Martian Pack

Level 5: Independent

This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.

Independent packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Will explore ideas for discussion
- Engages in conversation
- Reads with understanding and purpose
- Reads and comprehends literature proficiently
- Constructs text in an organized manner
- Uses transitional and link words

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Casey at the Bat
Mudville is down by two in the bottom of the ninth. Can their home run hero save the game? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that whisks readers off other worlds, filled with magic and adventure. From The Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter, let’s explore some classics of the fantasy canon.

Finding the Main Idea
Understanding the main idea allows you to grasp the author's purpose. Whether the main idea is communicated implicitly or explicitly, there are simple steps you can follow to identify it and gain a deeper understanding of a text's key message.

Homophones for Kids
An engaging way to learn and practice English grammar and vocabulary while building a foundation for good writing skills.

Labor Day is NOT for Witches
Learn about about the history of Labor Day with a witch and her friends. Facts and history are made fun with the KidTime StoryTime friends.

Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill can ride anything without getting thrown. But, can he ride a twister? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Prepositions for Kids
An engaging way to learn and practice English grammar and vocabulary while building a foundation for good writing skills.

Sight Words Mahjong
Learn and practice sight words in the exciting world of Sight Words Mahjong. Spend hours improving sight word knowledge with strategy and a little bit of luck playing over 20 different layouts with 15 different designs!

Sleeping Beauty
A fairy, forgotten by the kingdom, curses the princess to a hundred-year sleep should she prick her finger on a spindle when she turns eighteen. Only a brave, noble prince can wake the kingdom and break the sleep spell in this classic love story. Speakaboos’ parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 - complete with this story and others like this!

The Three Musketeers
Filled with minor mishaps and duels for honor, d'Artagnan's adventures ultimately lead him to what it truly takes to become a Musketeer in this classic tale.

Turn Off Your Silly Phone!
Turn Off Your Silly Phone! read aloud for children is a modern story that shows us all the special together time we miss when we don't get off the phone! In this case, it's the grownups who are screen-obsessed! KidTime StoryTime loves the sassy rhyme as kids demand real "face time" with their loved ones. Because sometimes, you have to disconnect to connect!

What Makes Frankenstein a Classic?
First published anonymously in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was inspired by a nightmare. A chilling, gothic tale, it explores the dark side of scientific progress.