The Twelve Days of Christmas
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.
Student Objectives
- Read a nonfiction passage about the twelve days of Christmas and the counting song.
- Find the sentences that tell when the twelve days begin and end.
- Explain why some gifts in the song are repeated many times.
- Use context to work out the meaning of words like forfeit and colly.