Reading Comprehension: Paired Text
grade 1 is an easy-to-use Science of Reading-aligned resource that includes 7 leveled paired text units with everything you need to practice reading comprehension skills. Evan-Moor is known for helping to build strong literacy foundations.
Use Evan-Moor’s grade 1 leveled paired text minibooks and activities units to help first-grade students develop their reading comprehension skills. Each unit contains two thematically related selections that are focused around a big question.
Each selection includes:
a picture dictionary that helps students connect words and meaning
a teacher’s complex text
questions for an oral close reading discussion
illustrated comprehension questions and vocabulary activities
a scaffolded text-based writing prompt
Additional features:
student objectives
topic introductions
lesson plans
Grade 1 paired text science units include:
My Skeletal System:
“Jacob’s Arm” Level D
“How Bones Work” Level F
Earth’s Moon and Sun:
“Are the Moon and the Sun the Same?” Level E
“Earth’s Moon” Level E
Everything Is Made of Matter:
“What Is Matter?” Level E
“Wonderful Water” Level F
Animal Classification:
“Goats” Level G
“Wild About Food” Level H
Grade 1 paired text social studies units include:
American Songs and Symbols:
“My Country ’Tis of Thee” Level D
“A Flag for America” Level E
Art Has Meaning:
“The Wonder of Art” Level F
“A Day in the Country” Level G
People Find Solutions:
“Ideas and Inventions” Level H
“Ben Franklin” Level G
Revised edition!
This resource replaces
Reading Paired Text
and includes updates to the content.
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