Product Description: Get your students into the holiday spirit while building their reading comprehension and fluency skills with these Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions! This resource includes 20 engaging Christmas reading passages, each paired with targeted comprehension questions that encourage students to find text evidence. The passages feature high-interest, festive stories centered around Christmas traditions, winter activities, and the magic of the season, making December reading passages both fun and educational. Perfect for helping first-grade students develop their Christmas reading comprehension skills, these passages are designed to boost fluency and comprehension while celebrating the holiday spirit.

Product Features:

• 20 Thematic Christmas Reading Passages: Each story centers around Christmas or winter themes, such as holiday celebrations, gift giving, snowy weather, and festive meals.
• Fluency Tracking: Students read each December reading passage three times, using the built-in tracker to build reading confidence and fluency.
• Comprehension Questions: Three focused questions follow each Christmas reading passage, encouraging students to cite details from the text, reinforcing Christmas reading comprehension.
• Text Marking Prompts: Questions prompt students to color or highlight specific answers in the text, helping them learn to find and use text evidence.

Perfect for:

• Independent Reading Practice: Ideal for morning work, literacy centers, or quiet reading time with Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions.
• Small Group Instruction: Perfect for guided reading, where students can read and discuss answers as a group.
• Homework or Extra Practice: Great for sending home December reading comprehension passages to encourage family engagement in reading.

Why This Resource? This packet combines the fun of Christmas reading passages with essential reading skills, aligning with first-grade comprehension standards. It’s perfect for teachers looking to boost fluency, comprehension, and text evidence skills with December reading passages that celebrate the holiday season.

What’s Included:

• 20 Christmas reading comprehension passages and questions
• 3 comprehension questions per passage
• 2 Cover Pages (Girl and Boy options)

Help your students practice their reading skills while enjoying the festive joy of Christmas with these Christmas reading comprehension passages!

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