Ready Steady Read Together
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear: Poetry Lesson 3
What do you think you know?
What?
Who?
Why?
Where?
How?
When?
Book Talk: Let's explore this illustration.
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What do you know and think?
“How foolishly you talk, when you know we cannot walk!”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
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From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
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Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
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The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!”
Said the Table to the Chair.
Said the Chair unto the Table,
“Now you know we are not able!
How foolishly you talk,
When you know we cannot walk!”
Said the Table, with a sigh,
“It can do no harm to try,
I’ve as many legs as you,
Why can’t we walk on two?”
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
So they both went slowly down, And walked about the town
With a cheerful bumpy sound,
As they toddled round and round.
And everybody cried,
As they hastened to their side,
“See! the Table and the Chair
Have come out to take the air!”
But in going down an alley,
To a castle in a valley,
They completely lost their way,
And wandered all the day,
Till, to see them safely back,
They paid a Ducky-quack,
And a Beetle, and a Mouse,
Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other, “O delightful little brother!
What a lovely walk we’ve taken!
Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!”
So the Ducky, and the leetle
Browny-Mousy and the Beetle
Dined, and danced upon their heads
Till they toddled to their beds.
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
suffer
pray
chilblains
toddled
hastened
wandered
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From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 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
suffer
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
suffer
Your turn
chilblains
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pray
toddled
hastened
wandered
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!”
Said the Table to the Chair.
Said the Chair unto the Table,
“Now you know we are not able!
How foolishly you talk,
When you know we cannot walk!”
Said the Table, with a sigh,
“It can do no harm to try,
I’ve as many legs as you,
Why can’t we walk on two?”
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
So they both went slowly down, And walked about the town
With a cheerful bumpy sound,
As they toddled round and round.
And everybody cried,
As they hastened to their side,
“See! the Table and the Chair
Have come out to take the air!”
But in going down an alley,
To a castle in a valley,
They completely lost their way,
And wandered all the day,
Till, to see them safely back,
They paid a Ducky-quack,
And a Beetle, and a Mouse,
Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other, “O delightful little brother!
What a lovely walk we’ve taken!
Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!”
So the Ducky, and the leetle
Browny-Mousy and the Beetle
Dined, and danced upon their heads
Till they toddled to their beds.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!”
Said the Table to the Chair.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!”
“If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!”
“Pray let us take the air!”
Said the Table to the Chair.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!
If we took a little walk,
We might have a little talk!
Pray let us take the air!”
Said the Table to the Chair.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
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Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware,
How I suffer from the heat,
And from chilblains on my feet!”
Tables and chairs are not able to speak. The poet encourages the reader to imagine an absurd scene in which pieces of furniture have a conversation with each other. This is an example of personification, which makes the Table seem alive as it is capable of speaking. It also makes the Chair seem human-like because it suggests it is capable of listening.
Reveal Explainer
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Teach
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 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) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - we might have a little talk - said the Chair unto the Table - how foolishly you talk - said the Table, with a sigh - then they whispered to each other
speak to each other
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - you can hardly be aware - now you know we are not able (to walk) - how foolishly you talk, when you know we cannot walk - it can do no harm to try (to walk) - what a lovely walk we’ve taken
have thoughts, opinions and knowledge
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Text Mark Evidence how I suffer from the heat, and from chilblains on my feet
have ailments and feel discomfort
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - if we took a little walk - I’ve as many legs as you, why can’t we walk on two - they…walked about the town - they toddled round and round - what a lovely walk we’ve taken - they toddled to their beds
walk and move like people
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - pray let us take the air - the Table and the Chair have come out to take the air
Acceptable Answers
breathe and enjoy fresh air
Text Mark Evidence said the Table, with a sigh
have feelings and emotions
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Text Mark Evidence they completely lost their way, and wandered all the day
get lost like humans
Text Mark Evidence they paid a Ducky-quack, and a Beetle, and a Mouse
carry money and pay for help
Text Mark Evidence o delightful little brother
behave like family members
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let us dine on Beans and Bacon
eat meals together
Text Mark Evidence they toddled to their beds
need sleep or rest
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a Ducky-quack/the Ducky
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
Text Mark Evidence a Beetle
Text Mark Evidence a Mouse/the leetle Browny-Mousy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wandered’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘moved quickly’:
So they both went slowly down,
And walked about the town
With a cheerful bumpy sound,
As they toddled round and round.
And everybody cried,
As they hastened to their side,
“See! the Table and the Chair
Have come out to take the air!”
Discuss then check
hastened
Link Me
Link each word with its definition:
A) painful, swollen skin from cold weather
1) suffer
B) to feel pain or discomfort
2) chilblains
C) walked with short, unsteady steps
Check
3) pray
Click if correct
D) an old-fashioned way of saying ‘please’
4) toddled
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem in the correct order:
A) The Table complained about the heat and his chilblains.
B) The Table and the Chair got lost while trying to find a castle.
C) The Table and the Chair bumped cheerfully as they toddled round the town.
D) The Table and Chair enjoyed a meal of Beans and Bacon.
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...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
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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 from: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear: 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?
“How foolishly you talk, when you know we cannot walk!”
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet! If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk! Pray let us take the air!” Said the Table to the Chair. Said the Chair unto the Table, “Now you know we are not able! How foolishly you talk, When you know we cannot walk!” Said the Table, with a sigh, “It can do no harm to try, I’ve as many legs as you, Why can’t we walk on two?”
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
So they both went slowly down, And walked about the town With a cheerful bumpy sound, As they toddled round and round. And everybody cried, As they hastened to their side, “See! the Table and the Chair Have come out to take the air!” But in going down an alley, To a castle in a valley, They completely lost their way, And wandered all the day, Till, to see them safely back, They paid a Ducky-quack, And a Beetle, and a Mouse, Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other, “O delightful little brother! What a lovely walk we’ve taken! Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!” So the Ducky, and the leetle Browny-Mousy and the Beetle Dined, and danced upon their heads Till they toddled to their beds.
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
suffer
pray
chilblains
toddled
hastened
wandered
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 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
suffer
Explore
Find Read Talk
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet! If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk! Pray let us take the air!”
Reveal Vocabulary
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
suffer
Your turn
chilblains
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
pray
toddled
hastened
wandered
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet! If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk! Pray let us take the air!” Said the Table to the Chair. Said the Chair unto the Table, “Now you know we are not able! How foolishly you talk, When you know we cannot walk!” Said the Table, with a sigh, “It can do no harm to try, I’ve as many legs as you, Why can’t we walk on two?”
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Reveal Vocabulary
So they both went slowly down, And walked about the town With a cheerful bumpy sound, As they toddled round and round. And everybody cried, As they hastened to their side, “See! the Table and the Chair Have come out to take the air!” But in going down an alley, To a castle in a valley, They completely lost their way, And wandered all the day, Till, to see them safely back, They paid a Ducky-quack, And a Beetle, and a Mouse, Who took them to their house.
Then they whispered to each other, “O delightful little brother! What a lovely walk we’ve taken! Let us dine on Beans and Bacon!” So the Ducky, and the leetle Browny-Mousy and the Beetle Dined, and danced upon their heads Till they toddled to their beds.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet! If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk! Pray let us take the air!” Said the Table to the Chair.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
Said the Table to the Chair,
“You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet!”
“If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk!”
“Pray let us take the air!” Said the Table to the Chair.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet! If we took a little walk, We might have a little talk! Pray let us take the air!” Said the Table to the Chair.
Explore
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
The Table and the Chair
Said the Table to the Chair, “You can hardly be aware, How I suffer from the heat, And from chilblains on my feet!”
Tables and chairs are not able to speak. The poet encourages the reader to imagine an absurd scene in which pieces of furniture have a conversation with each other. This is an example of personification, which makes the Table seem alive as it is capable of speaking. It also makes the Chair seem human-like because it suggests it is capable of listening.
Reveal Explainer
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Teach
From: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 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) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Text Mark Evidence - we might have a little talk - said the Chair unto the Table - how foolishly you talk - said the Table, with a sigh - then they whispered to each other
speak to each other
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence - you can hardly be aware - now you know we are not able (to walk) - how foolishly you talk, when you know we cannot walk - it can do no harm to try (to walk) - what a lovely walk we’ve taken
have thoughts, opinions and knowledge
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Text Mark Evidence how I suffer from the heat, and from chilblains on my feet
have ailments and feel discomfort
Go to the next slide for more...
Text Mark Evidence - if we took a little walk - I’ve as many legs as you, why can’t we walk on two - they…walked about the town - they toddled round and round - what a lovely walk we’ve taken - they toddled to their beds
walk and move like people
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Text Mark Evidence - pray let us take the air - the Table and the Chair have come out to take the air
Acceptable Answers
breathe and enjoy fresh air
Text Mark Evidence said the Table, with a sigh
have feelings and emotions
A) How does the poet make the Table and the Chair seem human?
Text Mark Evidence they completely lost their way, and wandered all the day
get lost like humans
Text Mark Evidence they paid a Ducky-quack, and a Beetle, and a Mouse
carry money and pay for help
Text Mark Evidence o delightful little brother
behave like family members
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Text Mark Evidence let us dine on Beans and Bacon
eat meals together
Text Mark Evidence they toddled to their beds
need sleep or rest
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
Text Mark Evidence a Ducky-quack/the Ducky
B) Which creatures helped the Table and the Chair find their way home?
Text Mark Evidence a Beetle
Text Mark Evidence a Mouse/the leetle Browny-Mousy
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wandered’?
Find Me
Find the word which means ‘moved quickly’:
So they both went slowly down, And walked about the town With a cheerful bumpy sound, As they toddled round and round. And everybody cried, As they hastened to their side, “See! the Table and the Chair Have come out to take the air!”
Discuss then check
hastened
Link Me
Link each word with its definition:
A) painful, swollen skin from cold weather
1) suffer
B) to feel pain or discomfort
2) chilblains
C) walked with short, unsteady steps
Check
3) pray
Click if correct
D) an old-fashioned way of saying ‘please’
4) toddled
Sequence Me
Put the events from the poem in the correct order:
A) The Table complained about the heat and his chilblains.
B) The Table and the Chair got lost while trying to find a castle.
C) The Table and the Chair bumped cheerfully as they toddled round the town.
D) The Table and Chair enjoyed a meal of Beans and Bacon.
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...
create a reading nook.
Reveal
Set up a cozy space for reading with pillows and good lighting.
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: The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear by Edward Lear © 2015 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.