Seth and the Ship
"Bath, Seth!" said Mom.
"No, no!" said Seth.
"Look, a ship!" said Seth.
The ship is in the bath.
The fish is in the bath.
The ship tips and tips.
The ship tips in the bath.
Seth is in the bath!
Seth is a hill.
Up, up, up the hill!
"Go, ship! Go to the fish!"
"Yes!" said Seth. "Yes!" said Mom.
Questions
- In a box
- In the bath
- On a bus
- It tips
- It is lost
- It is red
- A fish
- A ship
- A hill
- Seth has a fish
- Seth is in the bath
- The ship is big
Words to know
- bath: a tub of water
- ship: a big boat
- hill: a little bump of land
- tips: leans over
Answer key: Seth and the Ship
- B. In the bath
- A. It tips
- C. A hill
- B. Seth is in the bath
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Seth and the Ship” is a reading level 2 story. Every Peabody story at this level is written and checked to keep sentences to 6 words or fewer, to aim at an average of 4 words a sentence, and to show 1 to 6 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 | 62 words, 12 screens, 4 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 4 vocabulary words with kid-sized meanings |
|---|---|
| Longest sentence at this level | 6 words |
| Words on a screen | 1 to 6 |
| Skills practised at this level | first sounds, rhymes |
Reading level 2: 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.