Lexia® Core5® Reading: Fluency Passages for Levels 12-20 This document contains the full text of all fluency passages in Levels 12-20 of the Lexia Core5 Reading student activities. This resource allows teachers to further scaffold fluent reading instruction and activities for students. All fluency passages in Lexia Core5 Reading have been measured using a number of tools to determine complexity, including Lexile® measures. Based on this analysis, the fluency passages are appropriately complex for students reading at the grade-level of skills in each program level. For example, all fluency passages in Levels 13 and 14 (Grade 3 skills) fall within the range of scores deemed appropriate for on-level Grade 3 reading skills. CORE5 LEVEL LEVEL OF SKILLS LEXILE RANGE 12 late Grade 2 300L–450L 13 early Grade 3 390L–670L 14 late Grade 3 600L–740L 16 early Grade 4 690L–780L 17 late Grade 4 700L–840L 19 early Grade 5 730L–890L 20 late Grade 5 790L–970L ©2019 Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone Company. All rights reserved. Lexile® is a trademark of MetaMetrics rev. 071819 LEVEL 12 | Fluency Core5 Level Grade Level of Skills Lexile Range US Reading Passages 12 late Grade 2 300L – 450L Cat and Mouse Dreams LEVEL 12, UNIT 1 Cat took a nap on the chair and had a dream. In the dream, Cat saw a mouse. The mouse ran off when Cat came near. Again and again, Cat made a dash for the mouse. The mouse was too fast and always got away. Cat was glad to wake up. That was a bad dream! Mouse went to sleep and had a dream. In the dream, Mouse saw a cat. It had sharp teeth! Mouse hid on a shelf. The cat made a leap to the shelf. Mouse hid by a chair. When the cat came close, Mouse ran fast. Mouse felt glad to wake up. That dream was bad! Swimming at the Lake LEVEL 12, UNIT 2 Mom drove the car. Joe and Dee sat in the back seat. They were on the way to the lake. “I want to jump in the water,” said Dee. “I want to swim to the raft,” said Joe. Mom drove down a dirt road. They saw the lake at last, and Mom parked the car. Joe and Dee jumped out! At the lake, Joe and Dee ran to the water. The water felt so cool and fresh! Dee swam to see some ducks, and Joe swam to the raft. It was fun to jump off the raft. At the end of the day, they drove home. “I like the lake,” said Dee. “Me too,” said Joe. Zane’s New Sled LEVEL 12, UNIT 3 Zane had a new red sled. He could not wait to ride his new red sled. But where was the snow? Weeks went by, but no snow fell. One day, Zane saw gray clouds in the sky. “It will rain,” he said, but then he saw big white flakes. Zane sang out, “Snow at last!” Zane took his new sled to the park. A big hill was there and it was white with snow. Zane went all the way to the top of the hill. He sat down on the sled. “Here I go!” he said. The ride down was smooth and fast. “This sled is the best!” said Zane. The Frog’s New Home LEVEL 12, UNIT 4 Big Frog and Small Frog had a home in a pond. But now their pond was dry. “We must find a wet place to live,” said Big Frog. The frogs set out from the pond. They came to a deep hole. It was a well that people had dug. The frogs saw water in the well. “This deep well has water,” Small Frog said. “We can live here!” Big Frog said,”We left the pond because it was dry. What will we do if this well dries up? We will not have a way to get out. The hole is too deep. “Big Frog was wise. The frogs set out again. Lexile® is a trademark of MetaMetrics page 1 LEVEL 12 | Fluency Core5 Level Grade Level of Skills Lexile Range US Reading Passages 12 late Grade 2 300L – 450L Sam Bakes a Cake LEVEL 12, UNIT 5 Sam had ten fresh eggs. “I can use these eggs to bake a cake,” he said. “I want to make a big cake.” Sam took out six boxes of cake mix. He took out six pans. Sam made six round cakes. He set one on top of the other. Sam felt proud of his big cake. Sam gave his big cake a sniff. “Mmmm, this will be a real treat,” he said. Sam got out a fork. But he did not take a bite. “This cake is too big,” he said. Sam set out six forks and six plates. Then he went to call his pals. The cake was not too big for his six pals. Kay and Dad at the Beach LEVEL 12, UNIT 6 Dad took a long nap at the beach. Kay dug up sand, and put the sand on his legs. The pile got huge. Kay woke up Dad and said,”Can we swim in the sea now?” “Wait!” said Dad. “My legs are stuck!” Kay gave him a big grin. “Nice joke,” said Dad, with a smile. Dad and Kay swam in the sea. Kay saw a big wave, and she swam fast. She felt the wave rise up and take her to shore. “Wow!” said Kay. “That was a great ride!” The sky got dark and soon it would rain. “We have to go. Rain is on the way!” said Dad and they left the beach. Cat Plays Chase LEVEL 12, UNIT 7 A cat sat on the grass. It had soft black fur. A crow flew down and sat on a rock by the cat. The cat saw the crow and the crow saw the cat. They sat still. Then the cat got down on her four paws. She made a big leap to the rock and the crow flew off. The cat crept up a tree. The sun was hot, but it was cool in the shade. Then the cat saw a dog and heard the dog growl. The cat went to the top branch in the tree. The dog could not get up there. He was stuck on the ground, so he went home. The cat came down from the tree. Fox and Crow LEVEL 12, UNIT 8 Fox sat on the grass and Crow sat next to him. “I know lots of tricks,” said Fox. “I know one trick,” said Crow. Crow saw a bear and she flew off. “This is my trick,” she said. Fox did not know what to do. He knew too many tricks. “Run fast!” said Crow and Fox did. Fox stops for a rest. He looks up. He sees some grapes. He jumps and then jumps again, but it is no use. He cannot reach the grapes. “Who cares?” says Fox. “Those grapes are bad and taste sour.” “How do you know?” says Crow. “You did not eat the grapes. You are just mad.” “Yes, you are right,” says Fox with a sigh. Lexile® is a trademark of MetaMetrics page 2 LEVEL 12 | Fluency Core5 Level Grade Level of Skills Lexile Range US Reading Passages 12 late Grade 2 300L – 450L Pet Tricks LEVEL 12, UNIT 9 Kim wants to teach her cat to do tricks. “Only dogs can do tricks!” says Kim’s Dad. Kim puts her cat on the floor. She points and says,”Sit!” The cat jumps up on a chair.” See?” says Dad. Kim says,”Wait, I will teach her to purr.” She pets her cat. “Purr!” she says and Snow purrs. “See?” says Kim. Mel shows Kim a trick his dog can do. Mel throws a stick and says to his dog,”Go get it!” The dog runs and gets the stick. “Give me the stick,” says Mel. The dog keeps the stick. “Give me the stick!” yells Mel as he stamps his foot. His dog runs off. “That is a great trick,” says Kim and smiles. Life on Gray Street LEVEL 12, UNIT 10 There is lots of noise on Gray Street. Birds sing in the trees and some small kids yell and shout. Four girls ride by on their bikes and ring their bike bells. A car drives by. The man in the car honks his horn. Three boys sit on a porch. They tell jokes and laugh. It is a nice fall day on Gray Street. Some tree leaves are red, and other trees are gold. One man rakes leaves in his yard. Some kids play in the piles of leaves. It is late and it starts to get dark. People go in to turn on their lights. The sky turns black. The moon shines down on Gray Street. Eve Makes a Mask LEVEL 12, UNIT 11 Eve had a big brown bag. She wanted to make a mask with it. First, Eve cut two holes on one side of the bag. She set the bag on her head. She looked out from the holes. That was a good start. Next, Eve wanted to make hair, a mouth, and a nose. Eve made a wig from orange yarn. She glued it on top of her brown bag. She then drew big red lips on the bag. She cut a round shape out of green cloth. She then glued the round green nose on the bag.