Mini Read

The Sweetest Job

Skills: Text Evidence, Grammar

Ever wonder who dreams up those delicious ice cream flavors?

In the News

The Truth About Vaping

Lexile® measure:590L, 490L, 810L
Skills: Vocabulary, Summarizing, Text Features
Lexile® measure:590L, 490L, 810L

What you don't know about e-cigarettes could hurt you.

Nonfiction Feature

Swarms of Terror

Lexile® measure:620L, 540L, 800L
Skills: Text Evidence, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference, Central Idea and Details
Lexile® measure:620L, 540L, 800L

How grasshoppers destroyed farms across America’s west

Videos (1)

True Teen Story

His Dream: To Be a Dancer

Lexile® measure:680L, 570L, 800L
Skills: Sequencing, Vocabulary, Text Features, Cause and Effect
Lexile® measure:680L, 570L, 800L

Zach travels for hours every day to pursue his passion for dance.

Videos (1)

Where in the World

Beware of the Baboon Bandits!

Lexile® measure:580L, 490L, 800L
Skills: Writing and Editing
Lexile® measure:580L, 490L, 800L

Why monkeys are causing trouble in one big city

Videos (1)

Readers Theater Play

The Tell-Tale Heart

Skills: Elements of Fiction, Vocabulary, Text Features, Inference

A play based on Edgar Allan Poe's creepy classic

Videos (1)

Paired Texts

The History of Rock/The History of Rap

Lexile® measure:670L, 570L, 800L
Skills: Vocabulary, Compare and Contrast, Text Features
Lexile® measure:670L, 570L, 800L

Read about two types of music with surprisingly similar beginnings.

Videos (1)

Debate

Finders Keepers?

Lexile® measure:610L, 500L, 820L
Skills: Writing and Editing
Lexile® measure:610L, 500L, 820L

If you find $100 on the ground, should you keep it?

Infographic

The High Price of Victory

Skills: Text Features

How much does it cost to win the World Series?

Videos (5)