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 |
|---|---|---|
| Love That Dog | 1 per student |
ISBN: 9780064409599 |
| A River of Words | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9780802853028 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Expert Group Poet Biographies: Walter Dean Myers | ||
| Expert Group Poet Biographies: Valerie Worth | ||
| Expert Group Poet Biographies: Robert Frost |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Forget-Me-Nots | Poetry | |
| Poems to Learn by Heart | Poetry | |
| Keep a Pocket in Your Poem | Poetry | 630 |
| Imagine | Poetry | |
| i carry your heart with me | Poetry | |
| Slam Poetry (Just Right Words) | Informational | 740 |
| Feathers | Literary | 710 |
| The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary | Poetry | |
| Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets | Literary | |
| Bravo! | Poetry | 1 150 |
| Word After Word After Word | Literary | 450 |
| Visiting Langston | Literary | |
| The Boy Who Loved Words | Literary | 780 |
| Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Handbook | Informational | 830 |
| Poems in the Attic | Poetry | |
| Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton | Informational | 730 |
| No Mirrors in My Nana's House | Poetry | |
| Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Poems | Poetry | |
| Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar | Informational | |
| Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty | Informational | 790 |
| Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America | Poetry | |
| A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet | Informational | 940 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Behavior: Animal Defenses | 1 per student |
ISBN: 9780816085125 |
| Venom | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9781467749091 |
| Can You Survive the Wilderness? | 1 per class |
ISBN: 9781429679961 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| "Fight to Survive!" |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nature’s Deadliest Creatures | Informational | |
| Hatchet | Literary | 1 020 |
| Alone in the Wild | Literary | |
| The Wagon Train Trek | Literary | |
| Hurry and the Monarch | Literary | |
| Journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom | Informational | |
| Creepy Creatures | Informational | 890 |
| Can You Survive the Jungle? | Literary | 650 |
| Alien Ocean Animals (National Geographic Readers Series: L3) | Informational | |
| Amazing Armadillos | Informational | 700 |
| Trickiest: 19 Sneaky Animals | Informational | 880 |
| Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Poems About Creatures That Hide | Poetry | |
| Hidden Wildlife: How Animals Hide in Plain Sight | Informational | 1 150 |
| Frozen Wild: How Animals Survive in the Coldest Places on Earth | Informational | 1 130 |
| Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth | Informational | 1 100 |
| When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses | Informational | |
| Rain Forest Animal Adaptations | Informational | 680 |
| 101 Animal Super Powers | Informational | 1 020 |
| Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Creatures Concealed... and Revealed | Informational | |
| What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You? | Informational | 580 |
| Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors | Poetry | 1 300 |
| Animals That Make Me Say Look Out! (National Wildlife Federation) | Informational | |
| Animals That Make Me Say Ouch! (National Wildlife Federation) | Informational | |
| Animals That Make Me Say Wow! (National Wildlife Federation) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak | One per classroom |
ISBN: 9780147511621 |
| Divided Loyalties: The Barton Family during the American Revolution | One per student |
ISBN: 9780792258674 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 9. Robert Barton’s letter | ||
| William Barton’s letter | ||
| Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | 2016 | |
| Revolutionary War |
Grolier Online, |
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| Loyalists |
Grolier Online, |
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| An Incomplete Revolution |
Junior Scholastic, 1999 |
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| American Indians and the American Revolution |
National Park Service, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| King George: What Was His Problem? | Informational | 880 |
| Reasons for a Revolution | Informational | |
| Friends of Liberty | Literary | 820 |
| The Prison-Ship Adventure of James Forten, Revolutionary War Captive | Literary | 580 |
| Black Heroes of the American Revolution | Informational | 1 330 |
| The Arrow Over the Door | Literary | 810 |
| Samuel’s Choice | Literary | |
| Phoebe the Spy | Literary | |
| The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers | Informational | |
| Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Rider | Literary | |
| Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy - The Life, Times, and Last Words of Nathan Hale, America's Most Famous Spy | Literary | 270 |
| I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 | Literary | 660 |
| Guts & Glory: The American Revolution | Informational | |
| Ben’s Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill | Informational | 1 070 |
| Answering the Cry for Freedom: Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution | Informational | 1 040 |
| A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent | Informational | 940 |
| Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776 | Literary | 710 |
| Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution | Literary | 730 |
| The Fighting Ground | Literary | 580 |
| American Revolution | Informational | |
| Independent Dames: What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution | Informational | 930 |
| Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence | Informational | 540 |
| George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides | Informational | 1 120 |
| The Winter of Red Snow: The Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart | Literary | 870 |
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 Hope Chest | One per student |
ISBN: 9780375840968 |
Texts included in the module
Texts that are included in the lesson materials.| Text | Quantity | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| “The Girl Who Acted before Rosa Parks.” | One per student |
Web , |
| “The Suffragists: From Tea-Parties to Prison.” | One per student |
Web, 1975 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lifting as We Climb | Informational | |
| I Could Do That! | Literary | 780 |
| The Woman’s Hour (Adapted for Young Readers) | Informational | 910 |
| Thank You for Voting (Young Readers’ Edition) | Informational | |
| Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Informational | 680 |
| Women’s Suffrage | Informational | |
| Around America to Win the Vote | Literary | |
| Bold & Brave | Informational | |
| History Smashers: Women’s Right to Vote | Informational | |
| Friends for Freedom | Informational | |
| You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton? | Informational | 870 |
| What’s the Big Deal About Elections | Informational | |
| What Is the Women’s Rights Movement? | Informational | |
| Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote | Informational | 700 |
| Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote | Informational | |
| Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth | Informational | 790 |
| My Name Is Truth: The Life of Sojourner Truth | Informational | 1 410 |
| Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts | Informational | 960 |
| Granddaddy’s Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box | Literary | 670 |
| Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 | Informational | 760 |