⭐️December themed differentiated reading passages for 4th and 5th grade has Lexile leveled differentiated passages and question sets that are perfect for reading comprehension practice and review. Includes general comprehension review questions, skills based graphic organizers, and written response activities.

⭐️Includes themed stories and nonfiction passages about Hanukkah, Boxing Day, Animal Tracking in Winter, and more.

⭐️ This product includes 6 differentiated leveled passages in the 4th-5th Grade Text Complexity Band (the range for 4th-5th grade is 740-1010). Each passage is available on two levels and comes with general comprehension questions, a skill-based activity, and a reading response activity.

Key Features:

✏️ Great Spiral Review – Passages incorporate a variety of reading comprehension skills. Focus skills are spiraled each month.

✏️ Passage Variety – Passages are themed for the month to include holidays and special days, but incorporate diverse topics and all literature and informational genres.

✏️Engaging – Stories and passages are written with 4th and 5th graders in mind. The topics are selected to be highly engaging and motivating, while also building background knowledge about a wide range of diverse topics.

✏️Skill Focused – Integrates text and activities to help students understand the concepts and stay engaged in the material.

✏️Scaffolding – Utilizes the Lexile Framework® for Reading and a mix of standard-based essay and multiple choice questions to allow educators to scaffold independent work and homework. Also great for centers and interventions.

What’s Included?

1. Making Dreidels – Focus on Character Analysis (780L, 950L)
2. Boxing Day – Focus on Main Idea (740L, 930L)
3. The Japanese Winter Solstice – Focus on Inferencing (Drama)
4. The Snow Man – Focus on Theme (750L, 900L)
5. The Science of Snowflakes – Focus on Sequencing (770L, 900L)
6. Animal Tracking in Winter – Focus on Non-Fiction Inferencing (770L, 970L)