Tap in the Dim: the full story
Part One
It is dim.
Tap, tap, tap!
I sit.
It is dim.
Tap, tap, tap!
I sit.
It is dim.
I sit.
Is it Dad?
Is it Pam?
It is Dan!
Tap, Dan, tap!
It is dim.
Tap in the Dim
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It is dim, and something goes tap, tap, tap. A child sits and waits, and then finds out who it is.
The whole story on one page
About Tap in the Dim
A free early reader story from the Peabody library, Level 0. It has 12 short pages and about 33 words, so it reads in a few minutes.
Words this story teaches
- tap: hit softly
- dim: not bright
- sit: rest on a seat
At reading level 0, Peabody's practice works on first sounds, rhymes; the level page says what is in each.
To print it or save it as a PDF, tap the ⓘ button above the story, then “Print this story”.
This is a first reader, so it also prints as a little book or on one page: print this book. For more like it, see beginning reader books, decodable readers, sight word stories.
More stories at Level 0
For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
- 📺 Read this to the class: one page at a time on the board, big arrows, and Peabody reads a page when you ask. Sound is off until you tap.
- 📚 More books at level 0 for a guided-reading group. This is Peabody's own level, not a Lexile or a guided-reading letter. Pick a group's books from their level, and one level up to stretch them.
- Sounds practised: short a. Teacher page for this pattern. On the board each page asks “who can find the word”.
- 🖨 Print the passage with its questions and answer key
Questions and answer key (4)
- What goes tap, tap, tap?
- A. A bus
- B. A pan
- C. A hen
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B. A pan - Who taps in the end?
- A. Dad
- B. Pam
- C. Dan
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C. Dan - How is it at the start?
- A. Dim
- B. Hot
- C. Wet
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A. Dim - Why does the child sit and wait?
- A. To eat a snack
- B. To find out who taps
- C. To go to bed
Show answer
B. To find out who taps
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