Longest Night Reading Passage

Read the story together, then let children read it again on their own. Talk about what they notice about the sun after school in December.

Two pages. Page 1 is a short story about December days: the sun comes up late, stays low at lunch and goes down early, and after December 21 the days get longer. Page 2 has 4 circle the answer questions and 1 question to write about a long winter night. Answer key included.

Yes. We made it for 1st Grade holiday activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

2 printable resources, all free to preview. There are 30 Winter Solstice resources in all, from Preschool to 5th Grade, gathered on our Winter Solstice activities page. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 1st Grade students, roughly ages 6-7. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 1st Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.