Description
Give students focused reading practice and opportunities to explain their understanding.
- Grades: 1–5
- Format: Printable pages
Learning Objective
Students will practice reading comprehension and support responses with details from the included texts or activities.
What's Included
- Units on making predictions for 1st grade, 2nd-3rd grade, and 4th-5th grade.
- How to Teach Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- The Difference between Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Cover Sort: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Excerpt Sort: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- Worksheets: Fiction vs. Nonfiction
- 8 Reading Comprehension Passages & Question Sets
- A Treat for Grandmother
- Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown
- Cairo Grows Up
- From Calf to Bull
- A Record-Breaking Climb
- Brooke’s Mountain
- From the diary of Hannah Potts
- The Spinning-Frame: A Revolutionary Invention
- Each story includes:
- 1 page of multiple choice, short response, and sequence questions
- 1 page with fiction vs. nonfiction graphic organizer
- 8 Differentiated Passages (For specific levels, check each product included.)
Ways to Use
Whole-class instruction, small groups, independent practice, or enrichment.
Preparation
Preview the student pages, choose the activities, and print the pages you need.
Standards & Skills
Students will practice reading comprehension and support responses with details from the included texts or activities.








Jessica Cobb –
I used this resource in my library with all grade levels. We are always reviewing fiction and nonfiction in the library.
Brynn M. –
I used this in my small groups. Thanks!
lauren C. –
Great resource. Fit standards and was engaging. Thank you!
Cinnamon M. –
This was great to use in my small groups and allowed me to level the learning to the students level of reading which gave the students hope and resilience to want to do better.
Angela S. –
I buy all the mini lessons and these are a great way to get some independent practice! I am a special education teacher too so I love that they are differentiated.
Morgan F. –
Great
Kristin R. –
I strongly recommend this bundle if you have student in all various reading levels! It is so difficult to find the same reading passage; yet write for various reading levels. This bundle really helped me differentiated support…thank you!
Suzette S. –
Awesome hands on!
Booked by Barnes –
I love using this resource in my classroom! My students stay very engaged.
Rebecca N. –
An amazing resource that clearly explains nonfiction/fiction. I will be using it again in my classroom.
Kaitlyn Wilson –
I love the multiple levels of the same stories.
terriann N. –
It is very helpful to have different levels of the reading passages.
Teacher Made Helpers –
Wonderful resource!
Taylor W. –
My students loved this resource! It has a great array of different activities to address their fiction/non-fiction texts! They stories are easy to read and relatable!
Carolyn B. –
Love!
Bilingual Journey –
Great resource!
Kara G. –
My students LOVED the activities included in this assignment. I enjoyed the variety of activities included in this resource including sort books into categories by cover and quotes, which challenged them in a new way. Great product!