December Resources and Freebies

Winter Solstice Around the World Unit Reading Comprehension and Fluency

This a student-centered, print-n-go, turn-key fluency, reading comprehension and standards-

based Winter Solstice Around the World Unit. Please look at the preview - it is the entire print version of the resource. Included are print, Google Slide and Easel versions.

Table of Contents

Fluency Research page 3

Evidence-Based Program and Lexile Measures page 4

Lexile Grade Level Reading Chart page 5 

Fluency Instructions and Optional Instructional Script page 6

Fluency Passage 1: Zuni Winter Solstice 810L-1100L page 8

Comprehension Check

Close Read

Fluency Passage 2: Zuni Winter Solstice in Depth 810L-1100L page 10

Comprehension Check

Close Read

Text-to Text Zuni Shalako Compare Two Texts page 13 

Shab-E Yalda, Iran 810L-11100L page 14

Shab-E Yalda, Iran Construct a Brochure page 15

Monsters of the Winter Solstice 810L-1100L page 16

Fluency Passage 3: Saturnalia 810L-1010L page 17

Comprehension Check page 18

Saturnalia Left Hanging page 19

Answers page 20

December Intervention Bundle - A Christmas Carol & December Holidays

December Intervention Bundle includes reading comprehension and fluency for both informational text and fiction. Engaging high interest low level work for older struggling readers. Includes "A Christmas Carol," Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Christmas Around the World, and more.

Resource 1 : High Low Reading Comprehension for Older Students December Christmas Hanukkah +

SET 9:  20 High interest, low level reading comprehension passage for grades 5-12 that are December Holiday-themed. These reading comprehension passages are perfect for older struggling readers and include Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and more. 

These December Holiday-Themed passages are diverse and inclusive to deal with the December Dilemma.

Passages are at reading levels grade 1-3 - without sounding OR LOOKING like it.

20 High Interest, Low Level reading passage for grades 5-12. These passages are perfect for older struggling readers and are aligned with the middle school and high school English Language Arts CCSS. 

This resource contains:

1. A printable PDF for packets or classroom work – with lines for students to complete their work
2. Answer document
3. Easel version

For Google Drive Version Click Here.

These are 20 HIGH INTEREST-LOW LEVEL READABILITY PASSAGES – perfect for Distance, Digital, Hybrid and Classroom learning. They are designed for students to read on their own and complete quick assessments. The assessments contain four to five multiple-choice questions and one or two short constructed-response questions or are otherwise standards-based.

20 reading passages, with comprehension assessments, that are high interest but at accessible reading levels. This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.” 

The reading techniques used in this resource are research-based and appeal to students in grades 5 through 12. Readability scores were determined using the Renaissance ATOS calculator. 

Passages:

Zuni Winter Solstice page 8

Dong Zhi page 9

Hopi Soyal page 10

Hanukkah page 11

Hanukkah Fun - The Dreidel – Fact and Opinion page 12

Ramadan page 13

A Day During Ramadan – Fact or Opinion page 14

When is Ramadan page 15

Kwanzaa page 16

Christmas page 17

Christmas Tree Facts page 18

Christmas Around the World page 19

Yule page 20

Bodhi Day page 21

Boxing Day page 22

Krampusnacht page 23

Fact and Opinion – Human Rights Day page 24

Three Kings Day page 25

December at School page 26

History of Christmas Carols page 27

The Hanukkah Song page 28

Answers page 29

Thank you for looking!

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Resource 2: A Christmas Carol A NOVEL in High Low Reading Comprehension Fluency Passages

Here is the entire novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens divided into high interest - low level reading passages. Passage reading levels range from 2 to 3.6 . Standards-Aligned assignments, fluency checks, and comprehension work for each of the 20 passages. Plus, literary devices and higher order thinking questions designed specifically for older students struggling or reluctant readers. 

This is an engaging story that older, lower-level readers my never experience – but should.  A Christmas Carol has all of the elements that engage teens who now are able access the story,

themes and brilliance of Dicken's classic - at a lower reading level. Each passage has a comprehension assessment, fluency check and Cloze Read. The passages are meant to be read in order. 

Perfect for homework, classwork, standards-based ELA instruction and distance learning-- this resource contains multiple versions – 68-page pdf, Easel and Google - for all learning situations. 

High Interest – Low Readability passages are perfect for both in class and distance learning Why? Because students are able to read the passages on their own and complete quick comprehension assessments, access literary devices, and practice fluency.

This resource is perfect for reluctant older readers who need reading practice but are put off by text that looks “young” or “babyish.” The passages are A Christmas Carol for them.

Written using research-based techniques – the passages repeat words, scaffold and introduce vocabulary. Research is included.

Readability scores are determined in Lexile Levels. 

Christmas TABOO game + Slideshow + free envelope

Christmas Math Puzzle Challenge Brain Teasers with FREEBIE