⭐️ Practice key reading skills while exploring diverse winter holiday cultures with this Holidays Symbols Differentiated Passages Unit. Each of the 14 reading comprehension passages is differentiated on three different levels (low, middle, high), totaling 42 Lexile leveled passages. The passages are broken into two sets. Set 1 contains passages about Holiday symbols with reading comprehension questions. Set 2 contains nonfiction passages that are paired with a cultural Holiday legend. For set 2, students complete comprehension questions for each passage, then put the information from each paired passage together in a response activity.

⭐️ This differentiated holiday reading unit contains a variety of nonfiction and fiction texts that explore different holiday symbols across many cultures. It’s the perfect way to practice reading skills while enjoying the holidays in an inclusive and meaningful way.

Features:

✏️Lexile Levels – Each passage contains a certified Lexile measure to make differentiation easy. The passages vary across the 2nd & 3rd and 4th & 5th grade Common Core Text Complexity Bands.

✏️Differentiation – Each text is differentiated at three levels (low, middle, high) to give teachers from 2nd to 5th grade the tools they need to reach their entire classroom.

✏️Paired Passages – Paired passage activities allow students to learn about various Holiday traditions using nonfiction texts then experience the magic of storytelling with a traditional folktale. Paired passage responses develop critical thinking and help students tie the facts the nonfiction texts to the accompanying folktales.

✏️Highly Engaging – Contains original passages with high-quality photographs and custom illustrations designed to engage students of all levels and interests.

What’s Included:

– 14 Diverse Holiday Texts – Each Differentiated (Low, Middle, High) with Certified Lexile Levels

-Part 1: Symbols Texts with Comprehension Questions

1. The History of the Christmas Tree (620L, 820L, 1010L)
2. Symbols of Hanukkah (550L, 680L, 1010L)
3. The Meaning of the Kinara (570L, 800L, 900L)
4. The History of Candy Canes (490L, 820L, 1010L)

-Part 2: Pared Nonfiction Passages & Folktales

1. The History of the Poinsettia (400L, 820L, 1000L)
2. Pepita’s Gift (480L, 740L, 970L)
3. The Menorah (500L, 740L, 970L)
4. The Miracle of Hanukkah (360L, 610L, 830L)
5. The History of the Gingerbread Person (590L, 820L, 1020L)
6. The Legend of the Gingerbread Cookie (530L, 780L, 1010L)
7. The Scandinavian Nisse Doll (550L, 820L, 1000L)
8. The Legend of the Nisse (490L, 710L, 950L)
9. The Christmas Spider Web (540L, 800L, 990L)
10. The Legend of the Christmas Spider (480L, 700L, 950L)

*Answer Key Included

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