Description
Christmas Holiday Reading Passages: Bring the magic of the holiday season into your classroom with this engaging Christmas Holiday Reading Passages set! Designed specifically for upper elementary readers, this resource blends high-interest Christmas topics with essential reading comprehension practice.
Each passage is written in a student-friendly format and paired with text-dependent questions that strengthen comprehension, writing, and critical-thinking skills. Whether you’re planning whole-group lessons, literacy centers, small-group instruction, or seasonal activities, this set provides meaningful practice all month long.
Students will explore cherished holiday traditions, retellings of classic Christmas stories, and fun informational topics, all while building key literacy skills. With printable and digital formats included, this resource fits seamlessly into any classroom setting..
INCLUDED:
- Print & Digital Options
- Color and Black-and-White Versions
- 6 Christmas-Themed Reading Passages:
- Rockefeller Christmas Tree
- Christmas Around the World
- Most Popular Christmas Toys
- Retelling of The Nutcracker
- Retelling of A Christmas Carol
- History of Candy Canes
- Text-Dependent Question Sets for Each Passage with: Main idea, writing-response questions, Summary writing response
- Answer Keys Included
- Reading Graphic Organizers: Support skills such as main idea, vocabulary, sequencing, compare/contrast, and more.
PERFECT FOR:
- December reading units
- Literacy centers
- Small-group instruction
- Holiday-themed ELA lessons
- Morning work or early finishers
- Sub plans
- Homework practice
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Marjorie H. –
This is a great resource. Thank You. I love using this in my classroom.
Tonya L. –
My students loved these passages to go along with our Holidays Around the World unit. It was exactly the right amount of difficulty for my ELL students.
Megan S. –
A fun way to practice skills with a holiday theme .
Stacy P. –
My students loved this activity for something different to do.
Elizabeth B. –
These passages were very engaging and were conducive to great discussions.
Farming Mom –
I like the variety of topics in these Christmas reading passages. Great to use before holiday break. Thank you!
Jasmine N –
My class loved these December/Christmas themed passages. I had them work in groups and they were able to choose which two they wanted to complete.
Veronica A. –
These passages provide an excellent opportunity to check comprehension while learning about the holidays.
Tamara B. –
I used this resource in guided reading groups to teach kids how to go back in a passage to find evidence. There is also a summary component that reinforced skills we were practicing in literacy. The students loved reading these fiction and nonfiction holiday themed passages.
Evelyn J. –
My students enjoyed learning about the variety for facts in relation to Christmas. The format of the paper wasn’t my favorite but, overall was a great resource for my students.
Emilee N. –
These were great to use in my small groups during the holidays. We had some great discussions!
Jackie A. –
This is a great resource for my intervention students. It was a way to change up our reading routine a bit before break.
Teach a Happy Life –
Great passages & questions! Highly engaging and fun to use during Christmas time!
Kori Acevedo –
Great way to keep them reading, but keep it fun, seasonal, and interesting!
Keyla Unger –
Excellent resource to have and use during December. It made planning easier and my students enjoyed the passages.
Jill G. –
This is a good resource. My students enjoyed learning about the holiday Christmas and completing the reading activities.
Jessica P. –
These stories were a welcome break from our usual stories in small groups. I loved that there were questions & writing prompts for the stories. They were still learning while enjoying Christmas stories. Even some of my students who don’t like to write, gave me good writing. Thank you for an engaging resource.
Amanda Gates –
My students loved reading these passages as fluency and comprehension practice during our small group reading lesson.
Titra Begay Nez –
My students read about Christmas and learned knew facts about Christmas. They enjoyed the passages.
Jessica T. –
I used this resource as homework and my students loved doing the work and reading it to their families!