Who Lives Under the Log?
A log lies in the woods.
Lift it. Look!
A worm! No eyes, but it feels the light.
It breathes with its skin.
A pill bug! It is not a bug.
It is a cousin of the crab.
It eats old, rotting plants.
A ground beetle! It hunts at night.
It eats slugs and worms.
A red-backed salamander! It has no lungs.
It breathes with its skin, too.
It eats worms and snails.
It must stay damp.
It is cool, dark, and damp. A good home.
Put the log back. Now they are home.
Questions
- Lungs
- Their skin
- Their legs
- A bee
- A frog
- A crab
- At night
- At noon
- Never
- It likes mud
- It is afraid
- It has no lungs
- Very hot
- A little wet
- Very loud
Words to know
- log: fallen tree
- worm: legless digger
- beetle: hard-shelled bug
- salamander: damp-skin animal
- damp: a little wet
Answer key: Who Lives Under the Log?
- B. Their skin
- C. A crab
- A. At night
- C. It has no lungs
- B. A little wet
For the teacher: how this passage is levelled
“Who Lives Under the Log?” 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 | 94 words, 15 screens, 5 multiple-choice questions with an answer key, and 5 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.