For nonfiction passages, check out my Search Engines for Kids page, and here are even more resources. . .
Or click here and scroll down for worksheets by grade level.
Print reading comprehension passages by grade level.
Grade 2-3 Nonfiction Text Passages workbook
Here is a great resource – FYI for Kids – and use these corresponding lessons for each article: Comprehension Response Sheets by Pat Cunningham. There are also generic comprehension guides: Comprehension Guides. FYI for Kids is GREAT, because you can pick your complexity level from 1 to 5 and the content you want! LOOK:
The Six-Minute Solution – starts on p. 58
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Here are some excellent nonfiction text feature videos for kids!
There’s an option to print. Lexile levels are included.
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These are printable nonfiction little books for younger students. Each book is provided as a double-sided PDF ready for printing.
Username: nfgo
Password: fps
Pebble Go is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-2 students. You can print PDFs of selections. Choose from animals, science, biographies, social studies, or health. Select a book, then select “article,” and print!
Username: aliamanu
Password: trueflix
This is for online only. You cannot print out passages. “Trueflix is an award-winning online resource that leverages the award-winning True Books content to help students hone literacy skills, build knowledge of subject-area content, and cultivate 21st Century skills through the inquiry process.” There’s a video to watch, a text to read, a lesson plan, and a quiz! This is for upper elementary/middle school. Books are organized by nonfiction topics. Once you are in the topic category, each book has a guided reading and Lexile level.
Username: ccsdut
Password: ccsdut
Go to Grades 5 and up, click Educator Tools in the top right corner, Advanced Search, enter the appropriate Lexile range you are seeking under SEARCH ONLY LEXILE MEASURES, and Submit. You will be given articles within that range that you can print. Click the gear to print.
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12/11/2024
