The Snow Fort Treaty: read-along
The Snow Fort Treaty as a read-along for the projector: 18 pages, 1606 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 18
Milo had lived in the yellow house for eleven days when the snow arrived. It came in the night without any fuss, and in the morning the entire street had been put away underneath it. The cars were soft white loaves, and the fence between his yard and the next one had shrunk to a row of small white hats. Milo stood at the back door in his socks and stared for a very long time. He was ten years old, and until that morning he had seen snow exactly once.
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
- 18 pages, 1606 words, about 12 minutes aloud
- A story, gentle
Related
About The Snow Fort Treaty
Milo has seen snow exactly once, and Ruby builds a wall in it every winter that falls down every winter. When both of their projects collapse in one afternoon, they sign a treaty, and then something small and roaring comes out of the tunnel.
Words to preview
- treaty (TREE-tee)
- peace agreement
- trench
- long ditch
- slab
- flat piece
- recycling (ree-SY-kling)
- reused material
- article (AR-tih-kul)
- numbered rule
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 Snow Fort Treaty take to read aloud?
It has 18 pages and 1606 words, so about 12 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 Snow Fort Treaty?
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.
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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