KS1 Christmas Reading Comprehension

A Christmas reading comprehension pack for KS1 (ages 5 to 7). It has 8 short, original festive and winter texts in big, clear print: stories, non-fiction, instructions, a poem, a letter and a recount. Every text has two question sheets, so a whole class, or brothers and sisters, can read the same text and answer at their own level. Full answer keys are included. Ready to print in A4 or US Letter.

WHAT’S INSIDE (38 pages)

1. Start here: contents and ideas for using the pack
2. Reading Detective: the 5 KS1 question types (vocabulary, retrieve, sequence, infer, predict), each with a colour, question starters, an example and a tip
3. Christmas word mat: question words, winter, Christmas and feeling words
4. 8 original texts, each with numbered paragraphs and a Words to know box:
   • A Hat for Bob (story)
   • Robins in Winter (non-fiction)
   • How to Make a Paper Snowflake (instructions)
   • The Sprout That Rolled Away (funny story)
   • Snow Day Morning (poem)
   • Zara’s Letter (letter)
   • Reindeer: Built for the Snow (non-fiction)
   • Our Christmas Fair (recount)
5. 16 question sheets: Holly (Year 1) and Robin (Year 2) for every text, with a score box
6. Holly sheets: tick boxes, yes or no, ordering, short answers and a drawing task
7. Robin sheets: more written answers, find and copy, explain and predict, in the style of KS1 reading papers
8. My reading tracker
9. Super Christmas Reader certificate
10. Answer keys and mark schemes for all 16 sheets

WHY YOU’LL LIKE IT

• 2 levels for every text, so one pack covers Year 1 and Year 2
• Every question is labelled with its type and marks
• Short texts and big print, made for young readers
• All texts are original and written in British English
• Undated, so you can use it every Christmas

WHAT YOU GET

• 2 PDF files: A4 and US Letter (same 38 pages)

HOW IT WORKS

• Print at 100% / actual size at home, at school or at a print shop
• Print only the pages you need, as many times as you like for your own family or class
• The files are not editable.