FYI for Kids
FYI for Kids is a collection of engaging and high-quality magazine articles designed to enhance the Common Core classroom’s reading repertoire. The objective of this project is to demonstrate a type of text that is essential for increasing students’ engagement in and proficiency with complex texts—short engaging articles that communicate critical information. Read the Frankly Freddy article on “FYI for Kids: Building Students’ Capacity for Complex Text” to learn more.
Download the free printable texts and supporting materials for each level:
Comprehension & Tutoring Guides to accompany FYI for Kids
Teach Your Child to Read & Spell, a tutoring guide for TextProject texts including FYI for Kids.
Search FYI for Kids texts by complexity level and content area
Stringing Along
What are string instruments? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Stringing Along.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-3-12-Stringing-Along
Beavers and the Environment
How do beavers help and destroy the environment? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Beavers and the Environment.
Changing Lives, One Cow at a Time
How does giving someone a cow make a difference? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Changing Lives, One Cow at a Time.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-2-10-Changing-Lives
Noodles Around the World
How many different kinds of noodles are there in the world? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Noodles Around the World.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-2-9-Noodles
The Wide World of Bread
How important is bread to people around the world? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: The Wide World of Bread.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-1-8-The-Wide-World-of-Bread
Quilts
What keeps us warm and is also art? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Quilts: Pieces of Art.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-1-7-Quilts
What’s Your Name?
Where do we get words that describe new technology? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: What’s Your Name?.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-5-6-Whats-your-name
Young Heroes: Katie Stagliano’s Dream
How did Katie Stagliano combine gardening and helping her community? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: Young Heroes: Katie Stagliano’s Dream.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-4-8-Young-heroes-katie-staglianos-dream
What’s Out There?
What spacecraft have traveled the farthest from Earth? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: What’s Out There?.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-4-7-Whats-out-there
The Colors of English
Where did we get the words we use to describe color? Let’s find out with FYI for Kids: The Color of English.
Download: FYI-for-Kids-3-9-The-colors-of-English
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