Christmas Winter Holidays Around the World Reading Passages
Original price was: $7.95.$5.00Current price is: $5.00.
Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Take your students on a festive journey around the world with this engaging bundle of 12 Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Resource; perfect for upper elementary learners!
From Christmas in the Philippines & Australia to Diwali and Las Posadas, this resource helps students explore global traditions, symbols, and celebrations while strengthening key reading skills.
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Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities: Take your students on a festive journey around the world with this engaging bundle of 12 Holidays Around the World Reading Comprehension Resource; perfect for upper elementary learners!
From Christmas in the Philippines & Australia to Diwali and Las Posadas, this resource helps students explore global traditions, symbols, and celebrations while strengthening key reading skills.
Each carefully written passage introduces a holiday’s history, customs, and meaning in a kid-friendly way. Students will love discovering how people around the world celebrate with light, love, and joy—while practicing main idea, summarizing, and text-dependent comprehension. These versatile sets can be used independently, in literacy groups, or reading groups, and are perfect for substitute plans.
INCLUDED:
- Color and Black & White options for flexible printing and student use
- Digital bonus version
- Answer Keys for easy grading
- Reading Response Questions include two options: (multiple choice and written response)
- Reading Graphic Organizers bonus pack — perfect for use with any text!
WINTER HOLIDAYS INCLUDED:
- 12 engaging Holidays Around the World reading passages: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Las Posadas, St. Lucia’s Day, La Befana, Advent, Ramadan, Chinese Lunar New Year, Christmas in Australia, and Christmas in the Philippines.
- 6 comprehension questions for each passage (multiple choice and written response).
- Main Idea and Summary for every passage
SKILLS COVERED:
- Reading for main idea and details
- Summarizing informational text
- Comparing and contrasting cultures
- Vocabulary and context clues
- Close reading comprehension
PERFECT FOR:
- Holiday and cultural study
- Whole-group or small-group reading
- Literacy centers and guided reading
- Social studies and cultural awareness lessons
- Holiday celebrations and cross-curricular unit
- Sub plans or early finisher activities
Help your students build cultural understanding and reading confidence as they travel the globe—no passport required!
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Christmas Winter Holidays Around the World Reading Passages
Original price was: $7.95.$5.00Current price is: $5.00.
Madalyn M. –
Great reading comprehension to use before break! My students loved learning about the countries
Carrie J. –
My students loved learning about other cultures and holidays!!
Lauren A. –
This is great! Thank you for making this; my students love it.
Jamie A. –
This was a great addition to our holiday packet! The students learned so much!
Natasha C. –
A great way to learn about different cultures and their traditions.
Jessica D. –
The directions and examples are super clear and polished, so we know exactly what to do and can focus on doing it well.
Heather P. –
This is a fun resource to have and my students were engaged and wanted to know how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
Wilda G. –
I really enjoyed using this resource with my students. They worked out great!
Jennifer L. –
My students found this very meaningful, helpful, and fun!
Jessica G. –
Valuable resource. Used this with my 4th-graders and it was helpful
Justine B. –
I used this during Social Studies leading up to Winter break! My multilingual students loved to hear about the holidays they celebrate, and my students who celebrate Christmas had a chance to learn about holidays they may have not heard of before. I will be using this again next year!
stephanie S. –
I used this resource during the holiday season to talk about different holidays. My students enjoyed it.
Alexandra Anderl –
This was great resource to use in my special education classroom.
Lindsey R. –
Loved this for my 3rd-grade students! Very helpful to teach the current standards.
Allie D. –
I love this resource because the student’s are able to read about how different countries celebrate Christmas.
Maria R. –
All of the kids really loved this. Great resource!
Jada G. –
Used this for reading tiered intervention time during December! Very interesting
Kindness Keepers –
This is an engaging and meaningful resource that combines reading comprehension with cultural learning in a way students truly enjoy. It introduces winter holiday traditions from around the world while helping students build strong literacy skills.
The reading passages are clear, well-written, and appropriate for upper elementary or middle school learners. They provide just enough detail to spark curiosity without overwhelming students, making it easy for them to stay focused and understand the content.
Kimberly A. –
Fun to do before Christmas break. Fun way to explore other countries!
Janice G. –
This was a perfect resource to educate my students. Simple to use and perfect for the days where I couldn’t start a new section in our textbook, but needed to reinforce concepts. Thank you!