Ready Steady Read Together
I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree: 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?
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Spin Me a Web, Spider
by Charles Causley
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds, The finest ever seen,
Fit for any royal King
Or any royal Queen.
Would you, could you, bring it down
In the dust to lie?
Any day of the week, my dear,
Said the nimble fly.
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dew on a Spider’s Web
by Dorothy Snow
Dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight,
Early morning finds what has been created at night,
Lovely designs spun so nice,
Without a pattern of device,
Looking at a mat of lace,
Shows how long it takes to place.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cast
spun
dew
nimble
designs
pattern of device
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. 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
cast
Explore
Find Read Talk
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
cast
Your turn
spun
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dew
nimble
designs
pattern of device
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Spin Me a Web, Spider
by Charles Causley
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds, The finest ever seen,
Fit for any royal King
Or any royal Queen.
Would you, could you, bring it down
In the dust to lie?
Any day of the week, my dear,
Said the nimble fly.
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dew on a Spider’s Web
by Dorothy Snow
Dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight,
Early morning finds what has been created at night,
Lovely designs spun so nice,
Without a pattern of device,
Looking at a mat of lace,
Shows how long it takes to place.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver
As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew
That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Spin me a web, spider,
Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it
And make you start again.
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Reveal Explainer
The speaker asks the spider directly to spin a web, which suggests that he admires and appreciates the its work. He promises not to break it, suggesting the web is too valuable to damage and that he respects the spider’s efforts.
Teach
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence cast your net of silver
compares web to a precious metal
How do both poems make the webs seem special? Poem 1: Spin Me a Web, Spider
Text Mark Evidence it’s strung with pearls and diamonds, the finest ever seen
compares dew to valuable jewellery
Text Mark Evidence fit for any royal King or any royal Queen
describes it as fit for royalty
Text Mark Evidence would you, could you, bring it down
suggests it is too beautiful to break or knock down
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight
refers to the web’s beauty
How do both poems make the webs seem special? Poem 2: Dew on a Spider’s Web
Text Mark Evidence lovely designs spun so nice, without a pattern of device
describes it as skilfully made
Text Mark Evidence looking at a mat of lace
compares its intricate details to lace
Text Mark Evidence shows how long it takes to place
shows it takes time and care to create
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pattern of device’?
Tick Me
Why might the fly have said ‘Any day of the week’?
Would you, could you, bring it down
In the dust to lie?
Any day of the week, my dear,
Said the nimble fly.
Tick one:
A) The fly thinks the web should be admired each day.
B) The fly wants to know which day is best to visit the spider.
Check
C) The fly would pull down the web if it could no matter how pretty it is.
Click if correct
D) The fly agrees that the web is too beautiful to touch.
True or False?
The first poem makes the web sound more expensive and valuable than the second.
False
True
Link Me
Link each word to its correct definition:
A) tiny water droplets that appear in the morning
1) cast
B) able to move quickly and lightly
2) dew
C) to throw or toss forward
Check
3) spun
Click if correct
D) formed a thread
4) nimble
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree: 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?
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Spin Me a Web, Spider
by Charles Causley
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds, The finest ever seen, Fit for any royal King Or any royal Queen. Would you, could you, bring it down In the dust to lie? Any day of the week, my dear, Said the nimble fly.
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again. Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun, And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Dew on a Spider’s Web
by Dorothy Snow
Dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight, Early morning finds what has been created at night, Lovely designs spun so nice, Without a pattern of device, Looking at a mat of lace, Shows how long it takes to place.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
cast
spun
dew
nimble
designs
pattern of device
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. 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
cast
Explore
Find Read Talk
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again. Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun, And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
cast
Your turn
spun
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
dew
nimble
designs
pattern of device
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Spin Me a Web, Spider
by Charles Causley
It’s strung with pearls and diamonds, The finest ever seen, Fit for any royal King Or any royal Queen. Would you, could you, bring it down In the dust to lie? Any day of the week, my dear, Said the nimble fly.
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again. Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun, And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Dew on a Spider’s Web
by Dorothy Snow
Dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight, Early morning finds what has been created at night, Lovely designs spun so nice, Without a pattern of device, Looking at a mat of lace, Shows how long it takes to place.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again. Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun, And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane
For I shall never break it And make you start again.
Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun,
And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again. Cast your net of silver As soon as it is spun, And hang it with the morning dew That glitters in the sun.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Spin me a web, spider, Across the windowpane For I shall never break it And make you start again.
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Reveal Explainer
The speaker asks the spider directly to spin a web, which suggests that he admires and appreciates the its work. He promises not to break it, suggesting the web is too valuable to damage and that he respects the spider’s efforts.
Teach
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
What else could you use to answer today's question(s)?
Teach
Your Turn
How do both poems make the webs seem special?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence cast your net of silver
compares web to a precious metal
How do both poems make the webs seem special? Poem 1: Spin Me a Web, Spider
Text Mark Evidence it’s strung with pearls and diamonds, the finest ever seen
compares dew to valuable jewellery
Text Mark Evidence fit for any royal King or any royal Queen
describes it as fit for royalty
Text Mark Evidence would you, could you, bring it down
suggests it is too beautiful to break or knock down
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence dew on a spider’s web is a wonderful sight
refers to the web’s beauty
How do both poems make the webs seem special? Poem 2: Dew on a Spider’s Web
Text Mark Evidence lovely designs spun so nice, without a pattern of device
describes it as skilfully made
Text Mark Evidence looking at a mat of lace
compares its intricate details to lace
Text Mark Evidence shows how long it takes to place
shows it takes time and care to create
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘pattern of device’?
Tick Me
Why might the fly have said ‘Any day of the week’?
Would you, could you, bring it down In the dust to lie? Any day of the week, my dear, Said the nimble fly.
Tick one:
A) The fly thinks the web should be admired each day.
B) The fly wants to know which day is best to visit the spider.
Check
C) The fly would pull down the web if it could no matter how pretty it is.
Click if correct
D) The fly agrees that the web is too beautiful to touch.
True or False?
The first poem makes the web sound more expensive and valuable than the second.
False
True
Link Me
Link each word to its correct definition:
A) tiny water droplets that appear in the morning
1) cast
B) able to move quickly and lightly
2) dew
C) to throw or toss forward
Check
3) spun
Click if correct
D) formed a thread
4) nimble
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about meaning.
Reveal
Reflect on what the poet is trying to say.
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: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.