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Fluency Passage Packfor Grade 2
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This resource contains leveled passages designed to support systematic, explicit, and frequent practice of foundational reading skills, including the use of phonics patterns and word analysis strategies.
When used as part of the Lexia® Core5® Reading blended learning model—in conjunction with the online program and teacher-delivered instructional resources—the passages help students build automaticity and fluency.
Each passage is formatted with additional line spacing, a wide right margin, and a line-by-line running word count to provide opportunities for both practice and formative assessment. An appendix with target word analysis skills is also included.
Sample passage with teacher notes:
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BEARS OF THE ARCTICLEVEL 17, UNIT 11WORD COUNT: 204
The arctic is the land around the North Pole and it’s a place with
extremely cold winters. Two kinds of bears live here. The first are
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Reading Fluency Passages: Level 12
Unit Core5 Passage Title Word Count Page
Core5 Level 12
01 Cat and Mouse Dreams 111 3
02 Swimming at the Lake 116 4
03 Zane's New Sled 110 5
04 The Frogs’ New Home 111 6
05 Sam Bakes a Cake 116 7
06 Kay and Dad at the Beach 116 8
07 Cat Plays Chase 121 9
08 Fox and Crow 121 10
09 The Girl and the Bird 150 12
10 Life on Gray Street 117 14
11 Eve Makes a Mask 108 15
12 Roy's Big Race 116 16
13 Frog and His Boat 122 17
14 A Show at the Beach 127 19
15 Russ and Ben Go Camping 128 21
16 A Cave Full of Bats 133 22
17 Liz Meets a Friend 132 24
18 A Card for Chang 132 26
19 A Trip to the Farm 172 28
20 Friends at the Park 133 30
Appendix A: Word Analysis Skills 32
Appendix B: National Oral Reading Fluency Norms 33
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CAT AND MOUSE DREAMSLEVEL 12, UNIT 1WORD COUNT: 111
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!
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SWIMMING AT THE LAKELEVEL 12, UNIT 2WORD COUNT: 116
Mom drove the car. Marcus and Harper sat in the back
seat. They were on the way to the lake.
“I want to jump in the water,” said Harper.
“I want to swim to the raft,” said Marcus.
Mom turned down a dirt road. They saw the lake at last,
and Mom parked her car. Marcus and Harper jumped out!
At the lake, Marcus and Harper ran to the water. The water
felt so cool and fresh! Harper swam to see some ducks,
and Marcus 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 Harper.
“Me too,” said Marcus.
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ZANE’S NEW SLEDLEVEL 12, UNIT 3WORD COUNT: 110
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 field. 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.
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THE FROGS’ NEW HOMELEVEL 12, UNIT 4WORD COUNT: 111
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.
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SAM BAKES A CAKELEVEL 12, UNIT 5WORD COUNT: 116
Sam had ten fresh eggs. “I can use these eggs to bake a
cake,” he said. “I want to make a huge cake.” Sam took out
five boxes of cake mix. He took out five pans. Sam made
five round cakes. He set one on top of the other. Sam felt
proud of his huge cake.
Sam gave his huge 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 five forks and five plates. Then he went to
call his friends. The cake was not too big for his five friends.
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KAY AND DAD AT THE BEACHLEVEL 12, UNIT 6WORD COUNT: 116
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.
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CAT PLAYS CHASELEVEL 12, UNIT 7WORD COUNT: 121
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.
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FOX AND CROWLEVEL 12, UNIT 8WORD COUNT: 121
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.”
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“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.
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THE GIRL AND THE BIRDLEVEL 12, UNIT 9WORD COUNT: 150
One day long ago, a young girl saw a flash of yellow
on the ground. She took a closer look and saw a small
yellow bird. The bird’s leg was trapped in a wire, and the
bird could not fly off.
The child gently removed the wire and set the bird free.
Before the bird flew off, it turned its head to stare at the
girl. The girl thought the bird was thanking her.
Many weeks passed. One cold day, the girl was picking
up branches to bring home for a fire. Snow started to
fall thick and fast. The girl could not find the path home.
She was lost!
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All at once, the girl saw a flash of yellow. It was the bird
again. The yellow bird flew by the girl and chirped at her.
It waited for her to follow it. The yellow bird led the
girl home.
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LIFE ON GRAY STREETLEVEL 12, UNIT 10WORD COUNT: 117
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 girls sit on a
porch. They tell jokes and laugh.
It is a warm fall day on Gray Street. Some tree leaves are
red, and other trees are gold. One woman rakes leaves in
her 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.
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EVE MAKES A MASKLEVEL 12, UNIT 11WORD COUNT: 108
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 smile, and a nose.
Eve made a wig from orange yarn. She glued it on top of
her brown bag. She then drew a red smile on the bag.
She cut a round shape out of green cloth. She then taped
the round green nose on the bag. What did Eve’s mask
look like? It was a clown!
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ROY’S BIG RACELEVEL 12, UNIT 12WORD COUNT: 116
It is the day of the big race. Roy knows he can run fast.
He wants to win.
“On your mark, get set, GO!” shouts Coach Song.
Roy sets off on the track. He runs fast. He reaches the
first turn. Then his foot slides, and he trips. Roy crashes
down on the track. Roy knows he cannot win the race.
After Roy fell, he stood up quickly and started to run again.
He pumped his legs hard. He did the best he could,
but he did not win.
“I wish I had come in first,” Roy said to Coach Song.
“You did not give up,” Coach Song said to Roy. “You ran
a good race.”
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FROG AND HIS BOATLEVEL 12, UNIT 13WORD COUNT: 122
Frog sat in his boat. Duck asked, “May I join you?”
Frog said, “This boat should still float with two friends in it.”
Duck got in the boat.
Crab came by and asked, “May I join you?”
“I think this boat will still float with three friends in it,”
croaked Frog. Crab got in. The boat floated low in
the water.
Frog, Duck, and Crab sat in Frog’s boat. Eel came by.
“May I join you?” Eel asked.
“I think this boat will float with four of us,” said Frog.
“But I could be wrong.” Eel got in. The boat did not float.
It sank.
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Frog said, “It is a good thing we all like to swim.” They all
swam to shore.
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A SHOW AT THE BEACHLEVEL 12, UNIT 14WORD COUNT: 127
It was late in the day when Yuna said to Kiera, “Let’s go to
the beach to see a show.”
“What show is at the beach?” Kiera asked.
“You will see,” Yuna said. Many people were at the beach,
but Kiera and Yuna found a good area on the sand.
“Where is the show?” Kiera asked.
“Just watch, and you will find out soon,” Yuna said.
Yuna pointed to the sun, which was a big orange ball low
in the sky. The sun seemed to be sinking into the sea.
The sky turned orange, pink, and purple, and the water
shone with a yellow glow. The sun slid down, down, down.
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Everyone clapped for the beautiful sunset.
“Wow!” Kiera said. “The sun put on a great show.”
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RUSS AND BEN GO CAMPINGLEVEL 12, UNIT 15WORD COUNT: 128
Russ went on a trip with his friend Ben. They hiked in the
woods. Then they found a good place to camp. Ben’s mom
made a fire. They sat by the fire and cooked hot dogs.
Russ helped put up a tent. Russ and Ben slept in sleeping
bags in the tent. The camping trip was fun. Russ liked
sleeping in the tent.
Russ liked camping. He wished he had a tent at home.
Russ took a sheet from his bed. He hung one part of the
sheet on a chair. He hung the other part on his desk. The
sheet looked like a tent! The next day, Dad came in to
wake up Russ. Russ peeked out from his hanging sheet.
“I like my tent,” he said.
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A CAVE FULL OF BATSLEVEL 12, UNIT 16WORD COUNT: 133
Every spring, female bats fly north from Mexico. They fly
to caves and other places. There, they give birth to their
babies and take care of them.
Bracken Bat Cave is home to the most bats in the world.
Twenty million bats live there! During the day, these
furry bats hang upside down in the cave. Their tiny, pink
babies hang with them. Bat bodies cover the cave walls
and ceiling.
As the sun goes down, the adult bats leave the cave to
hunt for insects. At first, a few bats circle around outside
the cave. Then, more and more bats fly out. They pour
out by the millions.
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They rise into the sky like a giant cloud. The black
cloud spins and then disappears. The bats fly off to find
their dinner.
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LIZ MEETS A FRIENDLEVEL 12, UNIT 17WORD COUNT: 132
Dave handed Liz a note and in his note he wrote,
“Meet me at the East Gate of the park at three.”
Dave got to the gate at three, and he was mad when
Liz was late. Then he looked up and saw WEST GATE.
Oops, this was the wrong gate! Dave ran. He saw Liz
standing by the East Gate. She was not late. He was.
Dave felt bad that he was late.
“I did not mean to make you wait,” he said.
“I did not mind,” said Liz. “I was reading my book.”
Liz’s book was about whale sharks.
“Sharks scare me!” Dave cried.
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“Whale sharks are not mean, but they are as big as
whales,” said Liz.
“Can I read your book?” asked Dave. “I want to learn more.”
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A CARD FOR CHANGLEVEL 12, UNIT 18WORD COUNT: 132
Chang had a cold and Shay wanted to help her sick
friend. “I will make him a card,” Shay told Dad. “A card
will cheer him up.”
Shay had scraps of felt that were red and blue. She cut
them up and glued them to her card. She painted a
yellow sun and wrote GET WELL SOON!
“Chang will like this card very much,” said Dad.
Shay sent her card to Chang, and then Chang called on
the phone.
“Thanks for your card,” he said.
“I am glad you like it,” said Shay. “How do you feel?”
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“I do not feel too bad,” said Chang. He had a cold and
had been sick for three days.
“I hope you get well soon,” said Shay. “I have a new game
we can play.”
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A TRIP TO THE FARMLEVEL 12, UNIT 19WORD COUNT: 172
Ms. Turner took her class to a farm. The cows were resting
in the grass. They had white coats with black spots.
“What do we know about cows?” Ms. Turner asked
her class.
“I know they make milk for their calves,” said Arthur.
“And some humans drink cow’s milk, too!” said Roz.
“Want to hear a fun fact about cows?” asked Ms. Turner.
“An adult cow can drink up to 30 gallons of water a day.
That’s about as much water as a bathtub holds!”
Ms. Turner’s class also saw pigs at the farm. “What do we
know about pigs?” asked Ms. Turner.
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“I know pork comes from pigs. My uncle makes tacos
from pork!” exclaimed Marco.
“My family doesn’t eat any meat that comes from pigs,”
said Nora.
“Here is a fun fact about pigs,” said Ms. Turner. “When
humans get hot, we sweat, and this cools us down.
But pigs can’t sweat. Instead, they like to roll in mud.
The mud cools them off and protects them from the sun.”
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FRIENDS AT THE PARKLEVEL 12, UNIT 20WORD COUNT: 133
Ling, Hank, and Meg walked to the park. The park has
lots of trees, and kids were on the swings. They swung up
in the air. The three friends did not feel like swinging,
so they sat on the grass by the trees.
“I have a ball with me,” said Meg. “We can play with
the ball.”
“Yes!” shouted Hank. “Kick the ball to me!”
“What trees do you like best?” asked Ling.
“I like elm trees because I like sitting in their shade when
it gets hot,” said Hank.
“My favorite kind is a pine tree” said Meg.
“Why?” asked Rex.
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“Pine trees stay green all year,” said Meg.
“Your turn,” Hank told Ling. “What kind of trees do
you like?”
“Tall trees because I like to climb tall trees!” said Ling.
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Appendix A: Word Analysis SkillsFor fluency practice that targets foundational reading skills, please refer to the Word Analysis Skill column for patterns that are reinforced in each passage.
Unit Core5 Passage Title Word Analysis Skill
Core5 Level 12
01 Cat and Mouse Dreams Long Vowel Teams
02 Swimming at the Lake R-Controlled Vowels
03 Zane's New Sled Vowel Combinations
04 The Frogs’ New Home Consonant Blends
05 Sam Bakes a Cake Silent e
06 Kay and Dad at the Beach Long Vowel Teams
07 Cat Plays Chase Vowel Combinations
08 Fox and Crow Consonant Blends
09 The Girl and the Bird Word Families
10 Life on Gray Street R-Controlled Vowels
11 Eve Makes a Mask Silent e
12 Roy's Big Race Consonant Digraphs & Trigraphs
13 Frog and His Boat Long Vowel Teams
14 A Show at the Beach Vowel Combinations
15 Russ and Ben Go Camping Reversible Letters (b, d, p)
16 A Cave Full of Bats Reversible Letters (b, d, p)
17 Liz Meets a Friend Silent e
18 A Card for Chang Consonant Digraphs & Trigraphs
19 A Trip to the Farm R-Controlled Vowels
20 Friends at the Park Word Families
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Appendix B: National Oral Reading Fluency NormsIf these passages are used for timed readings, the following National Oral Reading Fluency Norms (Hasbrouck & Tindal, 2017) can be used as general guidelines for rate and accuracy performance. In general, students who score >10 wcpm below the average may benefit from additional support in developing reading fluency.
50th Percentiles Words Correct per Minute (wcpm)
Grade Fall Winter Spring
1 — 29 60
2 50 84 100
3 83 97 112
4 94 120 133
5 121 133 146
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