The Letter for the Moon: read-along
The Letter for the Moon as a read-along for the projector: 16 pages, 893 words, level 8, grade 3.
Page 1 of 16
The strangest letter Ana ever sorted came on a windy night in March. The Night Post Office opened when the sun went down and closed when it came up, and Ana's grandmother ran it. Everyone called her Oma Rue. Ana carried the bags, and Pip-Pip, the owl, slept on the sorting shelf and woke up only for seed cake.
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 8, Grade 3
- 16 pages, 893 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
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About The Letter for the Moon
Ana and a sleepy owl carry a letter addressed to the Moon up the tallest hill in town. The Moon has never written back to anyone, but the rule says every letter gets answered.
Words to preview
- sorting (SOR-ting)
- putting in order
- crumpled (KRUM-puld)
- scrunched up
- delivered (dih-LIV-erd)
- brought there
- frost
- icy white coat
- manners (MAN-erz)
- polite ways
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 The Letter for the Moon take to read aloud?
It has 16 pages and 893 words, so about 7 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 The Letter for the Moon?
Level 8, Grade 3. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 8 sits at grade 3. 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. It is not copied from a published book.
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