Discover this curated collection of free reading lesson plans. Organized by skill, grade, and type, these resources support literacy growth, phonics instruction, and reading comprehension for all learners. Publishers made all resources publicly available.
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Table of Contents
Comprehension Question Stems
Download leveled question stems to enhance reading comprehension across grades:
Guided Reading Lesson Plans
- CommonLit —lessons by standard, genre, and grade; free account required.
- FreeReading.net – 40 weeks of sequential lessons for K-1 or struggling readers.
- TextProject FYI for Kids – Leveled complex texts, comprehension response sheets, and generic guides.
- ReadWorks—Free passages and worksheets: Skills & Strategy Units, Comprehension Units, Novel Study Units (Grades 5-6).
- ReadWriteThink—Search by book, grade, content, or objective.
- Education.com —lesson plans by grade; free account required.
- PBS Learning Media – Video lessons with transcripts and support materials.
- Reading is Fundamental Literacy Central—These are read-aloud lesson plans. Select the grade and text.
FCRR Lessons by Grade
- Preschool Lessons – Alphabet, language, and phonological awareness.
- Kindergarten and Grade 1 Lessons—Phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
- Grades 2-3 Lessons—Phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
- Grades 4-5 Lessons —Advanced phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Additional Free Reading Resources
- Literature-Based Reading Lessons – Book-based comprehension questions.
- Teachnology – Lessons across topics and grades.
- BetterLesson CCSS-Aligned Lessons – Free account required.
- Reader’s Theater Lessons – Paid; check my Reader’s Theater page for free scripts.
- Kennedy Center Lessons —Arts-integrated reading lessons.
- Teachers Pay Teachers —Paid units by book or topic.
- Free Worksheets—Hundreds of worksheets to build custom lessons.
- BookRags, Shmoop, SparkNotes—Paid summaries, themes, and lesson planning resources. I am not an affiliate of these resources, but I do purchase them frequently for my 4th- and 5th-grade chapter book readers.
Decodable Texts & Phonics Lessons
- Teach phonics with decodable texts. My favorite set is from UFLI.
- Create additional stories with Project Read.