Holidays Around the World Reading Passages for Second and Third Grade

Holidays around the world reading passages for second and third grade. Eight short original passages about Las Posadas in Mexico, Christmas in Germany, St. Lucia Day in Sweden, Hanukkah, Diwali, Kwanzaa, Lunar New Year and Christmas in Australia, each with questions, plus a holiday passport, vocabulary, where in the world and a compare-two-holidays Venn diagram.

• 12 pages: 8 passages with 3 multiple-choice questions and a written answer each
• Holiday passport, vocabulary, where in the world and a Venn diagram that compares two holidays
• Questions and choices change with every copy. Color and black & white, with answer key

Grade

Grade 3

Full set

12 worksheets in color, the same 12 in black & white, answer key · 30 pages

Format

PDF, US Letter (8.5 × 11 in)

Standards

RI.2.1Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

RI.2.9Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic.

RI.3.1Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

RI.3.9Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic.

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