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Part One

Pia has a wiggly tooth.

About The Wiggly Tooth

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 5. It has 12 short pages and about 91 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 5, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (6)
  1. What does Pia take a bite of?
    • A. A carrot
    • B. A red apple
    • C. A sandwich
    Show answerB. A red apple
  2. Where is the tooth when it comes out?
    • A. In the sink
    • B. In her hand
    • C. In the apple
    Show answerC. In the apple
  3. What does Pia see in the mirror?
    • A. A gap and a tiny new tooth
    • B. A big smile with no gap
    • C. A cut on her lip
    Show answerA. A gap and a tiny new tooth
  4. Why is Pia not sure about the tooth coming out?
    • A. She is afraid of Ben
    • B. It hurts
    • C. She likes her tooth
    Show answerC. She likes her tooth
  5. What does Mom say about the new tooth?
    • A. It will fall out soon
    • B. It has to last all her life
    • C. It is not a real tooth
    Show answerB. It has to last all her life
  6. What does "gap" mean?
    • A. An empty space
    • B. A red apple
    • C. A loud bite
    Show answerA. An empty space

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