Readers WB 4520 How to make guided reading

Readers WB 4/5/20

How to make guided reading work. • Read the extract/text to a member of your family (even a pet counts!) • Remember to read the text at least 3 times before answering questions. • Ask someone, or look up any words you don’t understand • Answer questions in full sentences in one of your work books. • Each week there will be three activities all based on the same text/extract. • I will also attach a word document with the reading materials. • Answers will be on a separate word/pdf document.

Activity 1 – Read ‘The best circus trick’ It started as a normal morning at The Amazing Phillips’s Family Circus. The animal keepers were feeding the animals. The general hands, mostly young men, were cleaning the circus grounds: sweep, sweep. Suddenly, a loud scream cut through the cool morning air. It came from the bearded Lady’s tent. Phillips was the owner of the circus. He woke with a start and rushed to The Bearded Lady’s tent, still in his pyjamas. By the time he got there a few of the circus staff were gathered around the open entry of The Bearded Lady’s tent. Phil pushed his way inside. What he saw made him stop and stare. The Bearded Lady had no beard! Oh no, no NO! What was he going to do? She was one of the star attractions! He was so worried about how much money he would lose, he forgot to ask the beardless lady what had happened. Another scream filled the air. The people at the entrance moved back a Phillips fled outside. He stopped, turning his head this way and that, trying to find where the scream was coming from. It was coming from the big top, the huge tent where the acts took place. Phil ran, pyjamas flapping. He found his three best acrobats lying on the floor, groaning. The scream had come from a clown, who said, through sobs, that the acrobats had all fallen down from the high trapeze and could not move. All at once there was a yell in the animal pens. Phil told the clowns to sort out the problem as he ran out of the big top, looking very worried. When he arrived, an upset animal keeper told him the ponies had all escaped! Oh no, no, NO! His circus would have to close! This last bit of news was too much! There was another scream, this time from Phil, as he freaked out. The circus staff smiled. They loved April Fools’ Day. Each year they played a trick on Phil and this year’s was the best ever. The Bearded Lady pulled the skin-coloured cover off her beard, the acrobats stood up unhurt, and the ponies were led out of their hiding place. The circus staff went back to their jobs as Phil ran in circles, screaming… still in his pyjamas!

Activity 1 - Comprehension 1. What type of text is this? 2. What did the animal keepers do before they told Phil the ponies had escaped? 3. How did The Bearded Lady hide her beard? 4. What caused Phillips to freak out? 5. How is Phil different from the other circus staff?

Activity 2 – Read ‘The best circus trick’ It started as a normal morning at The Amazing Phillips’s Family Circus. The animal keepers were feeding the animals. The general hands, mostly young men, were cleaning the circus grounds: sweep, sweep. Suddenly, a loud scream cut through the cool morning air. It came from the bearded Lady’s tent. Phillips was the owner of the circus. He woke with a start and rushed to The Bearded Lady’s tent, still in his pyjamas. By the time he got there a few of the circus staff were gathered around the open entry of The Bearded Lady’s tent. Phil pushed his way inside. What he saw made him stop and stare. The Bearded Lady had no beard! Oh no, no NO! What was he going to do? She was one of the star attractions! He was so worried about how much money he would lose, he forgot to ask the beardless lady what had happened. Another scream filled the air. The people at the entrance moved back a Phillips fled outside. He stopped, turning his head this way and that, trying to find where the scream was coming from. It was coming from the big top, the huge tent where the acts took place. Phil ran, pyjamas flapping. He found his three best acrobats lying on the floor, groaning. The scream had come from a clown, who said, through sobs, that the acrobats had all fallen down from the high trapeze and could not move. All at once there was a yell in the animal pens. Phil told the clowns to sort out the problem as he ran out of the big top, looking very worried. When he arrived, an upset animal keeper told him the ponies had all escaped! Oh no, no, NO! His circus would have to close! This last bit of news was too much! There was another scream, this time from Phil, as he freaked out. The circus staff smiled. They loved April Fools’ Day. Each year they played a trick on Phil and this year’s was the best ever. The Bearded Lady pulled the skin-coloured cover off her beard, the acrobats stood up unhurt, and the ponies were led out of their hiding place. The circus staff went back to their jobs as Phil ran in circles, screaming… still in his pyjamas!

Activity 2 - Comprehension 1. What word is spelt incorrectly – a) ponies b)pony’s c)ponys 2. If someone freaks out what are they doing? 3. Why does The Bearded Lady have a capital letter at the start of each word? 4. Which of these is a metaphor? a) She was like a man b) A scream cut the air c) As big as a horse 5. What is April Fools’ day?

Activity 3 – Read ‘The best circus trick’ It started as a normal morning at The Amazing Phillips’s Family Circus. The animal keepers were feeding the animals. The general hands, mostly young men, were cleaning the circus grounds: sweep, sweep. Suddenly, a loud scream cut through the cool morning air. It came from the bearded Lady’s tent. Phillips was the owner of the circus. He woke with a start and rushed to The Bearded Lady’s tent, still in his pyjamas. By the time he got there a few of the circus staff were gathered around the open entry of The Bearded Lady’s tent. Phil pushed his way inside. What he saw made him stop and stare. The Bearded Lady had no beard! Oh no, no NO! What was he going to do? She was one of the star attractions! He was so worried about how much money he would lose, he forgot to ask the beardless lady what had happened. Another scream filled the air. The people at the entrance moved back a Phillips fled outside. He stopped, turning his head this way and that, trying to find where the scream was coming from. It was coming from the big top, the huge tent where the acts took place. Phil ran, pyjamas flapping. He found his three best acrobats lying on the floor, groaning. The scream had come from a clown, who said, through sobs, that the acrobats had all fallen down from the high trapeze and could not move. All at once there was a yell in the animal pens. Phil told the clowns to sort out the problem as he ran out of the big top, looking very worried. When he arrived, an upset animal keeper told him the ponies had all escaped! Oh no, no, NO! His circus would have to close! This last bit of news was too much! There was another scream, this time from Phil, as he freaked out. The circus staff smiled. They loved April Fools’ Day. Each year they played a trick on Phil and this year’s was the best ever. The Bearded Lady pulled the skin-coloured cover off her beard, the acrobats stood up unhurt, and the ponies were led out of their hiding place. The circus staff went back to their jobs as Phil ran in circles, screaming… still in his pyjamas!

Activity 3 - comprehension 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What do you think will probably happen next? The ponies escaping is the main idea of which paragraph? List all of the disasters that happened? How do we know that Phil is very upset? Was it all the people who work at the circus tricking Phil or just some? How do you know?