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22 i11244—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade K © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content-area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college- and career-level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM Level
Life at Home BR B 2 0.7We Go to School N/A A 1 0.1
Giving Thanks BR B 2 0.4Rules at Home BR B 2 0.4Rules at School 10L C 4 0.7I Am a Good Citizen BR B 2 0.7I Am a Good Friend BR B 2 0.4Map It! N/A A 1 0.2Follow That Map! BR B 2 0.8All About Money BR B 2 0.9Using Money BR B 2 0.4I Can Work! BR B 2 0.3We Work at School 90L E 8 0.9Amazing Americans: George Washington BR B 2 0.4Amazing Americans: Pocahontas BR B 2 0.9Land BR D 6 1.3Water 50L D 6 1.3I Can Be Anything N/A N/A N/A N/AWhat Makes a Grandparent? N/A N/A N/A N/AAmerican Through and Through N/A N/A N/A N/A
22 i11245—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 1 © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content‑area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college‑ and career‑level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM Level
Coming to America N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0The Liberty Bell N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0The Star-Spangled Banner N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0Martin Luther King Jr. 560L M 28 2.9Eleanor Roosevelt 420L I 16 2.6Alexander Graham Bell 410L I 16 1.8Benjamin Franklin 390L G 12 1.6Happy Fourth of July! 340L J 20 1.7I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag 450L L 28 1.2What Makes a Town? 420L L 28 1.9What Makes a Family? 300L K 18 1.2Respect the Rules! 400L K 28 1.1Who Makes the Rules? 350L J 24 1.7Be a Good Leader! 330L J 20 1.1Be Fair! 380L K 24 1.6Getting Around Town 490L M 28 1.7Getting Around School 360L J 24 1.1Saving and Spending 350L J 24 1.7Goods and Services Around Town 440L N 28 1.4Earning Money 450L L 28 1.6Jobs Around Town 410L K 28 1.2Amazing Americans: Abraham Lincoln 340L J 20 1.0Amazing Americans: Susan B. Anthony 400L K 28 1.7
22 i11246—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 2 © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content-area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college- and career-level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM
LevelBuilding Up the White House N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0Postcards from Bosley the Bear N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0George Washington Carver 420L I 16 2.7Amelia Earhart 480L K 24 2.5Sojourner Truth 350L E 8 1.6Next Stop: Mexico 490L J 20 2.1Next Stop: Canada 550L J 20 2.1Declaring Our Independence 540L O 34 2.9Washington’s Birthday 410L K 28 2.2Families Through Time 420L L 28 2.7A Family’s Story 410L K 28 2.3You and the U.S. Government 520L N 30 2.8You and the Law 520L N 30 2.2You Can Count on Me! 480L M 28 2.5I’ll Lead the Way 440L L 28 2.0Mapping Our Nation 510L N 30 2.4Mapping Our World 510L N 30 2.9Money and Trade in Our Nation 560L O 34 2.8Money and Trade in Our World 510L N 30 2.1Amazing Americans: Paul Revere 480L M 28 2.2Amazing Americans: Abigail Adams 460L M 28 2.8Amazing Americans: Thurgood Marshall 620L O 34 3.7
22 i11247—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 3 © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content-area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college- and career-level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM
LevelThe Inventor: Benjamin Franklin N/A K–Q 28–40 2.5–4.0Camping Constitution N/A E–M 8–30 1.5–3.0Louis Pasteur and the Fight Against Germs 570L M 28 3.8Clara Barton 430L I 16 1.9Thomas Jefferson 430L I 16 2.7Daniel Boone 340L E 8 1.5Harriet Tubman 480L K 24 2.6American Culture 590L N 30 3.6Cultures Around the World 540L M 28 3.3Our Nation’s Capital: Washington, DC 570L M 28 3.9Remembering Our Heroes: Veterans Day 610L O 34 3.0The U.S. Constitution and You 530L M 28 3.9Our Government: The Three Branches 530L M 28 3.4We the People: Civic Values in America 520L M 28 3.7Doing Your Part: Serving Your Community 510L L 26 3.2Shaping Our Environment 550L M 28 3.2Our Ever-Changing Environment 650L P 34 3.7America’s Man-Made Landmarks 560L M 28 3.6America’s Natural Landmarks 580L M 28 3.4Capital Resources and the Economy 630L O 34 3.8Our Natural Resources 600L O 34 3.1Amazing Americans: Rosa Parks 600L O 34 3.0
22 i11248—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 4 © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content-area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college- and career-level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM
LevelDeclaring Our Independence N/A O–T 34–44 3.5–5.0The Constitution of the United States N/A O–T 34–44 3.5–5.0Remember the Alamo N/A O–T 34–44 3.5–5.0American Indians in Texas 860L T 50 4.6The Caddo and Comanche 720L Q 38 3.2Finding Texas: Exploring New Lands 800L S 40 4.6LaSalle: Early Texas Explorer 770L S 40 3.3The Colonization of Texas 790L S 40 4.7Stephen F. Austin: The Father of Texas 660L P 36 3.3The Texas Revolution 770L S 40 4.6Leaders in the Texas Revolution 700L Q 38 3.3The Annexation of Texas 810L T 40–50 4.6Sam Houston: A Fearless Statesman 730L R 38 3.2War, Cattle, and Cowboys: Texas as a Young State 810L T 50 4.7
Lizzie Johnson: Texan Cowgirl 710L Q 38 3.3Lyndon B. Johnson: A Texan in the White House 840L T 50 3.3
Texas Today: Leading America into the Future 730L R 38 4.7
George W. Bush: Texas Governor and U.S. President 800L S 40 3.3
Texas in the 20th Century 680L P 36 4.6
22 i11249—Exploring Social Studies: Texas Edition Grade 5 © Teacher Created Materials
About the BooksReading LevelsTeacher Created Materials takes great care to maintain the integrity of authentic nonfiction text while leveling it to make the text accessible for all students. In this way, our content-area texts provide rich and robust nonfiction reading experiences from which students can learn and be ready for the complexity of college- and career-level reading.
To preserve the authenticity of these nonfiction reading experiences, it is crucial to maintain important academic and content vocabulary. To support leveled instruction, new and challenging terms are used repeatedly and defined in context so as to promote understanding and retention.
The chart below contains specific information on the reading levels of the books included in this kit. Note: Reading levels do vary from program to program, and levels among the programs do not correlate exactly.
Reading Levels
Title of Book Lexile® Level
Guided Reading DRA TCM
LevelLife in the Colonies 690L P 36 5.9
Causes of the Revolution 630L O 34 5.4
The Declaration of Independence 630L O 34 5.6
The American Revolution 700L Q 38 5.6
Early Congresses 720L R 38 5.9
The Constitution and the Bill of Rights 720L R 38 5.8
Expanding the Nation 650L P 36 5.9
Lewis & Clark 530L M 28 5.5
The War of 1812 570L M 28 5.5
James Madison 500L L 24 4.7
American Indians in the 1800s 670L P 36 5.3
Slavery in America 700L Q 38 5.2
Civil War Is Coming 660L P 36 5.6
Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton 680L P 36 4.6
George Washington Carver 600L N 30 3.8
Industrial Revolution 700L Q 38 5.3
Immigration 710L Q 28 5.6
World War I 700L Q 38 5.6
Between the Wars 680L P 36 5.4
World War II 720L Q 38 5.8
Martin Luther King Jr. 750L R 38 4.5
Hillary Rodham Clinton 780L S 40 4.7
Barack Obama 710L Q 38 4.8
20th Century: Race to the Moon 690L T 44 5.1
The Cutting Edge: Breakthroughs in Technology 890L V 50 5.9
Work or Starve N/A O–T 33–44 3.5–5.0
Civil Rights: Freedom Riders N/A O–T 34–44 3.5–5.0