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. 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
adult supervision
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
adult supervision
Your turn
portions
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
preparation
hull
securely
mixture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Smoothies are easy to make and taste delicious at any time of day. Follow these four simple steps for a burst of fruity goodness. 1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water and then carefully hull them by holding the pointed end and slicing them off the stem.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Smoothies are easy to make
and taste delicious at any time of day.
Follow these four simple steps
for a burst of fruity goodness.
1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water
and then carefully hull them
by holding the pointed end
and slicing them off the stem.
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Smoothies are easy to make and taste delicious at any time of day. Follow these four simple steps for a burst of fruity goodness. 1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water and then carefully hull them by holding the pointed end and slicing them off the stem.
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Look Around & Find and Take
Be a word thief and steal what you've been asked to find...
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
Reveal Symbols and Meanings
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the symbol of the plate with a fork and knife. I will read the words that go with the symbol. Next, I will read all the possible answers. I can ‘find and take’ the answer: B) how many people the dish will feed.
Teach
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. 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) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
Click on each symbol to reveal the correct answer
A) how long the dish needs to cook
1)
2)
3)
B) how many people the dish will feed
C) how long it takes to get the dish ready
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence sharp knife
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
Text Mark Evidence chopping board
Text Mark Evidence measuring spoon
Text Mark Evidence blender
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence tall glasses (for serving)
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence strawberries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘portion’?
Tick Me
All recipes should be made under adult supervision.
Why should recipes always be made with an adult watching and helping?
Tick one:
A) to make the food taste sweeter
B) to help keep children safe
Check
C) to make the recipe quicker
Click if correct
D) to enjoy eating the recipe
Which One's Right?
Pour the smoothie into tall glasses and enjoy – what a great way to start the day!
This suggests that you should have a smoothie for…
B) lunch
A) breakfast
C) dinner
D) an afternoon snack
Match Me
Match each piece of equipment to the correct image:
4)
1)
3)
2)
A) blender
B) chopping board
C) sharp knife
D) measuring spoon
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) how long the dish needs to cook
1)
2)
3)
B) how many people the dish will feed
C) how long it takes to get the dish ready
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Ready Steady Read Together
Complete Children's Cookbook: Non-fiction 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?
Cooking is great fun, but there are certain rules you need to know before you begin.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
any
should
cold
great
water
many
hold
people
half
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
adult supervision
preparation
portions
hull
securely
mixture
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. 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
adult supervision
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
adult supervision
Your turn
portions
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
preparation
hull
securely
mixture
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Smoothies are easy to make and taste delicious at any time of day. Follow these four simple steps for a burst of fruity goodness. 1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water and then carefully hull them by holding the pointed end and slicing them off the stem.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Smoothies are easy to make
and taste delicious at any time of day.
Follow these four simple steps
for a burst of fruity goodness.
1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water
and then carefully hull them
by holding the pointed end
and slicing them off the stem.
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Smoothies are easy to make and taste delicious at any time of day. Follow these four simple steps for a burst of fruity goodness. 1) Rinse and drain the strawberries in cold water and then carefully hull them by holding the pointed end and slicing them off the stem.
Explore
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. 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) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
Reveal Symbols and Meanings
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the symbol of the plate with a fork and knife. I will read the words that go with the symbol. Next, I will read all the possible answers. I can ‘find and take’ the answer: B) how many people the dish will feed.
Teach
From: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015. 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) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) Match each symbol to its correct meaning.
Click on each symbol to reveal the correct answer
A) how long the dish needs to cook
1)
2)
3)
B) how many people the dish will feed
C) how long it takes to get the dish ready
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence sharp knife
B) What equipment do you need to make smoothies?
Text Mark Evidence chopping board
Text Mark Evidence measuring spoon
Text Mark Evidence blender
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence tall glasses (for serving)
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which food should you rinse before cutting?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence strawberries
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘portion’?
Tick Me
All recipes should be made under adult supervision. Why should recipes always be made with an adult watching and helping?
Tick one:
A) to make the food taste sweeter
B) to help keep children safe
Check
C) to make the recipe quicker
Click if correct
D) to enjoy eating the recipe
Which One's Right?
Pour the smoothie into tall glasses and enjoy – what a great way to start the day! This suggests that you should have a smoothie for…
B) lunch
A) breakfast
C) dinner
D) an afternoon snack
Match Me
Match each piece of equipment to the correct image:
4)
1)
3)
2)
A) blender
B) chopping board
C) sharp knife
D) measuring spoon
Click if correct
Check
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
pick books you love.
Reveal
Choose books that excite you and spark your curiosity.
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: Complete Children's Cookbook by DK © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
A) how long the dish needs to cook
1)
2)
3)
B) how many people the dish will feed
C) how long it takes to get the dish ready