Christmas Traditions & Decorations | Reading Comprehension | Year 3/4

Discover the fascinating stories behind the festive season with Christmas Traditions & Decorations — a joyful, high-interest Reading Comprehension Bundle perfect for December lessons. These engaging non-fiction texts explore how Christmas traditions began, why we decorate the way we do, and how these customs have changed around the world.

Each pack follows Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and includes structured, dyslexia-friendly resources designed to strengthen vocabulary, retrieval, and inference skills — all wrapped in a festive theme children love.

Texts Included:

1. The History of Christmas Traditions
   Discover how Christmas customs such as gift-giving, stockings, feasts, and carols began, and explore how people around the world have shaped the celebration we enjoy today. This text provides rich historical context and cultural insight, ideal for discussion and comprehension work.
2. The Story of Christmas Decorations
   Learn how baubles, tinsel, lights, wreaths, and trees became holiday icons — and how decorating traditions evolved over time. This text blends history, cultural significance, and festive fun.

What’s Included:

• 2 Pages of Informative Non-Fiction Text (Dyslexia-friendly font)
• 2 Pages of Reading Comprehension Questions
• “Just Tick It” Adaptive Reading Task – ideal for emerging or reluctant readers
• Extension Activities for writing, research, and creative response
• 5-Lesson Teaching Presentation (40+ slides, structured and easy-to-teach)
• 5-Day Lesson Plan with pedagogy notes and teaching strategies
• Audio Support of the text (ideal for EAL/SEND/ESL learners)
• Answer Keys for all questions and tasks
• Assessment Tracker to monitor reading objectives and progress

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at: bitesizeeducation01@gmail.com

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