Ready Steady Read Together
100 Forest School Activities: 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?
Smash up the berries to make a lovely soupy dye.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
preparation
nature's bounty
telltale
masher
even coverage
makeshift
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From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. 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
preparation
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
preparation
Your turn
telltale
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nature's bounty
masher
even coverage
makeshift
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
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Let me use my reader's voice...
The preparation for this activity is one of the best: go blackberry picking. As I write this, they are growing everywhere and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers. I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The preparation for this activity is one of the best:
go blackberry picking.
As I write this, they are growing everywhere
and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers.
I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The preparation for this activity is one of the best: go blackberry picking. As I write this, they are growing everywhere and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers. I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
Reveal Explainer
The author has used capital letters, a large font and bold text for the title to make it stand out. This immediately attracts the reader’s attention and clearly identifies the activity without the need to read the entire text. As a result, it helps the reader identify the purpose of the activity at first glance and decide whether they would like to try the activity.
Teach
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. 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 do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
activity number and page number
to help the reader use the contents or index to easily locate the activity
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
equipment text box with bold subhead and bullet points
lists all the necessary items and amounts to complete the task so the reader can gather items to prepare for the activity
introduction in italics
persuasive text including the author’s opinion to encourage the reader to try the activity with use of a different text style to show it is different from the instructions
Go to the next page for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
numbered steps in bold
breaks down the activity into manageable detailed steps in the correct order so they are easy to follow
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
uses of tie-dye text box with bullet points
includes suggestions of what the reader can do with the finished pieces
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
colour photos
to show the reader what the finished work could look like and to suggest that children of all ages can participate
illustrations
to add interest and colour to attract the reader and to reflect the outdoor theme of activities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
page border with blackberries
to hint at the use of blackberries in the activity
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
strung together to make bunting
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
sewn onto tote bags
as patches on clothes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
glued onto greeting cards or bookmarks
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘makeshift’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests the dye mixture becomes liquid:
Place the berries in a large bowl with approximately 3 times the amount of water (around 6 cups). Smash up the berries to make a lovely soupy dye.
Discuss then check
soupy
True or False?
The dye mixture has about three times as much berries as water.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) the extent to which something reaches all parts of an area
1) preparation
B) a plentiful amount of something good that is collected or harvested
2) telltale
C) getting ready before an activity or event
Check
3) bounty
Click if correct
D) a sign or clue that reveals a secret
4) coverage
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for keywords.
Reveal
Notice bold or highlighted words to understand main ideas.
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: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
100 Forest School Activities: 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?
Smash up the berries to make a lovely soupy dye.
How might this extract link to the illustration?
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Today's Question(s)
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
Explore
Let me read today's text
Follow as I read
Explore
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
preparation
nature's bounty
telltale
masher
even coverage
makeshift
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. 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
preparation
Explore
Find Read Talk
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
preparation
Your turn
telltale
Find the word or phrase Read the sentence Talk about it to a partner
nature's bounty
masher
even coverage
makeshift
Use your text
Explore
Vocabulary Check & Re-read
Explore
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Reveal Vocabulary
Adapted from: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024.Adapted for accessibility under CLA Licence. Do not share.
Fluency
Explore
Let me use my reader's voice...
The preparation for this activity is one of the best: go blackberry picking. As I write this, they are growing everywhere and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers. I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
What did you notice?
Volume
Pace
Smoothness
Phrasing
Expression
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My Turn
Your Turn
Echo Read
The preparation for this activity is one of the best:
go blackberry picking.
As I write this, they are growing everywhere
and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers.
I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Sound like a reader!
Stand up!
Choral Read
The preparation for this activity is one of the best: go blackberry picking. As I write this, they are growing everywhere and I never go out for a walk without coming back with telltale purple-stained fingers. I love how this activity makes something beautiful out of nature’s bounty.
Explore
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Focus
Explore
Strategy: Read Between the Lines
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
Be a detective and look for clues!
Teach
Let me show you
Reveal Text Marks
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
Reveal Explainer
The author has used capital letters, a large font and bold text for the title to make it stand out. This immediately attracts the reader’s attention and clearly identifies the activity without the need to read the entire text. As a result, it helps the reader identify the purpose of the activity at first glance and decide whether they would like to try the activity.
Teach
From: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024. 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 do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
Pairedreading first
Find the answers
Text mark
Explore
Acceptable Answers
activity number and page number
to help the reader use the contents or index to easily locate the activity
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
equipment text box with bold subhead and bullet points
lists all the necessary items and amounts to complete the task so the reader can gather items to prepare for the activity
introduction in italics
persuasive text including the author’s opinion to encourage the reader to try the activity with use of a different text style to show it is different from the instructions
Go to the next page for more...
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
numbered steps in bold
breaks down the activity into manageable detailed steps in the correct order so they are easy to follow
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
uses of tie-dye text box with bullet points
includes suggestions of what the reader can do with the finished pieces
A) How do the features, layout and organisation of the text support the reader?
colour photos
to show the reader what the finished work could look like and to suggest that children of all ages can participate
illustrations
to add interest and colour to attract the reader and to reflect the outdoor theme of activities
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
page border with blackberries
to hint at the use of blackberries in the activity
Practise & Apply
Acceptable Answers
strung together to make bunting
B) How does the text suggest the tie-die fabric pieces be used?
sewn onto tote bags
as patches on clothes
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
glued onto greeting cards or bookmarks
Practise & Apply
Quiz Time
Start
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘makeshift’?
Find Me
Find the word which suggests the dye mixture becomes liquid:
Place the berries in a large bowl with approximately 3 times the amount of water (around 6 cups). Smash up the berries to make a lovely soupy dye.
Discuss then check
soupy
True or False?
The dye mixture has about three times as much berries as water.
True
False
Link Me
Link each word with its correct definition:
A) the extent to which something reaches all parts of an area
1) preparation
B) a plentiful amount of something good that is collected or harvested
2) telltale
C) getting ready before an activity or event
Check
3) bounty
Click if correct
D) a sign or clue that reveals a secret
4) coverage
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
look for keywords.
Reveal
Notice bold or highlighted words to understand main ideas.
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: 100 Forest School Activities by Naomi & Dan Walmsley © 2024 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.