Winter Holidays Around the World December Reading Passage Christmas Kwanzaa
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Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas reading comprehension activities for December holidays made simple! Looking for Christmas and holidays around the world comprehension activities this December to teach your students how different cultures and countries celebrate holidays each winter? This pack includes nonfiction reading articles and activities for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Lucia Day, and Las Posadas - all the winter holidays in one convenient no-prep pack!
This no-prep December holiday pack is perfect to teach your students all about the different holidays celebrated each December!
These holiday activities are diverse, creative, and standard-aligned, allowing you to include all students in your classroom this holiday season.
Informational reading passages give students the background knowledge that they need to understand, reflect, and compare and contrast each holiday.
With engaging ELA activities, math problem-solving games and tasks, and Community Building Writing projects, your students will be engaged all month long!
Get into the holiday spirit with the community-building writing activities you and your students will love to complete as they spread kindness and strengthen their friendships and classroom community.
Short on time to teach all of these holidays? Complete activities in group settings and encourage meaningful discourse in a short amount of time!
Save 20% by purchasing this set in the Winter Holidays No Prep BUNDLE.
This set includes both a printable AND a digital version.
CONTENTS:
✓ Link and directions to use the digital version in Google Classroom™
✓Reading
- 6 Nonfiction Reading Passages and 2 Activities for each article
- Merry Christmas (“W” Questions)
- Happy Hanukkah (Reader Response Questions/Latke Sequence Order)
- Happy Kwanzaa (Reader Response Questions)
- St. Lucia Day (Important Information Web)
- Las Posadas (Questions and Vocabulary page)
- Are Reindeer Real? (Main Idea and Supporting Details, Reindeer Fact and Opinion)
- Holiday Venn Diagram & Tradition Reflection
- Student Note-Taking Sheet
- Student Presentation Directions (Optional Activity)
✓Grammar and More
- Inference Gifts (with answer key)
- Holiday Word Sort-Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives (with answer key)
- Abstract Nouns (with answer key)
- Holiday Alliteration
- Holiday Word Search (with answer key)
- December Holiday 3-2-1 Reflection
✓Writing Activities
- Bright Holiday Wishes-Writing Activity with Bulletin Board Letters
- Holiday Haikus-Poetry Activity
- Holiday Celebration-Invitation Friendly Letter
- You Light Up my Day-Class Writing Activity for Community Building
- Acrostic Poem
- Opinion Writing Prompt & Graphic Organizer
- Explanatory Writing Prompt & Graphic Organizer
- Narrative Writing Prompt & Graphic Organizer
✓Math Activities
- Time for the Holidays-Elapsed Time Game
- Hanukkah Elapsed Time Word Problems
- Kwanzaa Subtraction Gifts
- St Lucia Multiplication Stars
- Los Posadas Place Value Agree or Disagree?
Suggestions for Effective Use in the Classroom
- Morning Work
- Centers
- Partner Work
- Independent Reading Practice
- Independent Writing Practice
- Whole Class Instruction
- Bulletin Boards - There are several activities that can be used for colorful and decorative bulletin boards, including, "Bright Holiday Wishes" writing activity.
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"I have students in my classroom that celebrate many different holidays in December. This was an easy way for the students to learn about each others traditions!"
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"This was perfect for my students. It was just what I needed to add to our Research of Holidays. I look forward to using it again this year."
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"Thank you for creating an excellent resource to cover all of the important December holidays! The passages and activities were very engaging!"
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