Christmas Poems to Read, Chant, or Sing

**Bring some Christmas cheer into your classroom with these short, easy-to-learn poems you can use for shared reading or guided reading lessons, as Christmas songs, or as part of a holiday display or performance. **

There are 11 original poems, each with only 4 lines, so your young learners can easily read, understand, and remember them. The rich Christmas vocabulary is combined with sight words so your students can learn to decode more difficult words in context.

Included:

• Full colour version for classroom display or front of class teaching.
• Black and white version to print and give to students to read and color.
• Cover pages to create a Christmas Poem Book for each student

Use these poems for:

• Shared reading
• Centres
• Early finishers (students can colour in the pages or prepare a recital for the class)
• Whole class reading activities
• Guided reading in small groups
• Class or school performances
• Chants or songs
• Fluency practice
• Poetry study
• A fun build-up to the Winter break
• Read Aloud or Circle Time
• Adding to a poetry journal

These rhyming poems focus on the fun aspects of the holiday season, rather than the religious meaning, so they can be used by all. They feature:

These poems are sure to be a hit this December with your Early Years, Reception, Year One and Year Two students, increasing their confidence and fluency as readers while still celebrating the Christmas season.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

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