Description

A year-long bundle of differentiated reading comprehension passages for grades 2-4. Exhausted from trying to differentiate close reading passages to meet your students’ reading needs? You have students at all different levels, and you are struggling to find quality, close reading passages to reach them all.  This collection of differentiated reading comprehension passages is just what you need! High-quality passages for close reading instruction.

Differentiation made easy!

Designed specifically for 2nd- 4th-grade readers, this product ensures that you can reach all of your students with quality close reading instruction throughout the year. Say goodbye to the challenge of finding suitable close reading materials that meet the needs of your young learners.

With this product, you’ll have access to 100 non-fiction reading passages differentiated on three different levels for a total of 300 differentiated reading comprehension passages! Each is carefully crafted by experienced classroom teachers. These passages result from countless requests from teachers like you, who understand the importance of engaging and meaningful close reading instruction.

Enhance your close reading lessons with the included resources. Paired with 8 graphic organizers, an annotation key, color-coded text evidence, and comprehension questions, this collection provides a comprehensive toolkit to take your close reading instruction to the next level.

⭐ WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• 100 Different Titles with Comprehension Questions (300 passages total)
• 8 Graphic Organizers
• Annotation Key
• Color-Coded Text Evidence Question

⭐ DIFFERENTIATED READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES INCLUDED:

Unit #1: Back to School

• Snooze Alarm
• Welcome Back Students
• Dodge the Ball
• Year Round School
• Important People at School
• Safety First
• Germs at School
• Don’t be a Bully
• To Tag or Not to Tag
• School Bus Safety

Unit #2: All About Fall

• No White after Labor Day
• The Fall Moon Festival
• Fall Fruits and Vegetables
• Fall Leaves and Trees
• Why Seasons Change
• Fall Football
• Moving and Hiding
• Trick or Treat
• Fall Flyers
• The First Thanksgiving

Unit #3: Time to Celebrate

• Boxing Day
• Culture Day
• Diwali
• Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Happy Hanukkah
• International Volunteers Day
• Kwanzaa Time
• National Unity Day
• The Emperor’s Birthday
• Veteran’s Day

Unit #4: Our Country

• America’s Military
• America’s National Flower
• Mount Rushmore
• The American Flag
• The National Anthem
• The Statue of Liberty
• The National Animal
• The Declaration of Independence
• The American Bison
• Becoming President of the USA

Unit #5: Winter is Here

• All About Snow
• Does the Cold Make You Sick
• Hibernation
• How Cold Affects the Body
• Insects and Cold Weather
• Living in an Igloo
• Penguins and Polar Bears
• The Arctic
• The Winter Olympics
• Winter Safety

Unit #6: Animals

• Arctic Hare
• Arctic Shark
• Arctic Tern
• Arctic Wolf
• Dall Sheep
• Ermine
• Narwhal
• Puffin
• Arctic Wooly Bear
• Wolverine

Unit #7: Heroes and Role Models

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Jackie Robinson
• Ruby Bridges
• Harriett Tubman
• Rosa Parks
• Neil Armstrong
• Amelia Earhart
• George Washington
• Hellen Keller
• Abraham Lincoln

Unit #8: The Earth

• Earth Day
• Recycling
• Pollution
• Planting Trees
• Save Water
• Reusable Items
• Bike and Walk
• Save Electricity
• Global Warming
• Compost

Unit #9: Spring Has Sprung

• Spring
• Monarch Butterflies
• Plant Life Cycle
• Coming Out of Hibernation
• Spring Holidays
• Baby Animals
• Budding Trees
• Cherry Blossom Festival
• Spring Sports
• Frog Life Cycle

Unit #10: Summer Fun

• Swimming
• Fourth of July
• City Vacations
• Beach Vacations
• Mountain Vacations
• Summer Weather
• Backyard Games
• Fireflies
• Summer Foods
• Water Parks

Whether you’re planning to use these differentiated reading comprehension passages in literacy centers, balanced literacy blocks, or for Response to Intervention (RTI) purposes, the text-dependent questions are perfectly aligned to promote independent or small group instruction.

Unlock the potential of close reading in your first-grade classroom with this invaluable resource. Get your hands on these close reading passages today and empower your students to dive deep into the text they’re reading!

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SEE WHY TEACHERS ARE RAVING

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”This is the perfect resource for my students. The passages are written with all words my students are able to read and understand, with some productive struggle. It is at the perfect ability level for them. I can’t wait to continue to use it!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”Great resources for introducing evidence-based writing in a simple easy to follow format. Thank you for making the lines easy to move and the resource simple to navigate! I am using them for multiple levels, tutoring in and my 2nd grade class”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”I absolutely love this bundle! I can’t say enough about it. I am so glad to have a way to help my children prove their answers in a passage. The questions that go with the passages are wonderful to teach my children how to answer in a complete sentence using capital letters and punctuation marks. I know they are meant for first grade but it is perfect for my first semester of second grade. Thank you Farrah!”