Eight Arms: read-along
Eight Arms as a read-along for the projector: 12 pages, 729 words, level 9, grade 4.
Page 1 of 12
An octopus is a soft animal that lives in the sea. It has no bones at all. It has a round body, a big head, and eight long arms. Octopuses live in oceans all over the world, from warm shallow water to the cold, dark deep. Some octopuses are smaller than your thumb. Others are bigger than a grown-up.
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, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 9, Grade 4
- 12 pages, 729 words, about 5 minutes aloud
- A true book, gentle
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About Eight Arms
An octopus has three hearts, blue blood, and arms that can taste. This little book is packed with true facts about one of the strangest animals in the sea.
Words to preview
- octopus (OK-tuh-pus)
- eight-armed sea animal
- suckers (SUK-erz)
- sticky arm cups
- chromatophores (kroh-MAT-uh-forz)
- color-changing spots
- copper (KOP-er)
- a reddish metal
- beak (BEEK)
- hard mouth
Questions that fit any book
- What is one new thing you learned from this book?
- Which page told you the most? What did it say?
- What would you still like to find out about this?
Questions
How long does Eight Arms take to read aloud?
It has 12 pages and 729 words, so about 5 minutes 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 Eight Arms?
Level 9, Grade 4. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 9 sits at grade 4. 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.
Nothing you do here is sent to us. The voice is your browser's own. No sign-in, no ads.