The Stuck Note: read-along
The Stuck Note as a read-along for the projector: 14 pages, 1862 words, level 14, beyond grade 8.
Page 1 of 14
The piano in the hall at Kettle Lane School was older than the hall it stood in, older than the head teacher, and, according to the infants, older than dinosaurs. It was a tall black upright with brass candle holders folded against its lacquered front, from the days before electric light, and somebody had once carved the initials R.T. into the side of the lid and then, judging by the scratches, deeply regretted it. Nobody knew who R.T. had been, which was exactly why the children of Kettle Lane had invented several answers. Lio's mother had tuned it twice a year since before Lio was born. On the Saturday before the spring concert she let him come with her, and he sat on the edge of the stage swinging his feet while she lifted off the front panel, and the whole mechanism of the instrument appeared like the inside of a clock.
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 14, beyond grade 8
- 14 pages, 1862 words, about 14 minutes aloud
- A story, a little spooky
Related
About The Stuck Note
Every afternoon, middle C on the old school piano sticks, and the little kids swear it is the ghost of a choirmaster named R.T. Lio has one school day, a notebook, and a very warm key to find out who, or what, is holding it down.
Words to preview
- damper (DAM-per)
- sound-stopping pad
- pitch (PICH)
- how high
- regretful (ri-GRET-ful)
- sorry
- tacky (TAK-ee)
- slightly sticky
- sabotaged (SAB-uh-tahzhd)
- secretly spoiled
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 Stuck Note take to read aloud?
It has 14 pages and 1862 words, so about 14 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 Stuck Note?
Level 14, beyond grade 8. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; levels above 13 are beyond grade 8 and have no grade. 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.
Nothing you do here is sent to us. The voice is your browser's own. No sign-in, no ads.