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Month of September Differentiated Reading Passages – 2nd & 3rd Grade

⭐️It is time to jumpstart into the school year! Help your students build momentum as they begin another exciting school year with these engaging September reading passages. This September themed Lexile leveled differentiated reading passages unit is the perfect entrance into a year of reading. 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.

September Monthly Themed Differentiated Passages – 2nd & 3rd Grade:

• 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

⭐️This September, cultivate a new-found love of reading in your classroom and watch your student’s knowledge expand. These September Lexile leveled differentiated passages include themed stories about the Types of Apples and a historical fiction account of Labor Day festivities and many more exciting tales.

⭐️With a variety of fiction and nonfiction passages, students are provided with diverse practice opportunities and a rigorous challenge. Grab your backpacks and get ready for those first weeks back in the classroom with these September themed passages!

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. Grandparents for Rent – Focus on Character Development (430L, 720L)
2. Hope for Change – Focus on Setting (460L, 720L)
3. The Dream – Focus on Structure (Poem)
4. Types of Apples – Focus on Categorizing (440L, 770L)
5. Labor Day – Focus on Main Idea (470L, 770L)
6. Johnny Appleseed – Focus on Sequence (440L, 780L)

Focus Skills:

• Character Development
• Setting
• Poetry Structure
• Categorize
• Main Idea and Details
• Sequence

*Answer Key Included

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