Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Bat in the Hat
Hat is on the bed.
The hat hops, hops!
Ben and Sam sit.
Sam gets the hat!
Ben gets the hat.
Tip, tip, tip!
A bat!
Bat is in the hat.
Sit in the hat, bat!
Nap, bat, nap!
Bat is on the bed.
Questions
1. What hops on the bed?
- A pig
- A hat
- A bus
2. What is in the hat?
- A rat
- A cat
- A bat
3. What does the bat do?
- Naps
- Runs
- Hops
4. How do Ben and Sam feel at the end?
- Mad
- Safe and kind
- Sad
Words to know
- hat: goes on a head
- bat: a night flyer
- tip: tilt
Answer key: Bat in the Hat
- B. A hat
- C. A bat
- A. Naps
- B. Safe and kind
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Bat in the Hat” 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 | 44 words, 11 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.