The Real Saint Nicholas
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.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about the history of Saint Nicholas and the customs connected to him.
- Find details that show how a legend and a custom spread from Myra to the Netherlands, Germany, and America.
- Explain the cause and effect between stories of secret gifts and the tradition of leaving out shoes.
- Determine the meaning of words such as bishop and legend using context clues.