⭐️This July themed Lexile leveled differentiated reading passages unit is the perfect way to send your students off on a literary voyage this summer! Designed for 2nd and 3rd graders, these passages and question sets build comprehension, help students connect with the season, and offer a great opportunity for review.

July Monthly Themed Differentiated Passages:

• 6 Lexile Leveled Passages
• Each Passage is Differentiated Across 2 Lexile Levels in the 2nd-3rd Grade Text Complexity Band (the range for the 2nd-3rd grade is 420-820).
• Reading Comprehension Questions for Each Passage
• Standard Based Graphic Organizers for Each Passage
• Reading Response Activity for Each Passage

⭐️Open up your student’s minds to a treasure chest of engagement! These July Lexile leveled differentiated passages include themed stories about the Fourth of July, the History of Ice Cream, Camping in July, and many more thrilling tales.

⭐️With a variety of fiction and nonfiction passages, students are provided with diverse practice opportunities and a rigorous challenge. Pack your student’s imaginations and join in on this summer kick-off reading voyage, where every page is a new adventure!

Key Features:

✏️ Great Spiral Review – Passages incorporate a variety of reading comprehension skills. Focus skills are spiraled each month.

✏️ Passage Variety – Passages are themed for the month to include holidays and special days, but incorporate diverse topics and all literature and informational genres.

✏️Engaging – Stories and passages are written with 2nd and 3rd graders in mind. The topics are selected to be highly engaging and motivating, while also building background knowledge about a wide range of diverse topics.

✏️Skill Focused – Integrates text and activities to help students understand the concepts and stay engaged in the material.

✏️Scaffolding – Utilizes the Lexile Framework® for Reading and a mix of standard-based essay and multiple choice questions to allow educators to scaffold independent work and homework. Also great for centers and interventions.

What’s Included?

1. Fourth of July – Focus on main idea (490L, 710L)
2. How to Make a S’more – Focus on sequencing (480L, 740L)
3. The History of Ice Cream – Focus on timeline (490L, 730L)
4. Fourth of July Fun – Focus on structure (Drama)
5. Buried Treasure – Focus on retell and plot (410L, 700L)
6. Camping in July – Focus on sensory details (Poem)

*Answer Key Included