Themes

Content Area Reading for Every Student at Every Level

Thematic Text Sets are organized into basket libraries of 25 books per basket. Each science, social studies or language arts theme is available in a range of reading levels ensuring success for students with varying levels of achievement in a given classroom. The ARC leveling system correlates with all widely used leveling systems.

Every theme is available on its own as a Thematic Text Set Module. Many are also offered as project-based learning Research Labs.

Thematic & Genre Collections
Theme RL Grade  
Life Science
Bugs X 1–9  
Dinosaurs X 3–9  
Ecosystems X 3–9  
Human Body X 4–9  
Marine Life X 2–9  
Wild & Endangered Animals X 1–9  
Earth & Space Science
Environmental Studies X 4–9  
Geology X 4–9  
Space X 4–9  
Weather X 2–9  
Physical Science
Energy 4+  
Forces & Motion 2+  
Matter 4+  
World History
Ancient Civilizations X 6+  
Medieval Civilizations X 6+  
Age of Exploration X 6+  
Holocaust 6+  
The Arts X 5+  
Sports and Society X 3+  
American History
Native Americans X 5+  
Colonial American Era X 5+  
American Revolution X 5+  
Creating a Nation X 4  
Westward Expansion X 5+  
Civil War Era X 5+  
Industrial Era X 5+  
World War II X 6+  
Civil Rights Era X 5+  
Contemporary Issues 6+  
Immigration X 5+  
African American History 1 5+  
African American History 2 5+  
Economics X 5+  
Civics 6+  
World Geography & Cultures
Africa X 5+  
Asia X 5+  
Latin America X 5+  
Middle East 6+  
Oceania & Antarctica 5+  
African American Heritage 3+  
Latino Heritage 3+  
Genres
Adventure 4+  
African American Literature I 1–6  
African American Literature II 5+  
Biography 3+  
Fantasy 6+  
Graphic Novels 5+  
Historical Fiction 3+  
Horror 5+  
Mystery 5+  
Poetry 2+  
Realistic Contemporary Fiction 9+  
Science Fiction 5+  
Sports Fiction K+  
Traditional Tales 2+  
Spanish Themes
Animales salvajes X 1–8  
Cuentos tradicionales 3–8