The Twelve Days of Christmas
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What's Inside
Read this seasonal book with children in first or second grade when you want holiday reading that asks them to count and follow a list. It works well for a read-aloud before winter break or any time you want to talk about the twelve days of Christmas.
Discover what was sent during the twelve days of Christmas. Children can practice counting, keeping track of order, and noticing repeated details as they read. It gives them a simple way to work with holiday language and number words.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn The Twelve Days of Christmas into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Counting to 12
- Sequencing events
- Holiday vocabulary
- Listening for repeated details
- Number order
Discussion Questions
- 1 The title talks about twelve days of Christmas. What do you think might change or be repeated across those twelve days?
- 2 As you read, how can you keep track of what was sent first and what was added later?
- 3 What clues in the title and page copy tell you this book is about holiday gifts or messages?
- 4 How does counting the days help you follow the order of the things being sent?
- 5 What is one way you could remember a long list like this at home or at school?
- 6 How is this holiday book similar to or different from other seasonal books you have read?
Words to Learn
- twelve
- The number after eleven and before thirteen.
- days
- Parts of the week that are used to count time.
- Christmas
- A winter holiday many people celebrate.
- sent
- Given or delivered to someone.
- during
- Happening in a stretch of time.
- order
- The way things happen from first to last.
- count
- To say numbers in order.
- seasonal
- Related to a special time of year.
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