Name: ____________________Date: ____________
A Tan Map
It is dim.
A tan map!
It tips.
It is dim.
A tan map!
It tips.
It is dim.
A tan map!
It tips.
It is Sid!
Sid tips it.
Questions
1. What is in the dim?
- A tan map
- A cat
- A pan
2. What does the map do?
- Naps
- Tips
- Taps
3. Who is it in the end?
- Dad
- Pam
- Sid
4. Why is it not a scare in the end?
- It is Sid, and he is hiding
- It is a man
- It is gone
Words to know
- dim: not bright
- tips: leans over
- tan: light brown
Answer key: A Tan Map
- A. A tan map
- B. Tips
- C. Sid
- A. It is Sid, and he is hiding
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“A Tan Map” is a reading level 0 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 4 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 2 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 4 words on a screen. At most 4% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in Preschool start at this level.
| This passage | 30 words, 11 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 4 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 4 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 0: the limits, a real sample and the free games. Peabody is a learning app, not an assessment: use the questions to talk about the story, not to grade a child.