December 25 Days of Christmas Reading Worksheets
A free nonfiction reading passage for every day of December up to Christmas, from the first Advent calendars to Saint Lucia Day and the Christmas Truce. Each one comes at several reading levels, K to 8, with questions, an answer key and a coloring page.
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December
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of the Advent calendar, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of the Christmas tree, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Saint Nicholas, the real man behind the stories, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how the picture of Santa Claus came to be, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas lights, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of candy canes, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of gingerbread and gingerbread houses, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas cards, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about reindeer, the real animals, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how Christmas is celebrated around the world, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Saint Lucia Day in Sweden, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Las Posadas in Mexico, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Christmas in Australia and the southern half of the world, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the poinsettia and how it became a Christmas flower, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about mistletoe, holly and other Christmas greenery, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the ballet "The Nutcracker", written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Charles Dickens and "A Christmas Carol", written at 6 reading levels (3rd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of the carol "Silent Night", written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the Christmas Truce of 1914, written at 5 reading levels (4th grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how NORAD started tracking Santa, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Christmas Eve traditions around the world, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of giving gifts at Christmas, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas wreaths, written at 6 reading levels (1st grade to 6th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas sweaters, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Three Kings Day (Epiphany), written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the winter solstice, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the twelve days of Christmas and the counting song, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of artificial Christmas trees, written at 6 reading levels (3rd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how the story of Rudolph was written, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Kwanzaa, written at 8 reading levels (1st grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how snowflakes form, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Hanukkah, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of fruitcake and Christmas pudding, written at 6 reading levels (3rd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about how evergreen trees survive winter, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about the Apollo 8 astronauts' Christmas Eve broadcast, written at 5 reading levels (4th grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about the history of Christmas stockings, written at 9 reading levels (kindergarten to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
Students read a nonfiction passage about Christmas markets in Germany and around the world, written at 7 reading levels (2nd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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Students read a nonfiction passage about Boxing Day, written at 6 reading levels (3rd grade to 8th grade), and answer multiple-choice questions about it.
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