Close reading is a key component of the Common Core Standards. It is the active and analytic reading and re-reading of text to gather meaning. This reading and re-reading of text leads to higher level thinking skills and a deeper level of reading comprehension. These are crucial concepts for growing readers. This close reading, non-fiction resource focuses on various types of holidays.
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This resource focuses on 5 different holidays celebrated around the world. Each holiday contains 3 different, leveled and differentiated reading passages, vocabulary words, vocabulary pictures, and vocabulary definitions. This resource also includes reading comprehension and vocabulary pages, as well as a craft activity for each holiday.

The holidays featured in this resource are:

-Christmas
-Hanukkah
-Diwali
-Las Posadas
-Kwanzaa

Also included is:

-A description of what close reading is and how to implement it in the classroom is included in this resource.

- Open ended questions, questioning to support text, vocabulary word review and definition pages, webs, identifying key elements and key features of texts and a craft for each holiday are all included.

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