To tell an information text from memory

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Information: All about Tigers

﻿Hello, everybody! My name is Miss Toole, and I am onto the second lesson of our block of information. Can you remember the name of my friend? That's right, he was called Peter Penguin, and last lesson, I told you a little bit of a who am I about tigers. And I asked you to try and think of your own who am I? Have you had a go? If you have, tell the screen now your who am I all about tiger. Great work, if you had a go. Well done for trying. So today, we're going to start with a new warm up song, and you may recognise the tune, but the words are a little bit different. So I'm going to say the words first, and then we're going to put some actions, so are we ready? It's I'm a tiger, big and strong. Here's my teeth, claws so long. When I get to huntin' watch me run. Hear me roar, it's so much fun. Okay? So we're going to try it again and we'll put some actions to it. So are we ready? I'm a big tiger, big and strong. Here's my teeth and claws so long. When I get to huntin', watch me run. Hear me roar, it's so much fun. Do you think you can join in with that now? Shall we have a go? Ready, one, two, three. I'm a big tiger, big and strong. Here's my teeth, and claws so long. When I get to hunting, watch me run. Hear my roar, it's so much fun. Did you like that song? Well done if you had a. What will we be doing today? The first thing we're going to do is we're going to listen to the information piece again. The second thing we're going to do is we're going to create an information map. And the last thing we're going to do today is we're going to step and speak through the information map so that by the end of today, you are all going to be experts on tigers as well. So today, you're going to need a piece of paper or your exercise book, a pencil, and your magnificent brain, which I know you've all brought today. So pause the video now while you go and get your resources, and then once you've got your pencil and your paper, you can press play, and we will start to map our story. Do you remember our information piece all about tigers that I told you in the last lesson? Don't worry if not, 'cause I'm going to tell it to you again so make sure you're listening 'cause I'm going to use our information throughout our lesson. Are we ready? Hi, everyone! My name's Dr. Katushka, and I know all about cats. I know about big cats, small cats, and even medium sized cats. Today, I'm going to be telling you all about the biggest cat there is. It's not the puma. It's not the lion. It's the tiger! And that's what I'm going to tell you about. Today I will explain what they look like, what they do, and why we need to look after the tiger. So firstly, what do tigers look like? Tigers are big cats. The largest male is three metres long, including their tail. That is about two times the size of me, and four times the size of you. What colour is a tiger? Most tigers are orange, but some are gold or white. The white tigers are usually found in the zoo, and not in the wild. Then, you have their stripes. Most tigers are striped so that they can hide better in the long grass when they're waiting for something to hunt. Some tigers can have up to 100 stripes! Secondly, what do tigers do? Tigers are hunters, so they sleep in the day and they go hunting at night, when it's easier to hide from their prey. Their sharp claws, and their long teeth help them to catch their prey and eat it. And their strong legs means they can run so fast, and it means they can catch their prey easy. Some tigers can run up to 60 kilometres per hour. That is fast. Also, some tigers can swim. Most cats don't like swimming, but tigers love it, especially when they are hot. They can go into lakes and rivers to cool off. Finally, why do we need to look after tigers? Today, there are only about 4,000 tigers in the whole world, and this is because, all over the world, people kill the tigers for their skin. If we don't do something about it, in future there'll be no tigers left in the world. I think that would be really sad. I love tigers, and it's wonderful to see them out in the nature. Some countries have created special places called nature reserves, which can keep the tigers safe. So, if you want to help the tigers, this is what you can do. Firstly, never buy anything with tiger skin, 'cause this only encourages people to hunt them. And secondly, you can help charities like the World Wildlife Fund, who helped to build the nature reserves to keep the tigers safe. That's it, that's my tiger talk. I hope now, like me, you will be a friend of the tiger. Can you remember that information piece? We're going to be using that today to do our map, and our step and speak. Now we're going to map our information on an information map, and this will help us to retell our information all about tigers. So the first part of our information map is the introduction. So we do our circle, and we do an I to show it's the introduction. So we know that Dr. Katushka knows all about cats. He knows about big cats, about small cats, and medium sized cats. But today, we're going to learn all about the biggest cat of all, the tiger. Then the next part of our information text is the identification. What do the tigers look like? And we're going to draw two eyes to help us show what the tigers look like, and remind ourselves of the structure of our information. Tigers are the longest cat, and they can be up to three metres long. The colours are orange, gold, and white. And tigers have stripes that help them to hide from their prey in the long grass. The next part of our information is looking at the habitat. That's where tigers live, and their diets, or what they eat. So we're going to draw a house to remind us of the structure of their habitat. Tigers are hunters, so they sleep during the day. And then at night they go hunting. So we're going to draw a moon to show the night. Their sharp claws and their long teeth help them to catch their prey easily. And their strong legs means they can run really fast when chasing their prey, and sometimes running up to 60 kilometres per hour. Tigers like to swim in the lakes and rivers, especially on a hot day to cool down. The next part of our information is the conservation. So that's what we can do to keep the tigers safe. And for conservation, we're going to draw a person looking after a baby to show it's we're looking after them. So there are only 4,000 tigers left in the world. And that is because people kill tigers for their skins. And if this carries on, there'll be no tigers left in the world. Some countries have created special places called nature reserves, which keep the tigers safe from hunters. And then the final part of our story map is the, information map, is the ending. So how can we help the tigers? The first thing we can do is we can say no to buying anything that is made from tiger skins. This encourages people to kill them. And the second thing is we can help charities by giving money, like the World Wildlife Fund, to help create the nature reserves that keep the tigers safe. So that's it. That's my information on tigers today, and I hope you can become a friend of the tigers just like me. And that's our map complete of our information on tigers. Now I want you to pause the video, and have a go at creating your own map based on our information of tigers ready to retell later. Now, we're going to step through our information, which I'll explain to you in a bit how we do that. Then we're going to pause it, and you're going to have a go at stepping through at home. And then after that, we're going to speak our information, which is putting everything together. So our map, our step, so we can speak through it, which means that by the end of this, you are all going to be Dr. Katushka, experts in tigers. The first thing must do when we're stepping through our information piece is we need our five symbols for the different parts of information. So, for our introduction, we're going to do this, like this, so introduction. And then we'll step through. Now I'm going to step on the spot, but you can step like you have pebbles in front of you if you want, and you're stepping across the pebbles. So we'll do introduction. Identification, we're going to point at our eyes. Habitat, and dietary. Conservation. Ending. Okay, should we try and put those five together? So let's go, so we've got introduction. Identification. Habitat, and diet. Conservation, and ending. Now pause the video, and have a go at doing those five things first. Now, we're going to use our five symbols to help us step through the whole of our information piece. So we're going to start with the introduction. Can you remember the symbol for introduction? Well done, so introduction, and then we're going to do some our actions to show for our symbols of the tigers. We're going to go introduction, cats, big cats, small cats, medium cats. I'm going to tell you about tigers. Okay, should we do it? Good, and then we're going on to identification. So we've got. Orange, gold, or white, stripes. They hide in the long grass. Okay, should we do that together? Identification, long tigers, orange, gold, or white. Stripes. Hide in the long grass, good. Habitat and diet. Tigers are hunters. So they sleep in the day, and they hunt at night. Their sharp claws, and their long teeth help them to catch their prey, and their strong legs means they can run as fast as they can. They like to swim in the lakes, especially to cool off. Well done. Next one is well remembered, conservation. There's only 4,000 tigers left in the whole world. Then we're going to have they kill for their skin. Love to see tigers in the wild. We love to see tigers in the wild, do your trick. Fantastic. Then our final one was the ending. So how can you help? And secondly, you can give money to help the nature reserves, and you can be a friend with a tiger! Fantastic, right let's put that all together. So we ready? Rah! Orange, gold, and white. Well done, now pause the video, and have a go using your information map, trying to step through and adding actions to help you. And if you want, you can grab somebody in your house to come and help you as well. Well done, when you've had a go, press play and we'll move onto the next bit. Now that we've done our stepping, and we've learned our actions, we're going to step and speak. So we're still going to step through it with the actions that you've now created, but we're also going to speak it alongside, okay? Don't worry if you don't know all the words. This is your time to have a bit of fun, see what you can remember, and go through your own information text. Are we ready to start, okay. Hello everyone, my name's Dr. Katushka and I know all about cats. I know about big cats, small cats, and medium sized cats. Today, I'm going to tell you about the biggest cat of all, the tiger. Identification. What do tigers look like? Tigers are the longest cat. They can be up to three metres long, including their tail. Tigers are usually orange, gold, or white. White ones can be found in the zoo, and not in the wild. Tigers' stripes help them to hide in the long grass when catching their prey. Habitat and diet. Tigers are hunters. They sleep in the day, and they hunt at night. Their sharp claws, and their long teeth help them to eat their prey easily. Their strong legs mean they can run fast to catch their prey. Some tigers like to swim in the lake, especially on hot days to cool off. Conservation. There are only 4,000 tigers left in the whole wide world, and this is because some people kill tigers for their skin. If we don't do something about it, there'll be no tigers left in the world, and this makes me really sad. Some countries have created special nature reserves to keep the tigers safe from hunters. Ending, if you want to keep tigers safe there's two things you can do. First, don't buy anything that encourages people to kill for tiger skin. And second, you can help charities by giving some money to the World Wildlife Fund to help keep the nature reserves safe for the tigers to live in. That's it, that's my information and I hope you can be a friend with a tiger, like me. There we go, that was my step and speak. So I want you to pause the video, and have a go at doing your own at home. And when you're ready, you can press play again. Did you enjoy doing your step and speak all about the tigers? Keep practising at home because we're going to be using that all week. I had lots of fun, and my favourite part was putting the actions to the word, because I love to do lots of movement to help me remember my vocabulary. Now, to finish today's lesson, I've got a little bit of a joke, and I'm going to tell you in the next lesson of this unit, the answer. So have a think while you're at home, what you think the answer might be. How would a tiger describe himself? Hmm, how would a tiger describe himself? So have a think, and at the start of the next lesson, I'll tell you the answer. Well done for today, you've all been amazing. I'm really, really impressed with your step and speak, so keep practising at home, and we will look at it again in our next lesson. Thank you for today, bye!

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