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ELA Grade K Required and Recommended Texts

Note: MetaMetrics® made changes to the Lexile® levels in June 2017 in order to provide more accurate measures for early readers. These changes affected 32% of all previously assigned Lexile® levels, including some texts for elementary and middle grade readers. The Lexile® levels listed on EL Education materials were added before this shift and do not reflect updated Lexile® levels.

Module 1

Texts and Resources to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
Playing with Friends
by Rebecca Rissman
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781432990275
Toys Galore
by Peter Stein
One per classroom
ISBN: 9780763662547
Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon
by Patty Lovell
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780399254062
Llama Llama Time to Share
by Anna Dewdney
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780670012336

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation
by Gilbert Ford
Informational
David Jumps In
by Alan Woo
Literary 790
Claymates
by Dev Petty
Literary
I Love My New Toy (Elephant & Piggie)
by Mo Willems
Literary 10
My Steps
by Sally Derby
Literary
What Toys Can Do
by Dona Herweck Rice
Informational 210
Galimoto
by Karen Lynn Williams
Literary 520
Places Where I Play
by Elena Castro
Literary
Want to Play?
by Paula Yoo
Literary
My Toys
by Elena Castro
Literary
Are You Ready to Play Outside? (Elephant & Piggie)
by Mo Willems
Literary 140
New Red Bike
by James E. Ransome
Literary 340
Katie Fry, Private Eye: The Missing Fox
by Katherine Cox
Literary 420
I Have a Balloon
by Ariel Bernstein
Literary 270
Float
by Daniel Miyares
Literary
Elizabeti's Doll
by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen
Literary 560
Bunnies!
by Kevan Atteberry
Literary
William's Doll
by Charlotte Zolotow
Literary 840
What Can You Do with a Paleta
by Carmen Tafolla
Literary 960
Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
by Emily Jenkins
Literary 730
Too Many Toys
by David Shannon
Literary 600
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
by Beverly Cleary
Literary 860
Phoebe and Her Digger
by Tricia Springstubb
Literary
Not a Box
by Antoinette Portis
Literary 50
Niño Wrestles the World
by Yuyi Morales
Literary 260
Jamaica's Find
by Juanita Havill
Literary 460
A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play
by Marilyn Singer
Poetry

Module 2

Texts and Resources to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
Umbrella
by Taro Yashima
One per Classroom
ISBN: 9780140502404
Brave Irene
by William Steig
One per Classroom
ISBN: 9780312564223
On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World’s Weather
by Marilyn Singer
One per Classroom
ISBN: 9780064435284
Weather (National Geographic Readers)
by Kristin Baird Rattini
One per Classroom
ISBN: 9781426313486
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Six per Classroom
ISBN: 9780140501827
Come On, Rain!
by Karen Hesse
Six per Classroom
ISBN: 9780590331258
Weather Words and What They Mean
by Gail Gibbons
Six per Classroom
ISBN: 9780823441907
One Hot Summer Day
by Nina Crews
One Per Classroom
ISBN: 9780688133931

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Look at the Weather
by Britta Teckentrup
Informational
Good Night Wind: A Yiddish Folktale
by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Literary 600
Rain!
by Linda Ashman
Literary
Some Snow Is...
by Ellen Yeomans
Literary 420
The Rain Stomper
by Addie Boswell
Literary 440
Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather!
by Karen V. Kudlinski
Informational 770
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Weather
by Karen de Seve
Informational 1 230
Recess at 20 Below
by Cindy Aillaud
Informational 900
Eyewonder: Weather
by DK Publishing
Informational
When This World Was New
by D.H. Figueredo
Literary 600
What Is the Weather?
by Nellie Wilder
Informational 160
Changing Weather
by Nellie Wilder
Informational
Gilberto and the Wind
by Marie Hall Ets
Literary 520
One Big Rain: Poems for Rainy Days
by Rita Gray (Ed.)
Poetry
Monsoon Afternoon
by Kashmira Sheth
Literary 530
Rain Falls
by Christine Taylor-Butler
Informational
Whatever the Weather (DK Readers L1)
by Karen Wallace
Informational
Weather (DK Readers L0)
by DK Publishing
Informational
Snow: Ready to Read Level One
by Marion Dane Bauer
Informational 480
The Wind Blew
by Pat Hutchins
Literary 50
What Will the Weather Be (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Level 2)
by Lynda DeWitt
Informational 500
Weather: Poems for All Seasons
by Lee Bennett Hopkins (Ed.)
Poetry
Tracks in the Snow
by Wong Herbert Yee
Literary 260
Tap Tap Boom Boom
by Elizabeth Bluemle
Literary
Rain (Ready to Read Level One)
by Marion Dane Bauer
Informational 170
Rain
by Manya Stojic
Literary 120
A Letter to Amy
by Ezra Jack Keats
Literary 170
I Face the Wind
by Vicki Cobb
Informational 540
Feel the Wind (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Level 2)
by Author Dorros
Informational 600
Clouds (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Level 1)
by Anne Rockwell
Informational

Module 3

Texts and Resources to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
The Tree in the Ancient Forest
by Carol Reed-Jones
One per Classroom
ISBN: 9781883220310
What’s Alive?
by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780064451321
Are Trees Alive?
by Debbie Miller
One per classroom
ISBN: 9780802788016
Be a Friend to Trees
by Patricia Lauber
One per pair
ISBN: 9780064451208

Texts included in the module

Texts that are included in the lesson materials.

Text Quantity Publisher
Tree Texts
by EL Education
two–three per small group 2016
Connecting Trees
by The College School in St. Louis, MO
One per classroom 2010
Clay Leaves
by The College School in St. Louis, MO
One per classroom 2010
We Depend on Trees
by EL Education
One per classroom 2016
Who Depends on a Tree?
by EL Education
One per classroom 2016
What’s Alive and What’s Not?
by EL Education
One per classroom 2016

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Plants Can’t Sit Still
by Rebecca E. Hirsch
Informational 510
My Forest Is Green
by Darren Lebeuf
Informational
Stretch to the Sun
by Carrie A. Pearson
Informational
Branching Out: How Trees Are Part of Our World
by Joan Marie Galat
Informational 1 200
I Can Name 50 Trees Today!
by Bonnie Worth
Informational 600
Spring Blossoms
by Carole Gerber
Literary 560
Tall Tall Tree
by Anthony D. Fredericks
Informational 620
It Starts with a Seed
by Laura Knowles
Informational
Do Trees Get Hungry?: Noticing Plant and Animal Traits
by Martha E. H. Rustad
Informational 480
An Apple Tree’s Life Cycle
by Mary R. Dunn
Informational 460
As An Oak Tree Grows
by G. Brian Karas
Literary
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf
by Lois Ehlert
Literary 680
Call Me Tree/Llámame arbol
by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Literary
The Tiny Seed
by Eric Carle
Literary 400
Leaf Man
by Lois Ehlert
Literary 310
Tree For All Seasons
by Robin Bernard
Informational 420
Poetrees
by Douglas Florian
Poetry
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
by Claire A. Nivola
Informational 1 030
A Tree Is a Plant
by Clyde Robert Bulla
Informational
Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Kids
by Gail Gibbons
Informational 580
A Grand Old Tree
by Mary Newell DePalma
Informational 460
Who Will Plant a Tree?
by Jerry Pallota
Literary

Module 4

Texts and Resources to Buy

Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.


Text or Resource Quantity ISBNs
A Tree Is Nice
by Janice May Udry
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780064431477
A Tree for Emmy
by Mary Ann Rodman
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9781561454754
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
by Donna Jo Napoli
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781416935056
We Planted a Tree
by Diane Muldrow
One per classroom
ISBN: 9780553539035
Oliver's Tree
by Kit Chase
Six per classroom
ISBN: 9780399257001
Gus Is a Tree
by Claire Babin
One per classroom
ISBN: 9781592700783

Recommended texts for independent reading

Optional texts for students to read on their own to learn more about the topic. You can also download a PDF of this list.

Text Genre Lexile Measure
Where Once There Was a Wood
by Denise Fleming
Literary
Poetree
by Shauna LaVoy Reynolds
Literary 580
Kate, Who Tamed the Wind
by Liz Garton Scanlon
Literary
The Forever Tree
by Tereasa Surratt
Literary
Dear Baobab
by Cheryl Foggo
Literary 890
Pablo's Tree
by Pat Mora
Literary 480
Trees
by Carmen Lemniscates
Informational
The Great Paper Caper
by Oliver Jeffers
Literary
Poetrees
by Douglas Florian
Poetry
Because of an Acorn
by Lola M. and Adam Schaefer
Informational
A Leaf Can Be
by Laura Purdie Salas
Literary 170
Tap the Magic Tree
by Christie Matheson
Literary
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed A City Forever
by H. Joseph Hopkins and Jill McElmurry
Informational 760
Luna and Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Informational
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of Amazon Rain Forest
by Lynn Cherry
Literary 670
Just Like Me, Climbing a Tree
by Durga Yael Bernard
Informational 760
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
Informational 1 190
The Busy Tree
by Jennifer Ward
Literary 890
How Do Plants Help Us?
by Bobbie Kalman
Informational 450

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