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December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities
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"I love any and every book companion bundle from The Core Coaches! The range of activities offered cover essential standards in a fun and engaging way! "
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Ashley C.
"This was a great resource with plenty to do especially before the holiday when it is hard to keep students engaged. My first graders loved all these activities!"
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Victoria L.

Description

These December read aloud lessons are perfect for the holiday season. Celebrate December with Christmas and Hanukkah book companion comprehension activities with these easy to use lesson plans. This bundle includes materials for the stories Pig the Elf, Olive the Other Reindeer, Hanukkah Bear and Tough Cookie.

Students LOVE celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah with these lovable book characters. These low prep book companions will be a hit with your kids!

Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.

Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.

To teach these lessons you will need these stories:

Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey

Olive the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold

Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel

Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway

Each book in this pack includes:

  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Comprehension questions with answer key
  • Whole group response to text activities
  • Response to text worksheets and graphic organizers
  • Writing pages
  • Vocabulary cards and worksheets
  • Quiz
  • Retelling Puppets
  • Craftivity template
  • Self-checking digital activities on Easel by TPT

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12 Days of Christmas in the Classroom

Christmas Countdown STEM Challenge

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We would love to hear from you! Please remember to earn your free TpT credit by leaving feedback when you purchase!

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For helpful tips, hints, and classroom strategies check out our website!

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December Read Aloud Lessons- Holiday Book Companion Comprehension Activities

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What others say

"I love any and every book companion bundle from The Core Coaches! The range of activities offered cover essential standards in a fun and engaging way! "
star
Ashley C.
"This was a great resource with plenty to do especially before the holiday when it is hard to keep students engaged. My first graders loved all these activities!"
star
Victoria L.

Description

These December read aloud lessons are perfect for the holiday season. Celebrate December with Christmas and Hanukkah book companion comprehension activities with these easy to use lesson plans. This bundle includes materials for the stories Pig the Elf, Olive the Other Reindeer, Hanukkah Bear and Tough Cookie.

Students LOVE celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah with these lovable book characters. These low prep book companions will be a hit with your kids!

Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.

Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.

To teach these lessons you will need these stories:

Pig the Elf by Aaron Blabey

Olive the Other Reindeer by J. Otto Seibold

Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel

Tough Cookie by Edward Hemingway

Each book in this pack includes:

  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Comprehension questions with answer key
  • Whole group response to text activities
  • Response to text worksheets and graphic organizers
  • Writing pages
  • Vocabulary cards and worksheets
  • Quiz
  • Retelling Puppets
  • Craftivity template
  • Self-checking digital activities on Easel by TPT

___________________________________

You may also like…

12 Days of Christmas in the Classroom

Christmas Countdown STEM Challenge

Mega Bundle- A Year of Seasonal Activities

___________________________________

We would love to hear from you! Please remember to earn your free TpT credit by leaving feedback when you purchase!

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

For helpful tips, hints, and classroom strategies check out our website!

The Core Coaches Website

Copyright © The Core Coaches

Permission to copy for single classroom use only.

Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 5 out of 5
June 30, 2026
This is such a helpful resource for our first grade classroom. Thank you!
Tyler E.
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One of my favorites!
Rated 5 out of 5
May 7, 2026
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I love any and every book companion bundle from The Core Coaches! The range of activities offered cover essential standards in a fun and engaging way!
Ashley Clark
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75 reviews • Georgia
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
January 15, 2026
This was a great resource with plenty to do especially before the holiday when it is hard to keep students engaged. My first graders loved all these activities!
Victoria L.
228 reviews • New Jersey
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 5 out of 5
February 16, 2025
This is an EXCELLENT bundle! I was able to easily plan my reading block for the entire month of December.
The Lindsey Edit
(TPT Seller)
67 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 5 out of 5
May 25, 2024
The Core Coaches read-aloud lesson plans are awesome. They made me love teaching reading because they set up all the questions (and answers!) for you to have a meaningful and purposeful discussion with the kids before, during and after read-aloud. And they follow the same structure and routine with all their bundles. We read Olive the Other Reindeer and Pig the Elf. Super engaging for the kids.
Amanda Alvarez
(TPT Seller)
325 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 5 out of 5
May 9, 2024
I loved these read aloud lessons for the days leading up to the winter holiday break! Super easy to just print and go and are wonderfully themed.
Kylie H.
178 reviews
Grades taught: 1st, 2nd

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With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
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