December Close Reading – Christmas & Hanukkah Reading Passages

Description Close Reading – 4 Close Reading Passages with Daily Comprehension Activities This Common Core aligned product contains 4 themed reading passages (2 fiction, 2 nonfiction) relating to the month of December. Each passage contains 5 days of comprehension activities and graphic organizers that use text dependent questioning to encourage high level thinking in your students. Each passage also contains symbols to use for marking the text to encourage active reading. A page is included at the beginning of the document to align each activity with Common Core standards for second, third, and fourth grade. *** Please note that the CCSS Lexile Levels for grades 2-4 are as follows. These passages may be a bit of a challenge for 2nd grade.*** 2nd Grade 420-650 3rd Grade 520-820 4th Grade 740-940 ____________________________________________________________________ CLICK TO DOWNLOAD A FREE SAMPLE PASSAGE WITH ACTIVITIES HERE ____________________________________________________________________ For more Weekly Readings click HERE ____________________________________________________________________ For my WHOLE YEAR BUNDLE of Weekly Readings HERE ____________________________________________________________________ Included Pages Text – Hanukkah and Christmas – What’s the Difference? (Lexile 700) Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Non-Fiction Note Taking Summary – Compare and Contrast Text – Christmas Cookies (Lexile 500) Analyzing Character Traits Graphic Organizer Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Making Connections Graphic Organizer Visualization Graphic Organizer Text – Let’s Celebrate New Year’s Eve! (Lexile 690) Asking Questions Before Reading Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Making Connections Graphic Organizer Asking Questions After Reading Graphic Organizer Text – The Hill that Almost Won (Lexile 630) Sequencing Graphic Organizer Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Text Dependent Comprehension Questions Identifying Conflict Graphic Organizer Central Message Graphic Organizer Total Pages 25 pages Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A