Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day?: read-along
Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day? as a read-along for the projector: 13 pages, 980 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 13
At lunchtime, Kai peeked into the cage and found nothing but a lump of bedding. At midnight, he heard a steady whirring from his bedroom wall. It was his hamster, Toast, running on her wheel. Kai asked his mom the question he had been saving up. "Why does Toast sleep all day and run all night?" His mom smiled. "To answer that properly, you need to meet her wild cousins," she said, "because her habits started out there."
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, 980 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A true book, gentle
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About Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day?
Kai's hamster naps through every lunch and runs all night. Follow the wild reasons behind a hamster's habits, from burrows and cheek pouches to living alone, and learn the signs a grown-up should hear about.
Words to preview
- nocturnal (nok-TUR-nul)
- awake at night
- burrow (BUR-oh)
- underground tunnel
- whiskers (WIS-kerz)
- touch hairs
- pouches (POW-chiz)
- cheek pockets
- solitary (SOL-uh-tair-ee)
- living alone
Questions that fit any book
- What is one new thing you learned from this book?
- Which page told you the most? What did it say?
- What would you still like to find out about this?
Questions
How long does Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day? take to read aloud?
It has 13 pages and 980 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 Why Do Hamsters Sleep All Day??
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.
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Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
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