Peter Pan: read-along
Peter Pan as a read-along for the projector: 14 pages, 1187 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 14
Wendy Darling woke in the middle of the night and saw a strange boy crawling around her nursery floor, looking under the toy box and behind the curtains. He was dressed in leaves and cobwebs, and a tiny golden light zipped around his head, tinkling like a bell and looking extremely cross. "I have lost my shadow," the boy whispered. Wendy sat up, and the boy grinned. His name was Peter Pan, and he lived in a place where nobody ever had to grow 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 10, Grade 5
- 14 pages, 1187 words, about 9 minutes aloud
- A classic tale, a little spooky
Related
About Peter Pan
Wendy, John, and Michael follow a shadowless boy out the nursery window and all the way to Neverland. There, a vain pirate captain and a very ticky crocodile are waiting, and one of them is hungry.
Words to preview
- shadow (SHAD-oh)
- dark shape
- cove (kohv)
- small bay
- insolent (IN-suh-lent)
- rude and bold
- cornered (KOR-nerd)
- trapped
- vain (vayn)
- too proud
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does Peter Pan take to read aloud?
It has 14 pages and 1187 words, so about 9 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 Peter Pan?
Level 10, Grade 5. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 10 sits at grade 5. 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.
Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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