Nell's Loose Tooth
Nell has a tooth.
It is loose!
Nell pokes the tooth.
It wiggles. Wiggle, wiggle!
"Pull it," said Dad.
"No!" said Nell.
Nell bites an apple.
Pop! Out pops the tooth!
"My tooth!" said Nell. "It is out!"
Nell is glad. A big hole!
Look, Nell can whistle now!
Dad tries. Dad can not!
Questions
- Pull the tooth
- Eat the apple
- Whistle
- A bun
- An apple
- A bus
- Fly
- Sing
- Whistle
- Whistle
- Nap
- Hop
Words to know
- loose: not held tight
- wiggle: shake a bit
- hole: an empty space
- whistle: a high sound
Answer key: Nell's Loose Tooth
- A. Pull the tooth
- B. An apple
- C. Whistle
- A. Whistle
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Nell's Loose Tooth” 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 | 54 words, 12 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 4 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.