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 to Buy
Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.
| Text or Resource | Quantity | ISBNs |
|---|---|---|
| The Important Book | 1 per classroom |
ISBN: 9780064432276 |
| The Dot | 6 per classroom |
ISBN: 9780763619619 |
| The Invisible Boy | 6 per classroom |
ISBN: 9781582464503 |
| Off to Class: Incredible and Unusual Schools around the World | 6 per classroom |
ISBN: 9781926818863 |
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 Day You Begin | Literary | |
| My Name Is Sangoel | Literary | 550 |
| Goodbye, School | Literary | |
| Dear Substitute | Literary | |
| All Are Welcome | Literary | |
| Each Kindness | Literary | 530 |
| Armando and the Blue Tarp School | Literary | 560 |
| Amik Loves School | Literary | |
| The Soda Bottle School | Informational | |
| Pan de Sal Saves the Day | Literary | |
| This Is My School | Informational | |
| I’m New Here | Literary | 390 |
| Back to School: A Global Journey | Informational | |
| The Barefoot Book of Children | Informational | |
| School's First Day of School | Literary | 580 |
| Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood | Literary | 580 |
| Last Stop on Market Street | Literary | 610 |
| Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan | Informational | 630 |
| This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World | Informational | 360 |
| This Is My Home, This Is My School | Informational | |
| The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams in a Can | Literary | 770 |
| School in Many Cultures | Informational | 220 |
| School Days Around the World | Informational | |
| Crow Boy | Literary | 760 |
Module 2
Texts to Buy
Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.
| Text or Resource | Quantity | ISBNs |
|---|---|---|
| Curious about Fossils | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780448490199 |
| Fossils | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9780531262504 |
| The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs | One per student |
ISBN: 9780689857089 |
| Paleontology: The Study of Prehistoric Life | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780531282748 |
| Stone Girl, Bone Girl | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9781845077006 |
| Fossils Tell of Long Ago | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780062382078 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| "The Maiasaura Dig: The Story of Dr. Holly Woodward Ballard" | One per student |
EL Education, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| My Best Book of Rocks and Fossils | Informational | |
| Rocks and Fossils (Discover Science Series) | Informational | |
| Grand Canyon | Informational | 1 000 |
| In the Past | Informational | |
| The Dinosaur Expert | Informational | 550 |
| Fossils Tell Stories | Informational | |
| Finding the First T. Rex | Informational | 660 |
| Dinosaur Days (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 3 Book) | Informational | 490 |
| Dinosaurs! | Informational | |
| You Can Be a Paleontologist: Discovering Dinosaurs with Dr. Scott | Informational | 890 |
| Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems and Paintings | Poetry | |
| The Dino Files #2: Too Big to Hide | Literary | 400 |
| Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (Ivy and Bean Series #3) | Literary | 520 |
| The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins | Informational | 550 |
| How Does a Bone Become a Fossil? (How Does It Happen) | Informational | 870 |
| Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs! | Informational | 900 |
| Explore Fossils!: With 25 Great Projects | Informational | 860 |
| Fossils Tell Stories | Informational | 500 |
| Dinosaur Discoveries | Informational | |
| Life Story | Informational | 870 |
| Prehistoric Actual Size | Informational | 1 130 |
| Dinosaur Tracks (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Informational | |
| Dinosaurs Are Different (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Informational | 530 |
| Dinosaur Bones (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Stage 2) | Informational | 460 |
| Dinosaur Detectives | Informational | 770 |
| Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads | Informational |
Module 3
Texts to Buy
Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.
| Text or Resource | Quantity | ISBNs |
|---|---|---|
| Seed to Plant | One per student |
ISBN: 9781426314704 |
| What Is Pollination | One per pair |
ISBN: 9780778733065 |
| Plant Secrets | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9781580892056 |
| From Seed to Plant | One per pair |
ISBN: 9780823410255 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| ¡Muchas Gracias, Butterflies and Moths! | One per student | 2016 |
| Forever Grateful, Flies and Wasps! | One per student | 2016 |
| Thanks a Bunch, Beetles! | One per student | 2016 |
| Merci Beaucoup Bees! | One per student | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature | Informational | |
| Honeybee | Informational | |
| Bee: A Peek-Through Picture Book | Informational | |
| The Bat Book | Informational | 610 |
| Butterflies and Moths | Informational | |
| My, Oh My—A Butterfly! | Informational | 570 |
| Not a Butterfly Alphabet Book | Informational | |
| The Bumblebee Queen | Informational | |
| Honey Bees (Explore My World Series) | Informational | 650 |
| The Buzz on Insects | Informational | 500 |
| Bees: National Geographic Reader Level 2 | Informational | 530 |
| What If There Are No Bees? | Informational | 890 |
| Achoo!: Why Pollen Counts | Literary | 670 |
| Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt | Informational | 730 |
| The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds | Informational | |
| Insect Pollinators | Informational | 490 |
| Animal Pollinators | Informational | 470 |
| Our Community Garden | Literary | |
| The Ugly Vegetables | Literary | 390 |
| The Curious Garden | Literary | 840 |
| City Green | Literary | 480 |
Module 4
Texts to Buy
Texts that need to be procured. Please download the Trade Book List for procurement guidance.
| Text or Resource | Quantity | ISBNs |
|---|---|---|
| The Little Hummingbird | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9781553655336 |
| A Place for Butterflies | One per student |
ISBN: 9781561457847 |
| A Place for Bats | One per pair |
ISBN: 9781561457632 |
| The Ant and the Grasshopper | One per student |
ISBN: 9780778779018 |
| Hey, Little Ant | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9781883672546 |
| The Lizard and the Sun | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780440415312 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Help Protect Butterflies! | One per student |
EL Education for instructional purposes, 2017 |
| Bunnyyarl the Flies and Wurrunnunnah the Bees | One per student |
rewritten Australian Aboriginal tale, |
| Bats’ Roosts in Danger! | One per student |
EL Education for instructional purposes, 2017 |
| The Ants and the Grasshopper | One per student |
Project Gutenberg. , 2006 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aesop’s Fables | Literary | 760 |
| When the Bees Buzzed Off | Literary | |
| Glasswings | Literary | |
| The King of Bees | Literary | |
| Hidden City: Poems of Urban Wildlife | Poetry | |
| Butterflies in Room 6 | Informational | |
| Follow That Bee! | Informational | |
| These Bees Count! | Informational | 620 |
| The Bat Book | Informational | |
| The Bee Book | Informational | |
| Give Bees a Chance | Informational |