Book Talk

This half term our 'Book Talk' texts have been: 

Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival 
Key vocabulary:
Explore - means to look around a place carefully
Discover/discovered - means that you find something or find something out
Wondered - means to think about something
Enormous - means very large in size
Barely - means hardly at all or only just about
Unexpected - means surprising
Shrink - means to get smaller
Tumble - When something ‘tumbles’ it means  falls and rolls around


The Squirrels who Squabbled by Rachel Bright and Jim Field 
Key vocabulary:
Squabbling (squabble, squabbled) -means to argue about silly or small things
Towering (tower, towered) -means very tall, taller than most things around you
Squealed (squeal, squealing) -A ‘squeal’ is a long, high cry.
Gathered (gather, gathering) -means to bring together
Convinced (convince, convincing) -means to be totally sure about something
Sprinted (sprint, sprinting) -means to run as fast as you can over a short distance.
Hollered (holler, hollering) -To ‘holler’ is to give a loud shout or cry
Scurried (scurry, scurrying) -means moved fast with short, quick steps.


Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper 
Key vocabulary:
​Slurp – means a loud noise when eating
Embroidered – means art made by needle work
Murmured – means a quiet sound / word / conversation
Squabbling (squabble, squabbled) -means to argue about silly or small things
​Rumpus – means a noisy disturbance
Paced – means walking up and down and not stopping
Sobbed – means feeling upset and crying with short breathes in between
Steep – means high slant or slope

Our Book Talk sessions focus on each text over two weeks. Within this time, we really get to know the story, characters and problem. We develop our understanding of the key vocabulary and use this within our everyday play. The children then retell the story using a story map (some children have already created their own story maps and stories linked to the texts) and at the end of the second week we work together to complete a shared writing task.  

Don't forget the scan the Book Talk QR codes displayed in our windows to share the story at home.