Level F NonFiction Guided Reading Passages

Finding high-quality guided reading passages that will be engaging for your first-grade students can be challenging. Students love these passages because they are high-interest, engaging, and at their level. Teachers love how they include comprehension questions, fluency practice, and NO PREP!

This resource includes 10 original, non-fiction reading passages at the guided reading level F. The reading passages will create a high level of engagement for your first grade beginning readers and are perfect for their reading level. A level F is the equivalent of a first-grade reading level.

The titles of the fiction reading passages are as follows:

1. All About Mercury
2. How Does Rain Form?
3. The Job of a Dentist
4. Sharks
5. Dolphins
6. All About Saturn
7. How to Make Applesauce
8. The Job of a Construction Worker
9. Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
10. Who Was Thomas Edison?

Each reading passage includes a cover page in color and black/white.

There is one page of reading comprehension questions per passage.

The comprehension questions include a mix of short answer, and multiple-choice questions, and drawing and labeling a response.

There is an answer key included for every page.

Need to do running records for your students? There is a running record recording sheet for each guided reading passage.

Looking for a way to practice fluency for your beginning readers? There is a recording sheet with the word count listed, and a chart to mark the words correct/incorrect for the first, second, and third reading.