Goat and Goat
Two goats. One plank.
A goat is on the plank.
A goat is on it, too.
Nose to nose!
"Go back!" "No, you go back!"
Neither will go.
Push, push, push!
Splash! Both fall in.
The goats get out. Wet, wet, wet!
Now they go, one at a time.
No splash. Yes!
Give way, and stay dry.
Questions
- One
- Two
- Ten
- "Yum!"
- "Hi!"
- "Go back!"
- Fall in
- Nap
- Sing
- One goat
- A hen
- Both goats
- Push hard
- Give way
- Run fast
Words to know
- plank: a long board
- splash: a big wet sound
- goat: a farm animal
Answer key: Goat and Goat
- B. Two
- C. "Go back!"
- A. Fall in
- C. Both goats
- B. Give way
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Goat and Goat” is a reading level 4 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 8 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 5 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 8 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Readers reach this level by climbing, not by grade.
| This passage | 57 words, 12 screens, 5 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 3 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 8 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 8 |
| Skills practised at this level | phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words |
Reading level 4: 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.