Just Bamboo
Bo is a panda cub. Bo likes to eat.
Bo sits up and eats bamboo. Chew, chew, chew!
One day Bo wants something new to eat.
Bo smells a pink flower. Bo does not like it.
Bo smells a red berry. No, no, no!
Bo smells a nut. Bo smells a rock. Bo smells a leaf.
Bo is sad. Bo is still hungry.
Bo's mother pulls a stick of bamboo. She gives it to Bo.
Bo smells it. It smells good!
Bo sits up and eats. Chew, chew, chew!
Bamboo is just right for Bo.
Questions
- A berry
- Bamboo
- A nut
- A friend
- A bird
- His mother
- A pink flower
- A red berry
- A nut
- Bo is cold
- Bo is lost
- Bo does not like the new things
- Berries are the best
- Bamboo is just right
- Bo does not like snacks
- Bite and grind food
- Run fast
- Smell something
Words to know
- panda: a black and white bear
- bamboo: a tall green plant
- mother: a mom
- cub: a baby bear
- hungry: wanting food
- chew: bite and grind
Answer key: Just Bamboo
- B. Bamboo
- C. His mother
- A. A pink flower
- C. Bo does not like the new things
- B. Bamboo is just right
- A. Bite and grind food
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Just Bamboo” is a reading level 5 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 10 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 5 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 12 words on a screen. At most 6% of its words may be off the familiar-word list. Children in 2nd grade start at this level.
| This passage | 95 words, 11 screens, 6 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 6 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 10 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 12 |
| Skills practised at this level | phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words |
Reading level 5: 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.