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Looking to engage students with the holidays while still providing rigor in the classroom? Get ready for all of the holiday seasons in your classroom with these high-interest nonfiction close reading passages and comprehension activities that kids love!
These activities are perfect for consistency throughout the year and will highly motivate your students to be active readers.
Since the articles in each pack are related, they are also great to use as paired passages!
This bundle includes 8 resources:
Halloween Traditions, Thanksgiving Traditions, December Holiday Traditions, Valentine's Day Traditions, Mardi Gras Traditions, Leap Year History, St. Patrick's Day Traditions, Spring Holidays Traditions
Each set in this bundle includes nonfiction reading passages, critical thinking activities that require students to go back to the text, creative tasks, going further activities, and close reading anchor charts.
This resource will help you:
- Save time scouring the internet for appropriate articles
- Keep student interest and engagement high
- Have high-quality reading activities at your fingertips
This bundle includes BOTH a printable and a digital Google Slides™ version.
CONTENTS of Halloween Traditions Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions and additional reflection activity specific to each article
- History of Halloween
- Spooky Tales
- Halloween Sweet Treats
- Carving a Pumpkin
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Create Your Own Jack-o'-Lantern
-Invent your own candy corn flavor
-Sink or Float
-Visualizing Spooky Tales
-Spooky Poetry
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Thinking Beyond
-Main Idea Organizer
-Comparing Different Halloween Celebrations
CONTENTS of Thanksgiving Traditions Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓3 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- The Big Parade
- Are You Ready for Football?
- To Shop or Not to Shop
✓Main Idea Organizer
✓Visualizing
✓Timeline
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Research a Popular Tradition
-Agree or Disagree
-Design a Float
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Compare and Contrast Traditions
-and more!
CONTENTS of Christmas Traditions Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- A Holiday Ballet
- Are These Sweaters Really Ugly?
- A Sweet Holiday Treat
- A Special Christmas Tree
✓Main Idea Organizer
✓Venn Diagram
✓Timeline
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Sketching What You See
-Designing an Ugly Sweater (with matching mittens and hat!)
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Picturing and Sharing My Own Traditions
-and more!
CONTENTS of Mardi Gras Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓3 articles with reader response text-dependent questions about Mardi Gras, Masks, and Louisiana (see the preview for a closer look at each article)
✓Reading Comprehension questions for each passage
✓Graphic Organizer Skill Activity for each passage
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Main Idea activity for any article
-Snapshots of Your Town- Creative Reflection Page
CONTENTS of Valentine's Day Traditions Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- Everyone Loves Kindness
- Say it With Candy
- A Dozen Roses
- Have You Met...(St. Valentine and Cupid)
✓Timeline Activity
✓Kindness Quote Reflection and Challenge
✓Main Idea Graphic Organizer
✓Create Your Own Flavor/Saying Heart
✓Rose Life Cycle Diagram
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Venn Diagram
-My Own Way to Celebrate Valentine (tradition sharing)
CONTENTS of St. Patrick's Day Traditions Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- Are Leprechauns a Myth?
- Where do Rainbows End?
- Popular Traditions
- Visiting Ireland
✓Visualizing Traditions
✓Snapshots of Ireland
✓Main Idea Graphic Organizer
✓Create and Design Your Own Shoes
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Venn Diagram
-My Own Way to Get My Green On! (tradition sharing)
CONTENTS of Leap Year:
Due to the tricky concept of Leap Year, this pack includes differentiated texts. This is the only set with differentiated texts. Thank you.
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓3 Nonfiction Passages and Reader Response Questions:
* What is Leap Year?
* The Earth’s Movements
* When is the Spring Equinox?
✓Going Further Bonus Activities:
-Doodle Thinker + Writing Prompt
-Color by Code - Math Focus
-Word Search
-Open Ended Poster
-Leaping Math Activity NOW Included
-Agree/Disagree
-Vocabulary Check
-Just the Facts Reflection Page
-Jumping Into the Future - Creative Reflection Page
✓Answer Keys
CONTENTS of Spring Holiday Close Reading:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Close Reading Anchor Charts in two sizes
✓Close Reading Graphic Organizer
✓4 articles with reader response text-dependent questions:
- The Season for Jellybeans
- Be an Earth Hero
- A Very Special Day (Mother's Day)
- Celebrating Our Heroes
✓Write a Letter From Planet Earth
✓Create Your Own Jellybean
✓Make Your Own Holiday
✓Venn Diagram of 3 American Holidays
✓Answer Keys
✓Bonus Activities Include:
-Agree or Disagree
-Vocabulary Understanding
-Thinking Beyond
-Main Idea Organizer for any of the Articles
-Visualizing Traditions
-You Are Special Acrostic Poem
Please see the preview for a more detailed look at all these products have to offer.
Why teachers like YOU love these close reading packs:
- Time-Saving: Just print and Go!
- Close reading anchor charts are included
- All articles are related and are of high interest
- Perfect for paired nonfiction reading
- Great to practice close reading
- Includes interactive digital version
- Easy to use for informal or formal reading assessment
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"I printed these off right away to help my students learn how to annotate the passage. You always have wonderful, engaging topics! Thank you!"
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"Excellent passages, with vocabulary highlighted. We also like the activities provided, that go along with the passages. Easy to use!"
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"My students and I have enjoyed the different topics of the passages! Thank you for creating a super engaging resource."
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