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Knowledge and Fluency Passages

The Magic of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

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This Knowledge and Fluency Passage offers a clear, engaging passage about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree tradition, helping students connect with the special holiday setting in Red and Lulu. By practicing fluency with this text, learners gain background knowledge and deepen their understanding of the story’s themes about community and celebration. Use this passage before reading the book to build background knowledge and prepare students to better comprehend the text.

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Geography & Places, Holidays & Traditions, Cities & Urban Life, Landmarks & Regions, Fall & Winter Holidays

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Use Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

This beautifully illustrated tale of love, separation, and reunion follows two cardinals as they are unexpectedly parted when their home—a majestic evergreen tree—is taken to New York City to become the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Through Red's determined journey and the heartwarming reunion with Lulu, readers explore themes of loyalty, hope, and the meaning of home.

This resource set also offers comprehension strategies that help students make connections, ask meaningful questions, and make inferences while enjoying this powerful holiday story. Additionally, the collection includes a word work lesson on irregular past tense verbs and a creative writing activity inspired by Red's adventure.

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Fill Knowledge Gaps and Build Fluency for Better Comprehension

What’s Included in the Knowldge and Fluency Passages

Every package comes with:

A paired background passage connected to one of the books in the BookPagez library
A grade-level set of Fry high-frequency words
Fluency practice opportunities (model reading, partner/choral/independent rereads)
Comprehension questions (literal, inferential, vocabulary)
Teacher tools for progress monitoring (Words Correct Per Minute and prosody notes)

Why It Matters

Strong comprehension depends on more than decoding. Students also need background knowledge, smooth and expressive reading, and automatic recognition of high-frequency words. Knowledge & Fluency Passages bring all of that together in one resource. The passages fill in common knowledge gaps that can block understanding, give students repeated practice with fluency, and reinforce the words they’ll see most often in print. The result: more confident readers who are ready to dive into the books you teach.

Why You’ll Love Using Them

Think of these passages as a Swiss Army Knife for your literacy block. They prepare students for your read-alouds and small-group work, build fluency skills in meaningful ways, and give you quick assessment data—all without extra planning. Instead of stopping mid-story to explain tricky concepts, you’ll launch into texts knowing your students are already equipped to engage, notice, and think more deeply.

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Knowledge and Fluency Passages

The Magic of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Themes

Teacher Guide

Explore Other Resources to Pair with Red and Lulu

Fill Knowledge Gaps and Build Fluency for Better Comprehension

What’s Included in the Knowldge and Fluency Passages

Why It Matters

Why You’ll Love Using Them

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