Name: ____________________Date: ____________
Man, Pan, Map
A man.
A pan.
A map.
Man in a pan!
Map in a pan!
Pan in a map?
Man, pan, map!
A man, a map.
Questions
1. What is in the pan first?
- A map
- A bed
- A man
2. What shows places?
- A map
- A pan
- A man
3. How many things are in the book?
- Ten
- Three
- One
4. Which is silly?
- A man
- A map
- A man in a pan
Words to know
- man: a grown-up
- pan: for cooking
- map: shows places
Answer key: Man, Pan, Map
- C. A man
- A. A map
- B. Three
- C. A man in a pan
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Man, Pan, 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 | 25 words, 8 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.