Are you looking for ways to incorporate more non-fiction text in your reading block? This set of leveled, reading comprehension passages and informational science readers is designed for your students to practice reading high-interest, informational texts. Students strengthen their reading comprehension skills through close reading and text-evidence tasks as they read engaging nonfiction articles related to the structure and properties of matter. They’re ideal for adding aliteracy element to your science lessons and are the perfect companion to this complete Properties of Matter science unit.
Easy to use for teaching whole groups or small group instruction, these informational reading passages and science readers feature high-interest topics, rich vocabulary, and multiple Lexile levels, offering everything you need to provide differentiated reading activities for a wide range of learners.
Reading Comprehension Passages Included:
You’ll receive 48 reading choices in article format, book format, and Google Slides versions for four engaging science topics.
Each resource includes three reading levels (350–450L, 450–550L, and 550–650L), making it easy to meet the needs of every student in your class, whether you’re teaching whole groups, small groups, or need reading intervention materials.
Each leveled passage and reader includes 2 sets of questions. Text-dependent questions for students to locate and color-code evidence in the text, and text structure-based questions that target 9 key learning standards for reading informational text. The questions are identical for each reading level allowing you to use a specific passage whole group and discuss the questions all together, even if some students are using a different level.
The comprehension question sets address these standards:
- Ask and answer questions
- Read and comprehend
- Main topic
- Text features
- Images & diagrams
- Text purpose
- Word meanings
- Context clues
- Cause & effect
What’s included:
12 printable, leveled reading comprehension passages
12 printable, leveled science readers
Matching digital versions on Google Slides
2 sets of comprehension questions per text (text-evidence & text-structure based)
Detailed teaching procedures, reading level chart, and standards alignment page
Why teachers love this resource:
- Seamlessly integrates science into your literacy block
- Makes differentiation easy and stress-free
- Keeps all students working on the same skill targets with leveled texts and identical question sets
- Builds comprehension skills with standards-based questions
- Perfect for guided reading groups, skill groups, early finishers, interventions, and test prep
Titles & topics:
- How Do Astronauts Eat in Space? (Structure and properties of matter)
- Instant Ice Cream: A Liquid Nitrogen Treat (Reversible changes)
- Soaring with Science: How Do Hot Air Balloons Fly? (Understanding Gases)
- Small Pieces: The Watts Tower Wonder (Matter within objects)
Whether you’re introducing new science concepts or reinforcing unit content, this resource offers a meaningful way to increase reading comprehension, address informational text standards, and boost student engagement—all in one easy-to-use resource!
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Your students will enjoy these additional nonfiction topics:
Scientists & Science Processes
Plant & Animal Needs and Life Cycles
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