Develop students' reading skills with this printable passage of historical fiction and comprehension questions. This reading passage is about a young girl's first Christmas after losing her mother.

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Daily Warm-Ups: Reading, Grade 5

By Sarah Kartchner Clark

Daily Warm-Ups: Reading, Grade 5 supports national standards and helps your students master reading comprehension skills across a variety of genres. Printable warm-ups contain fiction and nonfiction reading passages, followed by questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Topics include science, animals, current events, American history, and more!

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