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Family Literacy Bag: Folktales
Go on a "folktales" reading adventure! Teachers can support reading together at home with Reading Rockets family literacy bags — designed to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.
(Level: First grade)
Explore folktales!
The Folktales Literacy Bag pairs a folktale that explains a something about nature with a nonfiction book. The featured books are Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, by Gerald McDermott, and The Moon Book, by Gail Gibbons. The Anansi story tells how the spider's sons rescue him from danger; their reward ends up becoming the moon. The Moon Book describes the moon's movement, phases, exploration, and beliefs about it.
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The featured books were chosen for their quality and availability in most school and public libraries. However, if you would like to purchase the books, here are the links:
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott
The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons
What's in the literacy bag?
- Parent information sheet with an introductory note that teachers 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
- Parent survey
While designed as a school-to-home project, the Reading Rockets Literacy Bags are also great for summer programs, after-school programs, and home-schoolers.
Interested in more reading adventures?
Browse our full library of Family Literacy Bags. And for additional information about Family Literacy Bags, you might want to read this article.
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