Holi Colors: An Educative Close Reading Guide
The colorful holiday of Holi, well-known for its celebrations and cultural significance in Hindu traditions, is examined in this informative close reading packet. Particularly in the spring when Holi is usually celebrated, it is a fascinating resource for world religions, social studies, and cultural studies classrooms. The packet’s main contents cover the history and origins of Holi (Holi Fest), the cultural significance of the various colors used during the celebrations (Holi Colors), traditional practices associated with springtime festivities (Spring Holi), the symbolic meaning behind the use of colors in the festival (Color Celebration), and fun activities and games enjoyed during Holi (Holi Fun). For students to gain a deeper grasp of the cultural significance, customs, and spirit of unity surrounding Holi, each part includes thought-provoking questions and captivating writings. This packet is especially useful for teaching about religious customs, seasonal festivities, and cultural diversity in educational contexts such as classrooms.
These close reading comprehension passages are the perfect no-prep, standards-based, and high interest way to strengthen your students’ close reading skills!
Short on time to teach? This print and go packet truly is for you! It has everything you need for a complete, successful informational text reading unit.
This Close reading set features:
Holi
Holi Fest
Color Celebration
Spring Holi
Holi Fun
Holi Colors
As they complete the close reading process, students will build comprehension by answering text-dependent questions.
Skills align with both the RI (Reading Informational Texts) and RL (Reading Literature) Common Core Standards
These passages can be used in the morning, at centers, as part of homework, with small groups, for extra learning with smart students, to help struggling students, or to get ready for tests.
This resource was created by Teachers Stock LTD. All rights reserved. It is intended for use by the purchaser for one class only. Teachers may distribute it to their own students but may not upload it to the Internet where it can be publicly accessed and downloaded.
