Sites with Lexile-Leveled/Adjustable Texts
Newsela
Click on Text Sets to find subject-specific nonfiction texts and increase or lower Lexile as necessary.
Readworks.org
Click on Reading Passages: Leveled with Question Sets to search for articles by Lexile, grade level, topic, text type, or skill/strategy.
CommonLit
Click on Library and Browse by Theme to find thematically linked fiction and nonfiction. Select grade levels and find Lexile levels for many of the works.
Tween Tribune
Articles from Smithsonian for kids and teens. Offers paired texts and Lexile-specific articles.
Standards-Aligned Curricular Unit Resources
Expeditionary Learning Units
Complete K-8 ELA standards-aligned curriculum. Lists of readings (text sets) are included in all units.
Open Education Resources
Public digital library of open education resources including lessons and unit by grade level and standard.
Unbound Ed
Complete standards-aligned ELA curriculum for grades k-12 with links and lists of readings.
Louisiana Believes on LearnZillion
ELA Guidebooks: Standards-aligned units of instruction for grades 3-12.
Literacy Design Collaborative
Standards-aligned tasks and modules, nationally peer reviewed, searchable by texts, skills, and modes.

Books, Texts, and Media
Project Gutenberg
Online book catalog for books that are in the pubic domain. Print, audio and foreign language available for some books.
Epic
Digital versions of books for kids under 12. GREAT for Book Baskets!
Library of Congress
Primary source libraries, photos, data sets, and videos, grouped topically.
DOCSTeach
National Archives primary documents grouped by topic, tools for analysis of text, leveled--social studies focus.
Facing History and Ourselves
Collections, units, lessons, and resources on topics including racism, immigration, genocide, civic engagement, etc.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
View collections, and make  your own, of engaging images and videos from Smithsonian's collection.
PBS Learning Media
Library of print and video resources in multiple content areas.
#ProjectPhonomena
A grade level appropriate phenomena that could be incorporated into science instruction, helps students engage in relevant, engaging, and meaningful phenomena as part of science process.
Storyline Online
Books read aloud by actors--added animation. GREAT for Book Baskets!
Librivox
Free audio of books in the public domain.
 Lit2Go 
Free online collection of stories and poems on MP3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are provided for each text.
 DK Find Out 
Interactive content (engaging visuals, videos, and quizzes) on various subjects.
ReadWriteThink
Student interactives and literacy resources for teachers and students.
Wonderopolis
Multi-disciplinary content to support student critical thinking.

Text Set & Related Text Sites
Achieve the Core Text Sets
A collection of vetted, standards-aligned text sets sorted by grade level.
Geneseo State University of New York
Research guides from SUNY Geneseo with text set resources.
New York Times Room for Debate
Authors write about various topics, and four to six authors respond to the same issue from various perspectives. Appropriate for older students.
Google News Archive
Search for topics and filter by new sources or compare coverage

Text Set Creation Resources

Scaffolding for Complex Texts