"Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Christmas Reading Activities with Article
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- Easel Activity
Description
Create a beautiful holiday tradition in your middle school ELA classroom with this "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus" Christmas reading activity! Introduce your kids to this beautifully-written perspective on the existence of Santa and the meaning of Christmas. A lovely opportunity to discuss the meaning of the holiday spirit with students. Great for skeptical middle-schoolers, but honestly, my juniors and seniors enjoyed it too! No Prep. Includes answer key and suggested discussion questions responses. Holiday gift included; a pretty poster.
Beautifully-formatted as a gift to you and your students.
Printable PDF or TPT Digital Easel Activity
This is a great "day before the holiday" activity.
9-page document
2 pages are background provided for the teacher's introduction
answer key and suggested responses
Included is the text of the article "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
Activities include:
• 10 reading check questions
• 6 vocabulary words extracted from the article and set in a chart that requires
definitions based on context clues and original sentences
• 10 higher-order thinking questions
• an acrostic requiring the listing of concepts associated with the holiday season
• and an "exit ticket" requiring a summary of the article
4 graphics including one of the original article
1 poster or packet cover
This is a lovely activity for kids who may have become a bit suspicious and
too cool for Santa.
A buyer commented, "Used this for the three days before Christmas break, and my students loved it! They really opened up about Santa, why they liked believing, and why they stopped."
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