Ants Are Strong: read-aloud with discussion questions
Read Ants Are Strong aloud on the projector: 11 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 43 words (about a minute), level 3, kindergarten, and 4 questions to talk about.
Page 1 of 11
Look at an ant.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page the questions come up on the screen. The same questions are below, with what to listen for.
About this book
- Level 3, Kindergarten
- 11 pages, 43 words, about a minute aloud
- A true book, gentle
- A picture on every page
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About Ants Are Strong
A true book in 43 words. It makes one claim, that a small ant is strong, and backs it with what an ant can lift and what a team of ants can carry. The last page repeats the claim, which makes it a good first model for how nonfiction proves a point.
Look at an ant. It is small, but it is so strong! A true book in the fewest words.
Before you read
Ask the class who the strongest animal is. Then say this book is about an animal that is tiny and strong, and ask them to listen for how the book shows it.
Words to preview
- ant
- tiny bug
- strong
- can lift lots
- lift
- pick up
- leaf (LEEF)
- green part
- teams (TEEMZ)
- groups that work
Questions to talk about
- What does the book say one ant can lift?Listen for: A leaf, and the leaf is big. One ant also carries one crumb.
- What can ten ants do together?Listen for: Carry a bug home. The book says ants work in teams.
- The book ends with "Small but strong!" Which pages prove it?Listen for: The pages with the leaf and the bug. Ask for the page, not only the fact.
- Why does working in a team help an ant?Listen for: Together they can move something too heavy for one. Ask for a time in class when it took a team to move something.
Questions
How long does Ants Are Strong take to read aloud?
It has 11 pages and 43 words, so about a minute at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Ants Are Strong?
Level 3, Kindergarten. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 3 sits at kindergarten. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
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