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Guided Reading Resources School District of Philadelphia

Non-fiction DRA Level

Guided Reading

LevelTitle Reading Skill Phonics Skill

NF 1 A Baseball Make Inferences Final Consonant /t/t

NF 1 A The Bath Use Title and Book Cover to Predict Initial Consonant /b/b

NF 1 A The Beach Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Initial Consonant /f/f

NF 1 A Go Sea It! Categorize and Classify Initial Consonant /j/j

1 A Little House Use Illustrations Final Consonant /g/g

1 A The Log Hotel Use Illustrations Initial Consonant /h/h

NF 1 A Look Closer Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Initial Consonant /l/l

1 A Milk Understand Plot Initial Consonant /d/d

1 C My Glasses Determine Main Idea and Details Initial Consonant /b/b

1 A My Room Understand Roles of Author and Illustrator

Initial Consonant /m/m

NF 1 B New Sneakers Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Initial Consonant /k/c

1 B A Raindrop Use Illustrations Initial Consonant /f/f

1 B Recess Make Connections: Text-to-Self Initial Consonant /j/j

1 A Red or Blue? Distinguish Between Reality and Fantasy

Initial Consonant /r/r

1 A Shoes Compare and Contrast Initial Consonant /n/n

1 A Stop! Determine Cause and Effect Final Consonant /p/p

NF 1 A Two Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Initial Consonant /l/l

NF 1 A Two Boys Express Opinions Initial Consonant /s/s

1 A Two Turtles Distinguish Between Reality and Fantasy

Initial Consonant /t/t

1 A Who Reads? Compare and Contrast Initial Consonant /r/r

2 B At the Museum Make Predictions Initial Consonant /w/w

2 B At the Zoo Distinguish Between Reality and Fantasy

Initial Consonant /z/z

NF 2 A Bird Nests Compare and Contrast Initial Consonant /n/n

2 B Catching Make Connections: Text-to-Self Word Family -an

2 B Dig Down Make Predictions Initial Consonant /d/d

2 B First and Last Make Predictions Final Consonant /k/ck

NF 2 B Funny Faces! Compare and Contrast Word Family -at

NF 2 B Furry Retell Initial Consonant /f/f

2 B Going Up? Make Predictions Initial Consonant /g/g

NF 2 B Green and Blue, Yellow, Too! Ask and Answer Questions Initial Consonant /y/y

NF 2 B Growing Make Connections: Text-to-Self Initial Consonant /h/h

NF 2 B Hands, Hands, Hands Determine Main Idea and Details Initial Consonant /w/w

NF 2 B How to Make a Hen House Distinguish Fiction from Nonfiction Word Family -en

2 B Jungle Spots Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Initial Consonant /j/j

NF 2 B Keys Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Initial Consonant /k/k

NF 2 B Let’s Move! Make Connections: Text-to-World Initial Consonant /d/d

2 B Max’s Box Use Title and Book Cover to Predict Final Consonant /ks/x

2 B On the Road Determine Main Idea and Details Final Consonant /s/s

2 B Run, Run, Run Determine Cause and Effect Initial Consonant /r/r

Kindergarten


Guided Reading


NF 2 B Let’s Move! Make Connections: Text-to-World Initial Consonant /d/d

2 B Max’s Box Use Title and Book Cover to Predict Final Consonant /ks/x

2 B On the Road Determine Main Idea and Details Final Consonant /s/s

2 B Run, Run, Run Determine Cause and Effect Initial Consonant /r/r

2 B Snacks Retell Initial Consonant /s/s

NF 2 B This Desert Make Inferences Initial Consonant /d/d

2 B The Tree Stump Retell Initial Consonant /p/p

NF 2 B What Can You Make? Make Connections: Text-to-Self Initial Consonant /t/t

NF 2 B What’s Cooking? Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Initial Consonant /v/v

NF 2 B Whose Tracks? Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Initial Consonant /kw/qu

NF 3 D Check it Out! Make Inferences Final Consonant /k/ck

3 C Circles Make Predictions Final Consonant /n/n

NF 3 C The Drum Book Compare and Contrast Final Consonant /m/m

NF 3 C Homes Around the World Use Nonfiction Features: Captions Short a

NF 3 B Machines Distinguish Fiction from Nonfiction Word Family -op

NF 3 C Make a Piñata Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Word Family -it

3 C My Best Friend Compare and Contrast Word Family -un

NF 3 C My Nest Visualize Word Family -in

NF 3 C Panda Babies Retell Short a

3 C Rita Rolls Analyze Setting Word Family -an

NF 3 C Sea Riddles Make Predictions Short a

NF 3 C Signs Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Initial Consonant /z/z

3 C Snow Cover Analyze Setting Short i

3 C Tee-Ball Analyze Character Word Family -et

3 C The Teeter-Totter Make Predictions Word Family -ot

3 C What Can Fly? Determine Main Idea and Details Short a

NF 3 C What Makes It Go? Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

Short a

3 C Where Is My Pencil? Analyze Character Word Family -it

3 C Where’s Little Mole? Understand Plot Final Consonant /d/d

3 C Where the Black Bug Sat Understand Genre: Fantasy Word Families -ug, -un

NF 4 C All About Me! Categorize and Classify Short e

NF 4 C Big Rocks, Small Rocks Use Nonfiction Features: Contents Short i

4 C Come to My House Understand Plot Short i

NF 4 C Encyclopedia of Places Categorize and Classify Short u

4 D Farm Day Analyze Setting Short a

4 C Frogs Analyze Character Short o

4 C In My Desert Determine Main Idea and Details Short o

4 C Jackets Determine Problem and Solution Short e

NF 4 D Liftoff! Make Inferences Short a

4 D My Friends Understand Genre: Realistic Fiction Short a

4 C Off to Grandma’s House Understand Plot Short i

4 C Pitty Pitty Pat Understand Plot Short e

Kindergarten


Guided Reading


4 C In My Desert Determine Main Idea and Details Short o

4 C Jackets Determine Problem and Solution Short e

NF 4 D Liftoff! Make Inferences Short a

4 D My Friends Understand Genre: Realistic Fiction Short a

4 C Off to Grandma’s House Understand Plot Short i

4 C Pitty Pitty Pat Understand Plot Short e

NF 4 D Roll, Wheels, Roll! Determine Main Idea and Details Short a

NF 4 C Small and Large Use Nonfiction Features: Contents, Headings, Labels

Short o

4 D Something New Analyze Character Short u

NF 4 D A Tasty Bug Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Short u

NF 4 C Tick Tock World Clocks Determine Main Idea and Details Short i

NF 4 C The Way Things Were Compare and Contrast Short i

4 C What Animals Say Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Short e

NF 4 C Which Weighs More? Compare and Contrast Short o

Kindergarten


Guided Reading


6 D Big and Little Recognize and Analyze Author’s Craft

Word families: ap, at

6 E Big Pig, Little Pig Understand Roles of Author and Illustrator

Initial b, l

6 D The Eye Doctor Make Inferences Initial c, d

NF 6 D Get Stronger! Use Graphic Organizers Word families: -og, -op

NF 6 D Giraffe Grows Up Understand Nonfiction Text Structure

Initial k, n

6 D Hats Understand Description Initial p, qu, r

6 D I Can Use the Computer Make Connections: Text-to-Self Word families: -ad, -an

6 E Keeping Fit Compare and Contrast Initial m, r

NF 6 D Lend a Hand Recognize Author’s Purpose Short a

6 D The Longest Noodle in the World Determine Problem and Solution Initial n, w

NF 6 E Look Up Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Initial g, l

6 D Make a House Understand Nonfiction Text Structure

Initial y, z

NF 6 D The Market Analyze Setting Short o

6 E Mrs. Sato’s Hens Make Predictions Initial f, h

NF 6 D My Gymnastics Class Use Photographs Word families: -ob, -ot

NF 6 D Planes, Trains, and More Categorize and Classify Short a

6 D The Reading Lesson Retell Initial w, x

NF 6 D Some Things Push and Some Things Pull

Use Nonfiction Features Initial p, t

NF 6 E Sunny Days Distinguish Fiction From Nonfiction Initial m

NF 6 D A Trip to the Beach Determine Main Idea and Details Word families: -ad, -at

NF 6 D When Grandma Visits Me Analyze Character Initial v, w

6 E A Wiggly, Jiggly, Joggly Tooth Understand Plot Initial j, k

NF 6 D Wind and Rain Determine Cause and Effect Word families: -an, -ap

8 E Are You the New Principal? Ask and Answer Questions Word families: -un, -us

NF 8 E A Dog Named Honey Understand Steps in a Process Word families: -ill, -ip

8 E Englebert’s Exercises Recognize Author’s Purpose Short e

NF 8 E How to Make Peanut Butter Understand Genre Short u

NF 8 E I Like Sign Language Use Photographs Short o

8 E It’s Taco Time Understand Steps in a Process I/FCD: ch, sh

NF 8 E My Favorite School Helper Ask and Answer Questions Short o

8 E Peanut Butter Understand Sequence of Events Short a

8 E The Race Distinguish Fiction from Nonfiction Word families: -ill, -ip

NF 8 E Shapes, Shapes, All Over the Place Make Connections: Text-to-World Short i

8 E Smiling Stan, the Pedicab Man Analyze Character I/FCD: th, wh

8 E Splash! Understand Plot Short a

NF 8 E Start the Music! Compare and Contrast Short i

8 E A Tall, Tall Giant Visualize Short e

8 E Trouble Determine Cause and Effect Word families: -ed, -et

NF 8 E A Very Big Animal Determine Main Idea and Details Word families: -ig, -it

NF 8 E What Is It? Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Word families: -ug, -ut

Grade 1


Guided Reading


NF 8 E What Makes This Sound? Understand and Use Text Features: Contents

I/FCD: th, wh

NF 8 E What Should We Wear? Draw Conclusions Word families: -et, -ell

NF 8 E What Time Is It? Make Inferences Short u

8 E Where Are My Glasses? Retell Word families: -ed, -en

NF 8 E Where Does Breakfast Come From?

Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Word families: -en, -ell

NF 8 E Who Laid These Eggs? Make Predictions I/FCD: ch, sh

NF 10 F Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral? Draw Conclusions r-Blends br, gr

10 F The Banana Monster Recognize Author’s Purpose l-Blends bl, sl

10 F Down by the Swamp Analyze Setting s-Blends sp, sw

NF 10 F Five Senses Make Predictions Short i

10 F Freddy the Frog Determine Cause and Effect Short e

NF 10 F Games around the World Determine Main Idea and Details l-Blends pl, sl

NF 10 F Get the Message Use Nonfiction Features: Contents, Headings, Intro., Materials Lists, Labels

l-Blends cl, pl

NF 10 F Guide to Growing Compare and Contrast Plurals s, es

NF 10 F Hands and Feet, Fingers and Toes Use Graphic Organizers Short u

NF 10 F A Healthful Meal Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

r-Blends br, fr

10 F The Home Run Understand Plot r-Blends fr, tr

10 F I Can Do It, I Really Can Analyze Setting Review Short e

NF 10 F The Letter Ask and Answer Questions Possessives: ’s

10 F My Pet Zoo Determine Problem and Solution Short o

10 F The Old Oak Tree Retell r-Blends cr, dr

NF 10 G Patchwork Patterns Create Mental Images: Visualize Short a

NF 10 F Polka Dots! Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Descriptions

Short o

10 F Samuel’s Sprout Understand Genre: Fantasy r-Blends gr, pr

NF 10 F This Is the Way We Make Our Cookies

Use Photographs Short i

10 F The Two Ogres Analyze Character Review Short a

NF 10 F What Does Light Do? Make Connections: Text-to-Self Short u

NF 10 F What’s the Address? Monitor Comprehension s-Blends sc, st

NF 12 G ABC — All About Cars Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Long a: ae

12 G The Ant’s Journey Understand Roles of Author and Illustrator

Final Blends -nd, -nt

12 G The Big Crocodile Distinguish Fiction From Nonfiction Long i (i_e)

12 G The Changing Chameleon Make Inferences Review l-Blends bl, fl

NF 12 G David’s Cold Determine Cause and Effect Long u (u_e)

12 G Desert Dance Analyze Setting Final Blend -ng

NF 12 G Dig In Understand Nonfiction Text Structure

Final Blends -nd, -st

NF 12 G Dogs and Puppies Use Nonfiction Features Compound words

NF 12 G Good Soil Use Nonfiction Features Long o (o_e)

Grade 1


Guided Reading


NF 12 G Growing in My Garden Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Inflected Endings -ed, -ing

12 G A Hiccup Cake Understand Plot Long a (a_e)

NF 12 G Magnets Determine Main Idea and Supporting Details

Long a (a_e)

12 G Oh, No! Determine Problem and Solution Long i (i_e)

12 G On Top of Spaghetti Recognize Author’s Purpose Compound words

NF 12 G Rock Collectors Determine Main Idea and Supporting Details

Final Blends -nt, -nd

NF 12 G Seeds and Plants Understand Nonfiction Text Structure

Long o (o_e)

12 G Sharing Danny’s Dad Analyze Character Final Blends -ng, -nt

12 G Timothy Turtle Retell Long i (i_e)

NF 12 G Welcome to the Island Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Compound words

12 G What Do You Do? Recognize Author’s Purpose Review r-Blends br, cr

NF 12 G What Is Rain? Ask and Answer Questions Compound words

12 G Yesterday and Today: Going to School

Compare and Contrast Inflected Endings -ed, -ing

NF 12 G Zithers Use Graphic Organizers Final Blends -nd, -ng

NF 14 H Ancient Times Ask and Answer Questions Inflected Endings -ed, -ing

14 H Barry and Bennie Analyze Character oo (long phonetic symbol over oo)

14 H Dear Mabel! Analyze Setting Contractions: ’s, ’re

14 H Englebert the Hero Determine Problem and Solution Long a: ai, ay

NF 14 H Fireflies Use Photographs Long i: i, igh

NF 14 H I’m Isabel Monk Recognize Author’s Purpose Contractions: ’m, n’t

NF 14 H Let’s Make Music Understand Nonfiction Text Features: Steps in a Process

Long e: ee, ea

14 H Lift the Sky Up Understand Genre Inflected Endings -ed, -ing

14 H The Little Red Hen Analyze Character Long a: ai, ay

NF 14 H Living in the Ocean Use Photographs Contractions: n’t, ’s

14 H Look-Alikes Analyze Author’s Craft oo (look)

NF 14 H Measure It Determine Main Idea and Supporting Details

Long a: ai, ay

NF 14 H The Moon Use Nonfiction Features Long i: i, igh

NF 14 H My Dad is a Chef Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

oo (short phonectic sym-bol over the oo) (cook)

NF 14 H My Mom Is a TV News Anchor Use Nonfiction Features Long e: ee, ea

14 H My Special Wish Understand Role of Author and Illustrator

oo (long phonetic symbol over oo) (food)

14 H The Other Side of the World Understand Plot Contractions: ’ll, ’s

NF 14 H The Planets in Our Solar System Use Photographs Review Long a, i, and o (a_e, i_e, o_e)

14 H The Three Little Pigs Understand Sequence of Events Long o: o, ow, oa

14 H We Can Share It! Retell Contractions: ’ll, ’m

NF 14 H What is Wind? Use Nonfiction Features Long o: o, ow, oa

Grade 1


Guided Reading


NF 14 H What is Wind? Use Nonfiction Features Long o: o, ow, oa

NF 14 H Yesterday and Today: Having Fun Text Structure: Compare and Contrast

Long o: o

NF 16 I All About Me Make Connections: Text-to-Self Variant vowels: au, aw

16 I Anansi’s Narrow Waist Understand Genre Comparative, superlative (-er, -est)

NF 16 I Ancient Mysteries Determine Problem and Solution Multisyllabic words

NF 16 I Basketball Science Use Photographs r-Controlled vowels: or, ur

16 I Beatrix Potter Understand Genre: Biography Multisyllabic words

NF 16 I Butterflies of the Sea Use Text Features r-Controlled vowels: ar, or

NF 16 I Clouds Categorize and Classify r-Controlled vowels: ar, or

16 I The Crow and the Pitcher Determine Problem and Solution r-Controlled vowels: er, ir

16 I The Fox and the Goat Analyze Character Comparative, superlative (-er, -est)

16 I The Gingerbread Man Understand Plot Diphthongs: oi, oy

NF 16 I Hop, Skip, Count! Use Photographs Diphthongs: ou, ow

16 I Jenny’s Yellow Ribbon Understand Sequence of Events Diphthongs: ou, ow

16 I King of the Mountain Make Inferences Diphthongs: ou, ow

16 I The Magic Pear Tree Make Judgments r-Controlled vowels: ar, ir

NF 16 I Matsumura’s Ice Sculpture Uses Graphic Organizers Multisyllabic words

NF 16 I Meet Tom Paxton Ask and Answer Questions Multisyllabic words

16 I Mr. Sun and Mr. Sea Make Connections: Text to Text Comparative, superlative (-er, -est)

16 I Noggin and Bobbin By the Sea Analyze Setting r-Controlled vowels: ar, er

16 I Peekaboo School is Cool Understand Role of Author and Illustrator

Multisyllabic words

NF 16 I Schools of Fish Use Photographs Multisyllabic words

NF 16 I A Scientist of Old Use Nonfiction Features Variant vowels: au, aw

16 I Surprise! Understand Plot r-Controlled vowels: er, ur

Grade 1


Guided Reading


18 K Baby-sitting Use Graphic Organizers Short a

18 J Catch the Cookie Analyze Character Short a

18 K Cinderella Analyze Character Short u

NF 18 K Coral Use Graphic Organizers Short e

NF 18 J Designs Compare and Contrast Short o

NF 18 K Elephants Summarize Short e

NF 18 J Fins, Wings, and Legs Use Nonfiction Features Short u

NF 18 K Forests Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

Short i

NF 18 L Good Morning, Grandma! Make Inferences Short i

NF 18 K The Hat Maker Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

Short a

18 J Help! I’m Stuck! Understand Roles of Author and Illustrator

Short i

18 J Kermy and Pepper Determine Cause and Effect Short u

NF 18 K Monsters of the Deep Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Description

Short o

18 K The Musicians of Bremen Make Predictions Short o

NF 18 J Oscar’s Day Make Connections: Text-to-Self Short e

NF 18 K Pandas Retell Short i

NF 18 J Puppets Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

Short o

NF 18 M Puppy Power Make Judgments Short e

18 K Rooroo, the Rooster Understand Sequence of Events Short i

NF 18 K Seals & Sea Lions Monitor Comprehension Short u

18 K A Sticky Business Determine Problem and Solution Short o

18 K Three Billy Goats Gruff Ask and Answer Questions Short a

18 J Wrong Way Reggie Recognize Author’s Craft Short u

NF 18 K Your Teeth Determine Main Idea and Details Short e

20 K The Biggest Bear in the Woods Summarize Consonant digraphs

20 K The Big Snow Monitor Comprehension Plurals -s, -es

20 L Billy, the Boy Who Had to Wear Glasses

Understand Sequence of Events Long i (i, igh, ie, y)

NF 20 K Catching the Wind Compare and Contrast Plurals (-s, -es)

20 K Clever Bird Recognize Author’s Purpose Long a (a_e)

NF 20 K Crossing the Atlantic: One Family’s Story

Make Judgments Long a (ai, ay)

20 K Fergus and Bridey Make Predictions Long i (i_e)

20 K The First Fire Understand Genre Long i (i, igh, ie, y)

20 K The Friendship Garden Analyze Theme r-Blends

20 K Grandfather Horned Toad Make Connections: Text-to-Self; Text-to-World

Long o (o_e)

20 L King of the Knock-Knock Jokes Make Inferences Long o (o_e)

20 L Lunka’s Trumpet Analyze Character r-Blends

20 K Malawi Keeper of the Trees Determine Cause and Effect Long a (ai, ay)

NF 20 J The Moon Ask and Answer Questions Long i (i_e)

20 K Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and Bernard Understand Plot s-Blends

Grade 2


Guided Reading


20 K The Pet Show Categorize and Classify s-Blends

NF 20 M Postcards From New York City Determine Main Idea and Details s-Blends

20 L Shooting Star Analyze Character Initial/final consonant digraphs

20 K Soccer Sue Determine Problem and Solution Long u (u_e)

20 L Space Slug Draw Conclusions l-Blends

NF 20 K Strawberry Pop and Soda Crack-ers

Activate and Use Prior Knowledge Long u (u_e)

NF 20 K Time to Celebrate! Use Nonfiction Features Long a (a_e)

20 K Which Way to Mars? Analyze Character Initial/final consonant digraphs

24 L The Ant and the Grasshopper Retell r-Controlled vowel or

24 L Ashley’s World Record Determine Problem and Solution Contractions ‘s,’re, n’t, ‘ll, ‘ve

NF 24 L At the Top of The World Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Description

Inflected endings -ed, -ing

NF 24 L Balloons Draw Conclusions Long u (ew, ue)

24 L The Big Sheep Mix-Up Make Inferences r-Controlled vowel ar

NF 24 L The Cat Doctor Make Predictions Inflected endings -ed, -ing

NF 24 L Changing Shores Use Nonfiction Features Long o (o, oa, ow, oe)

NF 24 L Exploring Caves Compare and Contrast r-Controlled vowel or

24 L Goldsworthy and Mort Blast Off Understand Genre: Fantasy Inflected endings -ed, -ing

24 L The Great Skate Race Understand Plot Inflected endings -ed, -ing (with spelling change)

24 L Happy Birthday, Mrs. Boedecker Understand Roles of Author and Illustrator

Variant Vowels oo (food, hood)

24 L Hello Peter— Bonjour, Remy Compare and Contrast r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur

24 L Kyle’s First Kwanzaa Determine Main Idea and Details Contractions ‘s,’re, n’t, ‘ll, ‘ve

NF 24 L Let’s Play: Games Around the World

Use Graphic Organizers Long e (e, ee, ea, y)

24 L Let’s Play Soccer Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

Long e (e, ee, ea, y)

24 L Living Your Dream Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

Long u (ew, ue)

24 L Made’s Birthday Analyze Setting r-Controlled vowel ar

24 L The Maple Thanksgiving Make Connections: Text-to-Self; Text to World

Inflected endings -ed, -ing

NF 24 L Margarito’s Carvings Ask and Answer Questions Long e (e, ee, ea, y)

24 L Paloma’s Birthday Analyze Character Long o (o, oa, ow, oe)

NF 24 L Put On a Play 1-2-3 Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur

NF 24 L Very Unusual Pets Categorize and Classify Long u (ew, ue)

NF 24 L We Need Insects! Recognize Author’s Purpose Variant Vowels oo (food, hood)

NF 24 L World Atlas Use Nonfiction Features: Illustrations and Photographs

r-Controlled vowels er, ir, ur

28 M The Adventures of Granny Gat-man

Visualize Three-letter consonant digraphs thr, shr, squ

Grade 2


Guided Reading


28 M The Adventures of Granny Gat-man

Visualize Three-letter consonant digraphs thr, shr, squ

28 M Annie’s Secret Diary Make Predictions Vowel digraphs au, aw

NF 28 M Arctic Foxes and Red Foxes Distinguish Fiction from Nonfiction Three-letter consonant digraphs thr, shr, squ

NF 28 M Baboons Make Inferences r-Controlled vowels air, are, ear

NF 28 M Big, Bigger, Biggest Recognize and Analyze Author’s Craft

Hard and soft c, g

NF 28 M Book of Space: Questions and Answers

Ask and Answer Questions Prefixes un-, re-

28 M The Cookie Quest Analyze Character Vowel digraphs aw, au

NF 28 M Could We Live on the Moon? Determine Main Idea and Details Three-letter blends scr, str, spr

NF 28 M Deserts Analyze Theme Schwa

28 M The Dog Who Wanted to Be a Tiger!

Summarize Three-letter blends scr, str, spr

NF 28 M Get Ready for Robots Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Problem and Solution

Multisyllabic words

NF 28 M A Helping Hand Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

Silent letters kn, wr

28 M Hippo from Another Planet Analyze Character Multisyllabic words

NF 28 M How to Draw a Mouse Use Nonfiction Features: Illustrations

Schwa

28 M The Lost and Found Game Understand Plot Prefixes un-, re-

NF 28 M Meet Erdene Analyze Setting r-Controlled vowels air, are, ear

NF 28 M Native American Traditions Ask and Answer Questions Multisyllabic words

NF 28 M Pack a Picnic! Categorize and Classify Diphthongs oi, oy, ou, ow

NF 28 M Polar Regions Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Problem and Solution

Hard and soft c, g

NF 28 M Present and Past Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

Hard and soft c, g

NF 28 M Scuba Divers & Their Underwater Friends

Draw Conclusions r-Controlled vowels air, are, ear

NF 28 M Sharks Monitor Comprehension Suffixes -ful, -less

28 M Si Won’s Victory Compare and Contrast Silent letters kn, wr

28 M Through the Garden Door Use Fiction Features Suffixes -ful, -less

Grade 2


Guided Reading

LevelTitle Reading Skill

30 N The Adventures of Max and Ned Use Illustrations

30 N Aladdin & the Magic Lamp Understand Plot

NF 30 N Animals of the Tundra Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs

NF 30 N At Home in the Sea Recognize Author’s Purpose

NF 30 N At Home on a Coral Reef Monitor Comprehension

NF 30 N The Beauty of Bali Summarize

30 L Building a Winner Make Inferences

30 L The Case of the Missing Planet Make Predictions

30 N A Day at the Races Determine Problem and Solution

NF 30 N Discovering the Titanic Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

30 N Fossil Find Determine Cause and Effect

NF 30 N Grasslands Compare and Contrast

30 L The Great Riddle Mystery Make Inferences

30 N King Midas & the Golden Touch Analyze Theme

NF 30 N Koalas Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

30 N Mailman Mario and His Bo-ris-Busters

Determine Problem and Solution

NF 30 N Secrets of the Rainforest Draw Conclusions

30 N Talk! Talk! Talk! Retell

NF 30 N Tigers Use Nonfiction Features: Headings

NF 30 N Who Works in a Hospital? Determine Main Idea and Details

NF 30 N The Wonder of Whales Use Nonfiction Features: Captions, Diagrams, Labels

NF 34 N Amphibians Draw Conclusions

NF 34 O Away We Go! Use Nonfiction Features: Photographs and Labels

NF 34 O Beetles Use Nonfiction Features: Headings

NF 34 N Butterflies and Moths Recognize Author’s Purpose

NF 34 O First Kids Make Inferences

34 O The Go-Boat Determine Problem and Solution

NF 34 O The Griffeys: Father and Son Baseball

Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion

34 M Hooray for Rhody! Recognize Point of View

NF 34 O Hunting Crocodiles with Steven Irwin

Make Judgments

34 N Intergalactic Cell Phone Analyze Setting

NF 34 N Introducing Snakes Summarize

34 N King Arthur and the Magic Sword Understand Plot

34 O The Legend of the Blue Bonnets Understand Plot

NF 34 O Looking at Lizards Compare and Contrast

NF 34 O Make It, Wear It Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

34 O The Mystery of the Spy’s Diary Understand Sequence of Events

NF 34 O Penguins on Parade Determine Main Idea and Details

Grade 3


Guided Reading


34 O The Plant That Almost Ate the World

Understand Genre: Tall Tale

34 O Playground Science Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

34 O The San Francisco Exploratorium Determine Main Idea and Details

NF 34 O Tiger Tales: A Story of Survival Retell

34 N What Happens to the Dog? Analyze Character

38 P The Adventures of Robin Hood Summarize

NF 38 P Chasing Tornadoes Determine Main Idea and Details

38 P The Creature Vanishes Make Inferences

NF 38 P Ellen Ochoa: Reaching for the Stars

Use Nonfiction Features: Highlighted Words, Glossary, Timeline

NF 38 P Encyclopedia of World Sports Classify and Categorize

38 P Gray Wolf Analyze Character

NF 38 P Hanging Around with Bats Distinguish Between Fact and Opinion

38 P A Home for the New Nation Understand Genre: Historical Fiction

38 P How Mother Nature Got Her Job Recognize Point of View

NF 38 P It’s a Mammal! Compare and Contrast

38 P The Mysterious House Number Nine

Recognize and Analyze Author’s Craft

NF 38 P The Mystery of Magnets Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

NF 38 P People of the Canyon Monitor Comprehension

38 P Shark Attack! Make Connections

NF 38 P So You Want to Make a Video! Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

NF 38 P They Changed the World Understand Genre: Biography

NF 38 P Thinking Outside the Box Make Predictions

38 P Tikky, Tikky Spider Visualize

38 P Too Close to the Sun Understand Plot

NF 38 P Water Wise Recognize Author’s Purpose

NF 38 P A Year in Antarctica Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

38 P ZD3, The Handy Robot Compare and Contrast

Grade 3


Guided Reading


NF 40 P African American Cowboys: True Heroes of the Old West

Determine Main Idea and Details

NF 40 P Amazing Arachnids Summarize

40 R Anaconda Antics Determine Problem and Solution

NF 40 R Ancient Ones: The Anasazi of Mesa Verde, The

Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

NF 40 R Bird-Watching Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

NF 40 R Building Bridges Monitor Comprehension

40 P Chain Reaction Determine Cause and Effect

NF 40 P Clay Magic: The Art of Clay Ani-mation

Recognize Author’s Purpose

NF 40 R Coral Reefs Use Nonfiction Features

NF 40 R Crossing Borders: Stories of Immigrants

Make Inferences

NF 40 S Diving in Antarctica Recognize Author’s Purpose

40 R Dragon for Sale Analyze Character and Setting

40 R Great Bamboozle, The Visualize

40 S Green Treasure Understand Genre: Science Fiction

NF 40 T Guide to Rocks & Minerals, A Categorize and Classify

NF 40 S Guitar: King of Strings, The Understand Nonfiction Text Structures: Compare/Contrast, Description, Sequence

NF 40 R Hurricane Use Nonfiction Features

40 S Kids in Charge Determine Problem and Solution

NF 40 Q, R Living Desert, The Categorize and Classify

40 S Louisa Goes to the City Compare and Contrast

40 R Louisa, the Blind Kitten Understand Sequence of Events

NF 40 S Maya Lin: Linking People and Places

Understand Genre: Biography

40 R Mystery of the Hidden Letter, The Understand Plot and Mood

NF 40 S, T Nature’s Mysteries Use Nonfiction Features

NF 40 R North to the Pole With Matthew Henson

Summarize

NF 40 T Nutty for Peanuts Monitor Comprehension

NF 40 Q Olympic Champions Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Sequence of Events

40 R Otherwhere Ice Show, The Analyze Characters, Setting, and Theme

40 S Penguin Pranks Determine Cause and Effect

NF 40 S Penguins Determine Main Idea and Details

40 S Pockets Full of Gold Understand Genre: Historical Fiction

40 R Princess Who Loved to Cook, The Make Connections

NF 40 S Robots Visualize

NF 40 R Save Our Earth Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Problem and Solution

NF 40 R Seeing Is Not Believing Use Nonfiction Features

40 Q Spugete Detectives Recognize Point of View

Grade 4


Guided Reading


40 Q Spugete Mystery Understand Plot and Mood

NF 40 Q Stop Here! Remarkable Roadside Attractions

Make Connections

40 R Story of Persephone, The Understand Genre: Myth

40 Q Taking Care Recognize Point of View

40 S Trading Places in Timbuktu: A Tale from Mali

Compare and Contrast

NF 40 R Volcanoes Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Cause and Effect

NF 40 R Wacky Weather Make Inferences

NF 40 S What’s That Date Again? Draw Conclusions

NF 40 Q What’s the Fashion? Draw Conclusions

Grade 4


Guided Reading


NF 50 U 40 Famous Women Understand Genre: Reference

50 U Aliens Abducted My Report Visualize

NF 50 S Animal Heroes Make Inferences

NF 50 W Band of Brave Men: The Story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, A

Monitor Comprehension

NF 50 V Bikes Determine Main Idea and Details

NF 50 T Building an Ice Hotel Draw Conclusions

50 S Catching the Sun: Tales from Asia Determine Cause and Effect

50 U Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Determine Problem and Solution

NF 50 T Crafts and Games Around the World

Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Steps in a Process

NF 50 S David’s World Recognize Point of View

NF 50 U Demolition Determine Main Idea and Details

50 S Eagle Song Understand Plot and Mood

50 S Egyptian Collar Mystery, The Analyze Character, Setting, and Theme

50 U Escape to Danger Determine Cause and Effect

NF 50 V Finding a Way: Six Historic U.S. Routes

Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Problem and Solution

50 S, T, U Folk Tales from Around the World Monitor Comprehension

NF 50 W Four Great Cities Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Compare and Contrast

50 S From Corey Gordon’s Extremely Private Diary

Understand Sequence of Events

NF 50 U Going Solo Visualize

NF 50 T Growing Up with Music: The Amazing Marsalis Family

Make Connections

NF 50 T Helping Hands: Wildlife Rehabilita-tion at Work

Recognize Author’s Purpose

50 T Horatio: The Man Who Saved a City

Determine Problem and Solution

NF 50 U If We Had Wings: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen

Understand Nonfiction Text Structures

NF 50 U Lewis and Clark: A Journey of Discovery

Use Nonfiction Features

NF 50 U Living History Use Nonfiction Features

NF 50 V Living Through a Natural Disaster Understand Nonfiction Text Structure: Description

50 V Locomotion Compare and Contrast

NF 50 T Mermaids Summarize

50 S Mirror, Mirror Compare and Contrast

50 S Museum Chase, The Understand Genre: Fantasy

50 S Mystery of the Rescued Rubies, The

Understand Genre: Mystery

NF 50 T Ocean Travelers Categorize and Classify

NF 50 T Paralympics Summarize

NF 50 V Pompeii: A City Frozen in Time Use Nonfiction Features

50 S Saving Alpha Nagawa Understand Sequence of Events

Grade 5


Guided Reading


50 V Saving Curiosity Falls Make Inferences

50 T, U Stories of Adventure Understand Plot and Mood

50 S, T Stories to Make You Laugh Analyze Character, Setting, and Theme

NF 50 U Survival: Animal Adaptations Categorize and Classify

NF 50 T Tiger Woods Understand Genre: Biography

NF 50 T Wetlands Use Nonfiction Features

50 S What a Vacation! A Family Play Draw Conclusions

NF 50 V What Is a Government? Make Connections

NF 50 S Wildlife Photographer Frank Geenaway

Recognize Point of View

NF 50 U Write It Down! Recognize Author’s Purpose

Grade 5

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