Name: ____________________Date: ____________
A Web on the Bed
Sam is in bed.
Web on the bed!
Is it a web?
Is it a bug?
It is a bug.
Bug is sad.
Sad, sad Sam.
Sam has a bed.
Bug has a web.
Bug is on the web.
Sam is in bed.
Nap, nap, nap!
Questions
1. What is on the bed?
- A hat
- A web
- A pot
2. Who is in the web?
- A rat
- A pup
- A bug
3. How does the bug feel?
- Sad
- Mad
- Wet
4. Why is Sam sad too?
- She lost a toy
- She feels for the bug
- She is hot
Words to know
- web: a spider's net
- bug: a tiny insect
- nap: a short sleep
Answer key: A Web on the Bed
- B. A web
- C. A bug
- A. Sad
- B. She feels for the bug
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“A Web on the Bed” is a reading level 1 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 5 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 3 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 5 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in Kindergarten start at this level.
| This passage | 46 words, 12 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 5 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 5 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 1: 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.