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US Holiday Nonfiction Reading Passages and Questions 3rd 4th Grade: Bring history, culture, and reading comprehension together with this United States Holidays Reading Passages Packet! This engaging resource helps 3rd–4th grade students explore holidays celebrated across the U.S. while strengthening essential nonfiction reading skills. With over 20 high-interest passages, students stay motivated as they read, think, and respond using meaningful comprehension activities.
Students will enjoy learning about a wide variety of holidays while demonstrating comprehension through test-style questions, written responses, and graphic organizers.
INCLUDED:
- Print & Digital Options
- Color and Black-and-White Versions for easy printing
- 20 + U.S. Holidays Reading Passages
- Multiple-choice and written response options to support differentiation.
- Short Constructed Response (SCR) questions
- Graphic Organizers for extended learning
- How to Annotate Reading Passages Poster for students notebooks or display.
HOLIDAYS INCLUDED:
- Labor Day
- Patriot Day (September 11)
- Constitution Day
- Veterans Day
- Halloween
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Year
- Lunar New Year
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Groundhog Day
- Valentine’s Day
- Presidents Day
- Pi Day
- St. Patrick’s Day
- April Fools’ Day
- Earth Day
- Cinco De Mayo
- Memorial Day
- Flag Day
- 4th of July
PERFECT FOR:
- Holiday-themed ELA lessons
- Reading comprehension practice
- Social studies integration
- Morning work or bell ringers
- Homework or assessments
- Literacy centers or small groups
- Substitute plans
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J P. –
My students find these passages engaging. Thank you!
Kayleigh S. –
I love using these reading passages on or around the appropriate holiday in order to expose my kids to things they may not have heard about before, and as a resource for practicing our comprehension skills.
Mindy K. –
LOVE that I have the option to upload these passages to Schoology or to use in packet form. My students look forward to them when a new holiday approaches and I love the ease of use.
Kayla W. –
My students loved this resource and we use them frequently always looking forward to the next holiday
Kaylie E. –
This was such a great and well thought out resource to complete with students.
Accessible by Design Shop –
This is an excellent resource. It saved me so much time. Thank you!
Kaitlyn N. –
This set of comprehension passages covering all holidays is an amazing resource for keeping students engaged throughout the year. The passages are well-written, easy to follow, and paired with meaningful questions that check for true understanding.
I love how it allows students to learn about a variety of holidays while practicing important reading skills. It’s perfect for integrating seasonal content without losing instructional time. My students stayed interested, and it made comprehension practice feel fresh and relevant all year long!
Sabrina W. –
This has been a fun easy addition to my reading stations. It is a little easy for most of my fifth graders, but they have enjoyed learning more about these holidays with this activity. It provided a way for my students to have something completely independent so that I could work with different groups. Thank you!
Caley Conner –
This packet was wonderful! Included so many holidays! Thank you!
Kathleen A. –
This resource worked great for my multi-grade special education class!
Kayla K. –
This resource allowed my fourth graders to be actively engaged in this content! I look forward to these activities every year!
Meagan B. –
As a newly displaced Texan, I knew I had to find something fun to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with my students; they’re excited to celebrate with this activity set and to learn about the holiday!
McKenna F. –
Thank you so much for this resource! My students loved it!
Ashley K. –
This was a great review of some spring holidays, thank you!
Antonia S. –
We used this all year in our homeschool studies to read and learn more about the world around us. The articles were engaging, questions were good mix of reading comprehension.
Teresa B. –
Students love a break from regular reading curriculum. These passages were great to use in my 5/6th grade resource classroom.
Cherokee H. –
These are great, short readings that explain holidays. So many holidays are covered!
Kera K. –
This pack has everything you need for an easy sub tub prep for ELA!
Zayda B. –
Well-crafted and amazing reading comprehension passages.
Mazie C. –
Useful in speech therapy for targeting a wide variety of language goals – Love the different themes to keep a nice rotation in the activities