The Wiggly Tooth
Pia has a wiggly tooth.
She wiggles it with her tongue.
"It will fall out," said Ben, her big brother.
"Then a big tooth will grow in."
Pia is not sure. She likes her tooth.
At lunch, Pia bites a red apple.
Her tooth is in the apple!
Pia runs to the mirror. There is a gap in her smile.
"A big tooth will grow in," said Mom.
"It must last all your life."
"So brush it two times a day."
Pia brushes and brushes. Then she smiles at the mirror.
Questions
- A carrot
- A red apple
- A sandwich
- In the sink
- In her hand
- In the apple
- A gap and a tiny new tooth
- A big smile with no gap
- A cut on her lip
- She is afraid of Ben
- It hurts
- She likes her tooth
- It will fall out soon
- It has to last all her life
- It is not a real tooth
- An empty space
- A red apple
- A loud bite
Words to know
- wiggly: moving back and forth
- tongue: for tasting
- gap: an empty space
- mirror: glass you see in
- grow: get bigger
- brush: clean with bristles
Answer key: The Wiggly Tooth
- B. A red apple
- C. In the apple
- A. A gap and a tiny new tooth
- C. She likes her tooth
- B. It has to last all her life
- A. An empty space
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“The Wiggly Tooth” 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 | 91 words, 12 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.