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Today’s FLASH FREEBIE is The Legend of the Poinsettia – an engaging Christmas Comprehension Activity based on a traditional tale from Mexico! It is FREE for 24 hours! Grab it on TPT right now before the price goes back up! And be sure to follow me on TPT and Instagram to get all 12 FREEBIES in December!
Are you looking for a retelling of a beautiful story to engage and inspire your students? This Christmas Comprehension Passage, written at a 4th grade reading level, tells the story of a miracle in Mexico and is full of heartwarming details. The story will inspire you and your students, and your kids will have a great time with the poinsettia craft. You’ll appreciate the text dependent questions which keep the focus on learning!
What is included in this Christmas Comprehension Activity?
This is a traditional Christmas tale from Mexico. It tells the legend of the poinsettia and shares a simple message – a gift from the heart is always the most beautiful. It comes with a poinsettia craft activity that helps students practice synonyms and also with text dependent questions.
The story is included in the Winter Tales from Around the World, a Google Forms Escape Room. This download includes additional comprehension and vocabulary activities and is perfect to use before the Escape Room. Grab both and keep students busy and learning in this build up to Winter Break time!
What do teachers say about this resource?
“My students loved it! Thank you. This resource saved me so much planning time.”
-M. Prieto
“My students have really enjoyed this resource. Thank you!”
-Vicki A.
Do you need more easy-to-use resources?
You can grab this resource, and three other Reading Comprehension Passages to celebrate Winter Holidays Around the World in the money-saving bundle, or just grab the resources you need.
Gryla and the Yule Lads – Christmas traditions in Iceland – Reading Comprehension Passage with text dependent questions and Idiom Task Cards.
Christmas Down Under – Non-fiction Reading Comprehension passage from Australia with text dependent questions and parts of speech practice
The Hanukkah Candle – fiction and non-fiction paired text with text dependent questions and a vocabulary Word SearchThis resource includes a heartwarming story from Mexico about a gift from the heart. The text is written at a fourth grade level, making it accessible for most intermediate students. They will love this charming tale! The resource also comes with text dependent questions to help students practice inference and summarizing, and a Synonym Craftivity to build vocabulary!
To extend the learning, grab The Legend of the Poinsettia by Tomie de Paula. His charming retelling of the same legend will give you opportunities to use the resource activities for a Shared Reading Activity OR have students compare and contrast the two versions. You have options! (As an Amazon Affiliate, if you make a purchase from clicking this link, I may earn at no cost to you. Win win!)
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Happy December!
Susan