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Family Literacy Bag: What's Next? The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Go on a "Very Hungry Caterpillar" 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: Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Explore what happens in The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The list of suggested books includes nonfiction titles about caterpillars and butterflies and fiction books that emphasize concepts such as counting, days of the week, or how things happen in sequence. When assembling your Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity packet to send home, simply include a copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and one of the nonfiction or concept books suggested.
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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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Comments
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Posted by: Marybeth Santos | January 25, 2011 02:51 PM