Reading Levels
| Grade Level | Topic | Title | Guided Reading | Lexile | Reading Recovery | DRA |
|
2
|
Geography | Places and Regions |
K-L
|
410
|
18-20
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Globalization | A Changing World |
K-L
|
560
|
20
|
25
|
|
2
|
Managing Your Money | Spend or Save? |
K-L
|
510
|
18-20
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Our Civic Life | Rights and Responsibilities |
L-M
|
490
|
20-24
|
28
|
|
2
|
Animals | Traits and Habitats |
L-M
|
420
|
24
|
24-28
|
|
2
|
Cells | The Smallest Units of Life |
L-M
|
480
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Chemical Changes | Forming New Substances |
L-M
|
530
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Earth's Changing Surface | Weathering and Erosion |
L-M
|
500
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Ecosystems | Populations and Communities |
K-L
|
400
|
18-20
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Energy | Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy |
L-M
|
480
|
20-24
|
28
|
|
2
|
Force and Motion | Types of Forces |
K-L
|
430
|
18-20
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Healthy Body | Body Systems |
K-L
|
470
|
20-24
|
24
|
|
2
|
Light and Sound | Energy Waves |
L-M
|
460
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Oceans | Properties and Living Things |
K-L
|
560
|
20-24
|
24-28
|
|
2
|
Our Solar System | Earth in Space |
J-K
|
450
|
18-20
|
18-20
|
|
2
|
Plants | Important Producers |
K-L
|
440
|
20-24
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Properties of Matter | Describing and Measuring Matter |
L-M
|
480
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Stars and Galaxies | Light From Far Away |
L-M
|
500
|
24-28
|
28
|
|
2
|
Volcanoes | A Moving Crust |
K-L
|
520
|
18-20
|
20-24
|
|
2
|
Weather | Atmosphere and Temperature |
K-L
|
470
|
20-24
|
24-28
|
|
3
|
Geography | How Places Change |
M-N
|
610
|
28-30
|
28-30
|
|
3
|
Globalization | Our Global Connections |
O-P
|
640
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Managing Your Money | Planning Your Budget |
M-N
|
640
|
28-30
|
28-30
|
|
3
|
Our Civic Life | Democratic Ideals |
O-P
|
540
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Animals | Classification |
O-P
|
600
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Cells | Animal Cells and Plant Cells |
O-P
|
560
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Chemical Changes | Transfer of Energy |
N-O
|
700
|
34-38
|
34-38
|
|
3
|
Earth's Changing Surface | The Rock Cycle |
O-P
|
720
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Ecosystems | Food Chains and Food Webs |
M-N
|
580
|
30
|
30-34
|
|
3
|
Energy | Many Different Forms |
O-P
|
710
|
34-38
|
34-38
|
|
3
|
Force and Motion | Forces in Action |
N-O
|
680
|
30
|
30-34
|
|
3
|
Healthy Body | Energy to Live |
O-P
|
640
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Light and Sound | Reflection and Refraction |
O-P
|
600
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Oceans | Different Depths and Zones |
O-P
|
670
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Our Solar System | Neighbors in Space |
M-N
|
650
|
28-30
|
28-30
|
|
3
|
Plants | Structure and Function |
M-N
|
630
|
28-30
|
28-30
|
|
3
|
Properties of Matter | Atoms, Elements, and Compounds |
O-P
|
540
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Stars and Galaxies | Our Universe |
O-P
|
660
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
3
|
Volcanoes | Sudden Changes |
N-O
|
670
|
30
|
30-34
|
|
3
|
Weather | Water Vapor and the Water Cycle |
O-P
|
630
|
34-38
|
38
|
|
4
|
Geography | Earth's Resources |
Q-R
|
660
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Globalization | Challenges and Opportunities |
R_S
|
690
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Managing Your Money | Investing in Your Future |
P-Q
|
650
|
38
|
38
|
|
4
|
Our Civic Life | Citizenship in a Democracy |
Q-R
|
690
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Animals | Adaptation |
R-S
|
730
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Cells | Organization and Function |
Q-R
|
700
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Chemical Changes | Breaking Bonds |
R-S
|
730
|
40-44
|
40-44
|
|
4
|
Earth's Changing Surface | Rocks and Minerals |
R-S
|
760
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Ecosystems | Energy Flow and Use |
P-Q
|
660
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Energy | Changing Forms |
R-S
|
790
|
40-44
|
40-44
|
|
4
|
Force and Motion | Newton's Laws of Motion |
Q-R
|
780
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Healthy Body | Fighting Disease |
Q-R
|
740
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Light and Sound | Color and Sound All Around |
Q-R
|
700
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Oceans | Waves and Currents |
R-S
|
710
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Our Solar System | Exploring Other Worlds |
P-Q
|
740
|
38-40
|
38-40
|
|
4
|
Plants | Growing and Using Energy |
Q-R
|
700
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Properties of Matter | Physical and Chemical Changes |
R-S
|
670
|
40
|
40-44
|
|
4
|
Stars and Galaxies | Changing Over Time |
Q-R
|
740
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Volcanoes | Different Types |
Q-R
|
740
|
40
|
40
|
|
4
|
Weather | Properties and Patterns |
R-S
|
740
|
40
|
40
|
|
5
|
Geography | Asking Geographic Questions |
S-T
|
780
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Globalization | Cooperation and Conflict |
S-T
|
710
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Managing Your Money | Be a Wise Consumer |
S-T
|
720
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Our Civic Life | Democracy and Decision Making |
T-U
|
710
|
44-50
|
44-50
|
|
5
|
Animals | Surviving Change |
T-U
|
790
|
44-50
|
44-50
|
|
5
|
Cells | Growing and Dividing |
T-U
|
720
|
44-50
|
44-50
|
|
5
|
Chemical Changes | Acids and Bases |
T-U
|
760
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Earth's Changing Surface | Fossils and Minerals |
T-U
|
810
|
50-60
|
50-60
|
|
5
|
Ecosystems | Changing and Conserving |
S-T
|
730
|
44
|
50
|
|
5
|
Energy | Sources of Energy |
T-U
|
850
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Force and Motion | Applying Newton's Laws of Motion |
U-V
|
850
|
50-60
|
50-60
|
|
5
|
Healthy Body | Making Good Decisions |
S-T
|
770
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Light and Sound | A Range of Energy Waves |
S-T
|
760
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Oceans | Exploring and Protecting |
T-U
|
750
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Our Solar System | The Sun and Its Effects |
S-T
|
760
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Plants | Reproduction in Flowering Plants |
S-T
|
740
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Properties of Matter | Chemical Reactions |
T-U
|
730
|
44-50
|
50
|
|
5
|
Stars and Galaxies | Exploring with Technology |
U-V
|
790
|
44
|
44
|
|
5
|
Volcanoes | Plate Tectonic Theory |
T-U
|
800
|
44
|
50
|
|
5
|
Weather | Changing Weather and Severe Storms |
T-U
|
790
|
44
|
44
|

