A Christmas Carol for Elementary Students

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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a holiday classic. This free printable activity pack will help you teach A Christmas Carol for elementary students.

Grab your favorite version of the book and your favorite movie version, too. Add these free printables to your A Christmas Carol activities for kids. They’re perfect for kids in grades 3-5.

As you map out your Christmas lesson plans, be sure to provide your kids with an opportunity to dive into this classic story with fun and engaging activities such as those included in this printable pack.

A Christmas Carol for Elementary Students

A Christmas Carol in its original form can be daunting for elementary students. However, there are so many versions of A Christmas Carol that even young students can enjoy.

And, when you add fun printable activities to your reading time, you’ll keep them engaged and wanting to hear more.

Keep reading to learn:

• book versions of A Christmas Carol that elementary students will enjoy
• movie versions of A Christmas Carol that elementary students will enjoy
• details about the activities included in this printable pack

different versions of A Christmas Carol

• A Christmas Carol by Adam McKeown | Families will enjoy reading this shortened version of Dickens’s story together, with its warm illustrations that capture every twist and turn.

• A Christmas Carol: A Young Reader’s Edition of the Classic Holiday Tale | Remarkable, sumptuous artwork by top children’s illustrator Christian Birmingham enhances this faithful abridgement of the Dickens classic.

• A Christmas Carol by Phillip Gooden | Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into illustrated stories for children, introducing these timeless tales to a new generation. 

movie versions of a christmas carol

• A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott

• Disney’s A Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey

• A Christmas Carol – the 1971 animated version

Once you’ve read your favorite version of the story and watched your favorite version of the movie, it’s time to complete the worksheets found in today’s featured freebie.

a christmas carol activities

• A Christmas Carol Summary | In this pack, there is a 2-page summary of the story. If you don’t have time to read the entire book version, you can use this summary as a refresher for your students. Most of them will be familiar with the story already, and this synopsis is perfect for kids.

• A Christmas Carol Movie Worksheet | This one-page movie worksheet can be used with any version of the movie that you choose. On this page, kids will fill in information about characters, setting, problem, and solution.

• A Christmas Carol Comprehension Questions | This page features eight short-answer comprehension questions based on this holiday classic.

• A Christmas Carol Book and Movie Comparison | As with the movie worksheet above, this book/movie comparison worksheet can be used with any version of the book and movie.

A Christmas Carol Printable

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