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 |
|---|---|---|
| A Chef's Tools | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9781499408348 |
| The Little Red Pen | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9780152064327 |
| The Most Magnificent Thing | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9781554537044 |
| Tools | Six per classroom |
ISBN: 9780688161651 |
| I Use Science Tools | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9781617419317 |
| My Math Toolbox | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9781617419607 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dreaming Up | Literary | 550 |
| Izzy Gizmo | Literary | |
| Doll-E 1.0 | Literary | |
| The Invention Hunters Discover How Machines Work | Informational | |
| Linus the Little Yellow Pencil | Literary | |
| My Pen | Literary | |
| The Patchwork Bike | Literary | |
| The Pot that Juan Built | Literary | 1 150 |
| Sky Dancers | Literary | 720 |
| If I Built a Car | Literary | |
| Sky Boys | Literary | 770 |
| Dumpling Soup | Literary | 500 |
| A Day in the Life of a Builder | Informational | 470 |
| Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper | Informational | |
| Tool School | Literary | 490 |
| The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid | Informational | 760 |
| Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Noisy Problem | Literary | 580 |
| Interstellar Cinderella | Literary | 630 |
| Drew the Screw | Literary | 220 |
| Diggers (Seedlings) | Informational | 360 |
| Cranes (Seedlings) | Informational | 350 |
| Whose Tools Are These?: A Look at Tools Workers Use - Big, Sharp and Smooth | Literary | 580 |
| Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use | Informational | 1 050 |
| The Pencil | Literary | 470 |
| The Chickens Build A Wall | Literary | 850 |
| Chopsticks | Literary | 500 |
| Building Our House | Literary | 640 |
| Brush of the Gods | Literary | 580 |
| Brick by Brick | Informational |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| What the Sun Sees, What the Moon Sees | 6 per class |
ISBN: 9780688144937 |
| Does the Sun Sleep?: Noticing Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9781467786119 |
| What Makes Day and Night | 6 per class |
ISBN: 9780062381972 |
| Kitten’s First Full Moon | 2 per class |
ISBN: 9780060588281 |
| Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9780887080265 |
| Sun and Moon | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9781927018606 |
| Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9780395539637 |
| Summer Sun Risin’ | 6 per class |
ISBN: 9781584302520 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Raven Brings the Light | Literary | |
| A Big Mooncake for Little Star | Literary | |
| The Star People | Literary | |
| The Shadow in the Moon | Literary | |
| Professor Astro Cat’s Stargazing | Informational | |
| Max and the Tag-Along Moon | Literary | 550 |
| On Earth | Informational | 540 |
| Sun (Jump into Science Series) | Informational | |
| Imani’s Moon | Literary | 550 |
| If You Were the Moon | Informational | 790 |
| How the Sun Got to Coco’s House | Literary | 650 |
| City Moon | Literary | 450 |
| Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations | Informational | 840 |
| Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons | Literary | 840 |
| There Is Day and Night (Tell Me Why) | Informational | 550 |
| Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) | Informational | 510 |
| Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Day and Night (Science Works) | Informational | 640 |
| The Sun Our Nearest Star (Let’s Read and Find Out Science Level 2) | Informational | 510 |
| Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei | Informational | 830 |
| Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest | Literary | 380 |
| The Moon Seems to Change (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) | Informational | 470 |
| Moon Rope / Un lazo a la luna | Literary | |
| Many Moons | Literary | 700 |
| If You Decide to Go to the Moon | Literary | 630 |
| I Wonder Why the Sun Rises: and Other Questions About Time and Seasons | Informational | 820 |
| How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend | Literary | 780 |
| The Earth Under Sky Bear’s Feet: Native American Poems of the Land | Poetry | |
| Coyote Places the Stars | Literary | 840 |
| Coyote in Love With a Star: Tales of the People | Literary | 830 |
| Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings | Poetry |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feathers: Not Just for Flying | One per pair |
ISBN: 9781580894319 |
| Flight School | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9781442481770 |
| Little Kids First Big Book of Birds | One per pair |
ISBN: 9781426324321 |
| Birds | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780061363047 |
| Just Ducks | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780763670511 |
| Beaks! | One per pair |
ISBN: 9781570913884 |
| Birds (Scholastic Discover More) | One per pair |
ISBN: 9780545667739 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| “Did You Know?” | One per student |
EL Education, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Woodpecker Wham! | Informational | 320 |
| My Happy Year by E. Bluebird | Informational | 610 |
| Whoo-Ku Haiku | Informational | |
| Robins!: How They Grow Up | Informational | 650 |
| Spit & Sticks: A Chimney Full of Swifts | Literary | 610 |
| Birds and Their Feathers | Informational | |
| Owls | Informational | 480 |
| This is the Nest That Robin Built | Literary | |
| Plume | Literary | |
| Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet are Neat | Informational | 480 |
| Circle | Literary | |
| Birds: Explore the World of Our Feathered Friends | Informational | |
| Bird Builds a Nest: A First Science Storybook | Informational | |
| Brilliant Birds | Informational | |
| Ducks Don’t Get Wet | Informational | 580 |
| Today at the Bluebird Cafe | Poetry | |
| Sylvie | Literary | |
| About Parrots: A Guide for Children | Informational | 490 |
| Bring On the Birds | Informational | 260 |
| Eagles (Seedlings) | Informational | 270 |
| Hummingbirds (Seedlings) | Informational | 300 |
| About Raptors: A Guide for Children | Informational | 470 |
| About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Children | Informational | 580 |
| About Birds: A Guide for Children | Informational | 350 |
| What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? | Informational | 510 |
| Birds: Nature’s Magnificent Flying Machines | Informational | 850 |
| A Bird Is a Bird | Informational | 260 |
| Fur and Feathers | Informational | 480 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9781402786655 |
| City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9781416933595 |
| Maggie the One-Eyed Peregrine Falcon: A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9781591935162 |
| Pierre the Penguin: A True Story | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9781585364855 |
| The Lion and the Bird | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9781592701513 |
| Lost and Found | one per classroom |
ISBN: 9780399245039 |
| A Place for Birds | one per pair |
ISBN: 9781561458400 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| What’s Best? The Debate about Pale Male | one per student |
EL Education, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arrowhawk | Informational | |
| The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins | Informational | 1 070 |
| Numenia and the Hurricane | Literary | |
| The Sky Painter | Literary | 970 |
| Counting Birds | Literary | 550 |
| Karl’s New Beak | Informational | |
| Elisapee and Her Baby Seagull | Literary | |
| Ruby’s Birds | Informational | |
| The Eagles are Back | Informational | |
| Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in the World | Informational | |
| Pandora | Literary | 500 |
| Hello, Mr. Dodo! | Literary | |
| Puffling Patrol | Informational | 910 |
| Esther the Eaglet: A True Story of Rescue and Rehabilitation | Informational | 520 |
| Horton Hatches the Egg | Literary | 460 |
| Sparrow Girl | Literary | 590 |
| Just a Baby Bird (Little Critter) | Literary | 340 |
| Loveykins | Literary | 860 |
| Stork’s Landing | Literary | 630 |
| Lotus and Feather | Literary | |
| How to Heal a Broken Wing | Literary |