The Wizard of Oz: read-along
The Wizard of Oz as a read-along for the projector: 13 pages, 1102 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 13
Dorothy watched the sky turn the color of a bruise, and out on the flat Kansas prairie the tall grass bent double as the wind began to scream. Uncle Henry shouted "Cyclone!" and ran to let the cattle loose, while Aunt Em pointed at the cellar door in the floor. Dorothy raced toward it, but her little dog Toto had bolted under the bed in terror, and she turned back to grab him. That was the mistake.
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
- 13 pages, 1102 words, about 8 minutes aloud
- A classic tale, a little spooky
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About The Wizard of Oz
A cyclone drops Dorothy and her dog into a land of munchkins, talking scarecrows and one very bad-tempered witch. To get home, she must march a rusty tin man and a lion who faints into a haunted forest and past the flying monkeys.
Words to preview
- cyclone (SY-klohn)
- spinning storm
- prairie (PRAIR-ee)
- flat grassland
- coward (KOW-erd)
- easily scared person
- prisoner (PRIZ-un-er)
- captive
- despair (dih-SPAIR)
- lost hope
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 Wizard of Oz take to read aloud?
It has 13 pages and 1102 words, so about 8 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 Wizard of Oz?
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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