Ready Steady Read Together
Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
Imagine if your painting does a painting…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
A) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails
so every time they get long
you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Imagine if your sink sinks
so every time you have a wash
it gets lower and lower.
Imagine if your painting does a painting
so every time you look at it
you can see the painting painting itself.
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’
or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
people
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
nails
painting
sinks
letter
arrives
stars
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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
nails
Explore
Find Read Talk
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails
so every time they get long
you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
nails
Your turn
sinks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
painting
letter
arrives
stars
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails
so every time they get long
you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Imagine if your sink sinks
so every time you have a wash
it gets lower and lower.
Imagine if your painting does a painting
so every time you look at it
you can see the painting painting itself.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’
or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’
or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’
or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’
or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Imagine if your nails are nails
so every time they get long
you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the key words ‘nails’ and ‘long’. The poem gives a silly idea for making your nails shorter. It jokes about using a hammer on fingernails, as if they were nails builders use. I can ‘find and take’ the answer: hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Teach
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
Pairedreading first
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
Text Mark Evidence your sink sinks
Text Mark Evidence the sink gets lower and lower
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence you can see the painting painting itself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence famous people from the movies
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘arrives’?
Find Me
Find one word which means ‘well-known’:
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Discuss then check
famous
Which One's Right?
Which word best describes the poem Imagine?
B) sad
A) serious
D) confusing
C) funny
Tick Me
Why is the poem funny?
Tick one:
A) The poem tells an amusing story.
B) The poet has made up silly words.
C) The poem describes things that really happen.
Check
Click if correct
D) The words have more than one meaning.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots: Poetry Lesson 2
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?
Imagine if your painting does a painting…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
A) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails so every time they get long you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Imagine if your sink sinks so every time you have a wash it gets lower and lower.
Imagine if your painting does a painting so every time you look at it you can see the painting painting itself.
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Imagine if a letter is a letter so every time a letter arrives in the morning you open it up and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’ or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars so every time you look up at the sky at night all you can see are famous people from the movies.
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Common Exception Words
Explore
every
people
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
nails
painting
sinks
letter
arrives
stars
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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
nails
Explore
Find Read Talk
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails so every time they get long you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Reveal Vocabulary
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
nails
Your turn
sinks
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
painting
letter
arrives
stars
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Imagine
Imagine if your nails are nails so every time they get long you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Imagine if your sink sinks so every time you have a wash it gets lower and lower.
Imagine if your painting does a painting so every time you look at it you can see the painting painting itself.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Imagine if a letter is a letter so every time a letter arrives in the morning you open it up and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’ or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars so every time you look up at the sky at night all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Imagine if a letter is a letter so every time a letter arrives in the morning you open it up and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’ or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars so every time you look up at the sky at night all you can see are famous people from the movies.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Imagine if a letter is a letter
so every time a letter arrives in the morning
you open it up
and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’ or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars
so every time you look up at the sky at night
all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Imagine if a letter is a letter so every time a letter arrives in the morning you open it up and all there is in it is the letter ‘a’ or the letter ‘q’.
Imagine if the stars are stars so every time you look up at the sky at night all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Explore
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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...
What's the question asking? Now, what are you looking for?
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
Imagine if your nails are nails so every time they get long you hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Teacher Model Question OnlyWhat does the poem say you could do if your nails get too long?
Reveal Explainer
I will ‘look around’ for the key words ‘nails’ and ‘long’. The poem gives a silly idea for making your nails shorter. It jokes about using a hammer on fingernails, as if they were nails builders use. I can ‘find and take’ the answer: hammer them in a bit to make them short.
Teach
From: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016. 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) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
Pairedreading first
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
A) In the poem, what happens every time you have a wash?
Text Mark Evidence your sink sinks
Text Mark Evidence the sink gets lower and lower
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
B) In the poem, what can you see when you look at the painting?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence you can see the painting painting itself
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
C) Which two letters of the alphabet are mentioned in the poem?
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
D) In the poem, what could be seen in the sky instead of stars?
Click to reveal...
Text Mark Evidence famous people from the movies
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘arrives’?
Find Me
Find one word which means ‘well-known’:
Imagine if the stars are stars so every time you look up at the sky at night all you can see are famous people from the movies.
Discuss then check
famous
Which One's Right?
Which word best describes the poem Imagine?
B) sad
A) serious
D) confusing
C) funny
Tick Me
Why is the poem funny?
Tick one:
A) The poem tells an amusing story.
B) The poet has made up silly words.
C) The poem describes things that really happen.
Check
Click if correct
D) The words have more than one meaning.
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
share poetry.
Reveal
Read a poem to someone else and discuss what it means for both of you.
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: Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots by Michael Rosen © 2016 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.