Ready Steady Read Together
I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree: Poetry Lesson 3
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?
A tumbled fuss of featherness…
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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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)
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs.
They have no legs.
Chickens come from eggs
But they have legs.
The plot thickens;
Eggs come from chickens,
But have no legs under ’em.
What a conundrum!
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Hen’s Song
by Rose Fyleman
Chick, chick, come out of your shell,
I’ve warmed you long and I’ve warmed you well;
The sun is hot and the sky is blue
Quick, chick, it’s time you came through.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Treasure
by Una Leavy
Judith goes to feed the hens
plaits down her back
legs bare in navy shorts
– the bucket’s red.
Lifting the latch
of the wire mesh gate
she steps in the hen-run,
Rhode Island reds
rush in a tumbled fuss
of featherness
hustling for grain. Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now into the bucket
one
by
one
dying to tell
longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage
by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all
– an egg for every box!”
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!
conundrum
hen-run
the latch of the wire mesh gate
hustling for grain
nesting-boxes
hen-down
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
conundrum
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs.
They have no legs.
Chickens come from eggs
But they have legs.
The plot thickens;
Eggs come from chickens,
But have no legs under ’em.
What a conundrum!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
conundrum
Your turn
the latch of the wire mesh gate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
hen-run
hustling for grain
nesting-boxes
hen-down
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs.
They have no legs.
Chickens come from eggs
But they have legs.
The plot thickens;
Eggs come from chickens,
But have no legs under ’em.
What a conundrum!
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Hen’s Song
by Rose Fyleman
Chick, chick, come out of your shell,
I’ve warmed you long and I’ve warmed you well;
The sun is hot and the sky is blue
Quick, chick, it’s time you came through.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Treasure
by Una Leavy
Judith goes to feed the hens
plaits down her back
legs bare in navy shorts
– the bucket’s red.
Lifting the latch
of the wire mesh gate
she steps in the hen-run,
Rhode Island reds
rush in a tumbled fuss
of featherness
hustling for grain. Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now into the bucket
one
by
one
dying to tell
longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage
by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all
– an egg for every box!”
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...
Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down. Carefully now into the bucket
one
by
one
dying to tell
longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage
by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all
– an egg for every box!”
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
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
Six nesting-boxes
huddle in the shade
sheltered from sun
six eggs are laid
smudgy with mud
fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now
into the bucket
one
by
one
dying to tell
longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage
by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all
– an egg for every box!”
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
Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down. Carefully now into the bucket
one
by
one
dying to tell
longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage
by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all
– an egg for every box!”
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: Main Point
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs.
They have no legs.
Chickens come from eggs
But they have legs.
The plot thickens;
Eggs come from chickens,
But have no legs under ’em.
What a conundrum!
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
Reveal Explainer
This poem playfully explores the riddle of how chickens come from eggs and eggs come from chickens, even though only chickens have legs.
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
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Pairedreading first
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Hen's Song
A mother hen encourages her chick to hatch out of its shell into the warm, bright day.
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
Treasure
A young girl named Judith feeds the hens and is excited as she carefully collects an egg from each nesting box.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each event to reveal the correct order
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘hen-run’?
Which One's Right?
What a conundrum!
Which answer best completes the sentence?
The word ‘conundrum’ suggests that something is…
A) easy to explain.
B) confusing or puzzling.
D) loud and noisy.
C) messy and untidy.
Fill the Gaps
hustling
nesting-boxes
hen-down
Rhode Island reds
rush in a tumbled fuss
of featherness
for grain.
Six huddle in the shade
sheltered from sun
six eggs are laid
smudgy with mud
fuzzy with .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
Judith’s shorts were red and her bucket was navy.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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 3
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?
A tumbled fuss of featherness…
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)
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs. They have no legs. Chickens come from eggs But they have legs. The plot thickens; Eggs come from chickens, But have no legs under ’em. What a conundrum!
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Hen’s Song
by Rose Fyleman
Chick, chick, come out of your shell, I’ve warmed you long and I’ve warmed you well; The sun is hot and the sky is blue Quick, chick, it’s time you came through.
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Treasure
by Una Leavy
Judith goes to feed the hens plaits down her back legs bare in navy shorts – the bucket’s red. Lifting the latch of the wire mesh gate she steps in the hen-run, Rhode Island reds rush in a tumbled fuss of featherness hustling for grain. Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now into the bucket one by one dying to tell longing to yell but she mustn’t run. Tenderly now past rhubarb and sage by lupins and hollyhocks “Nanna!” she calls. “I’ve got them all – an egg for every box!”
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!
conundrum
hen-run
the latch of the wire mesh gate
hustling for grain
nesting-boxes
hen-down
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
conundrum
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs. They have no legs. Chickens come from eggs But they have legs. The plot thickens; Eggs come from chickens, But have no legs under ’em. What a conundrum!
Reveal Vocabulary
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
conundrum
Your turn
the latch of the wire mesh gate
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
hen-run
hustling for grain
nesting-boxes
hen-down
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs. They have no legs. Chickens come from eggs But they have legs. The plot thickens; Eggs come from chickens, But have no legs under ’em. What a conundrum!
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Hen’s Song
by Rose Fyleman
Chick, chick, come out of your shell, I’ve warmed you long and I’ve warmed you well; The sun is hot and the sky is blue Quick, chick, it’s time you came through.
Explore
From: I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree by Fiona Waters © 2018. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Treasure
by Una Leavy
Judith goes to feed the hens plaits down her back legs bare in navy shorts – the bucket’s red. Lifting the latch of the wire mesh gate she steps in the hen-run, Rhode Island reds rush in a tumbled fuss of featherness hustling for grain. Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now into the bucket one by one dying to tell longing to yell but she mustn’t run. Tenderly now past rhubarb and sage by lupins and hollyhocks “Nanna!” she calls. “I’ve got them all – an egg for every box!”
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...
Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down. Carefully now into the bucket one by one dying to tell longing to yell but she mustn’t run. Tenderly now past rhubarb and sage by lupins and hollyhocks “Nanna!” she calls. “I’ve got them all – an egg for every box!”
What did you notice?
Phrasing
Smoothness
Expression
Volume
Pace
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
Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade
sheltered from sun six eggs are laid
smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down.
Carefully now into the bucket
one by one
dying to tell longing to yell
but she mustn’t run.
Tenderly now
past rhubarb and sage by lupins and hollyhocks
“Nanna!” she calls.
“I’ve got them all – an egg for every box!”
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
Six nesting-boxes huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with hen-down. Carefully now into the bucket one by one dying to tell longing to yell but she mustn’t run. Tenderly now past rhubarb and sage by lupins and hollyhocks “Nanna!” she calls. “I’ve got them all – an egg for every box!”
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: Main Point
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
What's the main idea of the text?
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Poultries
by Ogden Nash
Let’s think of eggs. They have no legs. Chickens come from eggs But they have legs. The plot thickens; Eggs come from chickens, But have no legs under ’em. What a conundrum!
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
Reveal Explainer
This poem playfully explores the riddle of how chickens come from eggs and eggs come from chickens, even though only chickens have legs.
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
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Pairedreading first
Text mark
Find the answers
Explore
Acceptable Answers
Hen's Song
A mother hen encourages her chick to hatch out of its shell into the warm, bright day.
A) Summarise each poem using one sentence.
Treasure
A young girl named Judith feeds the hens and is excited as she carefully collects an egg from each nesting box.
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Click on each event to reveal the correct order
B) Put the events from Treasure in the correct order.
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘hen-run’?
Which One's Right?
What a conundrum! Which answer best completes the sentence? The word ‘conundrum’ suggests that something is…
A) easy to explain.
B) confusing or puzzling.
D) loud and noisy.
C) messy and untidy.
Fill the Gaps
hustling
nesting-boxes
hen-down
Rhode Island reds rush in a tumbled fuss of featherness for grain. Six huddle in the shade sheltered from sun six eggs are laid smudgy with mud fuzzy with .
Discuss then check
Click if correct
True or False?
Judith’s shorts were red and her bucket was navy.
True
False
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
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.
hustling
nesting-boxes
hen-down