Winter Holidays & Festivals Around the World - Close Reads
Jenifer Stewart
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Grade Levels
4th - 6th, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRI.4.1
CCSSRI.4.2
CCSSRI.4.3
CCSSRI.4.4
CCSSRI.4.5
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
53 pages
Jenifer Stewart
1.1k Followers
What educators are saying
This was a great resource to use around the holidays. I used this with a Holidays Around the World unit!
This activity was so fun to use before our winter break! The students were so excited to do a holiday a day. They learned a lot but also got a lot of practice comprehending texts!
Description
Are your students curious about what kinds of holidays the rest of the world celebrates? This download contains 15 close reading passages for winter holidays and festivals - both old and new - around the world, including the very first winter solstice celebration!
These informational passages each contain two pages of text-based questions that are rigorous and include higher - level questions. They are perfect for literature circles, homework, guided reading groups, or for independent practice. In addition, there are strategy posters for students to help them learn the strategies for reading closely and for answering short-answer questions.
You will receive:
*Close reading strategies poster
*Strategies for answering short-answer questions poster
*Summarizing worksheet
*Venn diagram for comparing & contrasting two holidays
*Compare and contrast essay paper
*Close reads with 2 pages of questions:
Zagmuk (the first winter solstice celebration)
Saturnalia
Soyal (Hopi Indian winter festival)
Teng Chieh
Hanukkah
Diwali
Christmas
Las Posadas
Kwanzaa
St. Lucia’s Day
Japanese New Year
Boxing Day
Mardi Gras
Three Kings Day
Hogmanay (Scottish New Year Festival)
This will be perfect to learn about celebrations around the world and what they have in common.
These informational passages each contain two pages of text-based questions that are rigorous and include higher - level questions. They are perfect for literature circles, homework, guided reading groups, or for independent practice. In addition, there are strategy posters for students to help them learn the strategies for reading closely and for answering short-answer questions.
You will receive:
*Close reading strategies poster
*Strategies for answering short-answer questions poster
*Summarizing worksheet
*Venn diagram for comparing & contrasting two holidays
*Compare and contrast essay paper
*Close reads with 2 pages of questions:
Zagmuk (the first winter solstice celebration)
Saturnalia
Soyal (Hopi Indian winter festival)
Teng Chieh
Hanukkah
Diwali
Christmas
Las Posadas
Kwanzaa
St. Lucia’s Day
Japanese New Year
Boxing Day
Mardi Gras
Three Kings Day
Hogmanay (Scottish New Year Festival)
This will be perfect to learn about celebrations around the world and what they have in common.
Total Pages
53 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
3 Weeks
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRI.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
CCSSRI.4.2
Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
CCSSRI.4.3
Explain events, procedures, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.
CCSSRI.4.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
CCSSRI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
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