ing this time before Christmas.
This is a great reading activity that focuses on helping students strengthen their point-of-view reading skills.
4. Answer Reading Response Questions.
This low prep Christmas reading comprehension activity only requires that students respond to a variety of reading comprehension questions after reading or hearing a Christmas-themed book.
5. Create a Mini Test.
For this reading activity, students choose one of their favorite Christmas-themed independent reading books.
They then create a short quiz (with an answer key) about it. The quiz can be multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, etc.
Afterwards, students exchange their quizzes with a classmate.
6. Tackle Reading Passages.
There are a plethora of Christmas reading passages that cover a variety of reading strategies and skills.
Reading passages are always a good resource to have in your literacy toolkit.
7. Practice a Christmas Reader’s Theater.
Reader’s theaters work very well during this time of the year because they are very fun and keep students focused on learning.
With a reader’s theater script, assign students a part, have them practice, and then they’ll perform for their parents or peers.
An alternative is to have partners read a reader’s theater script within literacy centers.
Reader’s theater scripts improve reading comprehension, expression, fluency, and accuracy.
8. Summarize a Book.
Practicing how to write a summary is always a good idea.
After students hear a read-aloud book or after they read a section of their independent reading book, they write a summary of what they just read.
9. Participate In a Text Features Hunt.
For this Christmas reading activity, students will work with nonfiction text features.
As students read a nonfiction book, they remain alert for any nonfiction text features they observe.
They’ll record in their reading response journals the name of the text feature, sketch what it looks like, and then write a description that tells how the text feature supports reading comprehension.
10. Fill Out a Graphic Organizer.
This is one of the most versatile Christmas reading activities because you can find a graphic organizer to fit any reading skill and strategy.
For this activity, offer students a menu of different graphic organizers.
Have them select one that they would like to complete on a book they’re currently reading.
11. Compose and Share an Acrostic Poem.
Incorporating poetry as one of your Christmas reading activities is a smart idea.
Ask students to create and share an acrostic poem using the word Christmas or another Christmas-related term like mistletoe, December, or winter.
This reading activity helps to expand students’ vocabulary.
Final Thoughts: Christmas Reading Activities
Students will stay focused and engaged during the holiday season using these fun Christmas reading activities.
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