Family Literacy Bags: Adventures in Reading
(2008)
Reading Rockets has developed a set of family literacy bags to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.
Explore our section on Reading Together for more great family literacy ideas.
Parents who read to their children everyday and talk about what they are reading together promote a joy of reading and literacy achievement. How can teachers encourage reading at home and support the role of parents as educators? One way is through the use of family literacy bags — a paired set of theme-based fiction and nonfiction books and related interactive activities that kids bring home from school to share with their family. Just assemble everything into a two-gallon zip top bag, and they're ready to go!
"Family Literacy Bags are a great idea from Reading Rockets. I love the fact that there are clear, accessible, and easy-to-understand suggestions for parents in each PDF. The activities would be fun and educational to link to any book that suits the themes, not just the ones suggested."
— The Book Chook
What goes into each literacy bag?
- Parent information sheet with an introductory note that you can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children
- Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries
- Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project
- Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing
- Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child
- Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles
Themed literacy bags
 Theme: Animals Age: Kindergarten Animals literacy bag > |
 Theme: Environment Age: Grade 1 Environment literacy bag > |
 Theme: Food Age: Kindergarten Food literacy bag > |
 Theme: Folktales Age: Grade 1 Folktales literacy bag > |
 Theme: Music Age: Kindergarten Music literacy bag > |
 Theme: Time Age: Grade 1 Time literacy bag > |
 Theme: Dinosaurs Age: Grade 1 Dinosaurs literacy bag > |
 Theme: Wild Things Age: Kindergarten Wild Things literacy bag (English and Spanish) > |
 Theme: Sleep Age: Kindergarten Sleep literacy bag > |
 Theme: What Happens Next? Age: Pre-K and K The Very Hungry Caterpillar literacy bag > |
 Theme: Green Eggs and Ham Age: Kindergarten Green Eggs and Ham literacy bag > |
 Theme: The Snowy Day Age: Kindergarten Snowy Day literacy bag (English and Spanish) > |
 Theme: Farms Age: Kindergarten Farms literacy bag > |
 Theme: Trees Age: Grade 1 The Lorax literacy bag > |
 Theme: Rocks Age: Grades 1 and 2 Rocks literacy bag > |
 Theme: Oceans Age: Grade 1 Oceans literacy bag > |
 Theme: Cooking Age: Grades 1 and 2 Cooking literacy bag > |
 Theme: Weather Age: Grades 1 and 2 Weather literacy bag > |
 Theme: Building Age: Grades 1 and 2 Building literacy bag > |
 Theme: Rivers Age: Grade 3 Rivers literacy bag > |
 Theme: Bees Age: Grade 3 Bees literacy bag > |
Feedback wanted
If you use the family literacy bags in your classroom, we'd love to get feedback on how well they worked, new theme ideas, or ways to improve the packs. Contact us and select "Family Literacy Bags" from the subject field. Thank you!
To learn more, please read our article about family literacy bags.
* Si tiene alugunas preguntas o comentarios, contáctenos y seleccione "Cometarios sobre el paquete de actividades familiares."
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