A Christmas reading comprehension bundle for Reception to Year 4: 4 printable resources with a classic poem, short original stories, The Nutcracker and a holidays around the world booklet.

Children read, talk about and respond to Christmas stories and traditions in a calm, purposeful way during December. Buying the bundle costs much less than buying the resources one by one.

What’s included (4 resources)

• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Poem Unit Reception-Year 4: the complete 1823 poem with reading, vocabulary and writing pages (30 pages)
• Christmas Reading Comprehension Year 2-3: 8 short original stories with retrieval, inference and vocabulary questions (15 pages)
• The Nutcracker Story Activities Year 2-4: meet Clara and the Nutcracker, with sequencing, creative writing and a cut-and-paste craft
• Holidays Around the World Booklet KS1: a 20-page colouring and writing booklet on Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Las Posadas and St Lucia’s Day

Ways to use this Christmas reading bundle

• Guided reading and whole-class reading in December
• Poetry lessons and performance for assemblies
• Story sequencing and retelling before a Christmas trip or performance
• RE and geography links on how families around the world celebrate
• Cover lessons, early finishers and a settled last week of term

Year groups: Reception to Year 4 (EYFS, KS1 and lower KS2). Each resource says which year groups it suits best.

Format: printable PDFs. Print on A4 (choose “Fit to page”). English.

Updated November 2026.