Family Literacy Bag: Where the Wild Things Are

By: Reading Rockets (2009)

Go on a "Wild Thing" 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: Kindergarten)

Explore Wild Things!

Reading Rockets' Where the Wild Things Are Literacy Bag

The featured books are Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and one of the nonfiction or concept books suggested (see the list below). In Where the Wild Things Are, Max's imaginative adventure begins the night he wore his wolf suit, making mischief and being downright rude. When he was sent to his room to cool off, he travels to the land of the Wild Things where he is crowned king only returning when he's ready to be loved again. The list includes both nonfiction titles about night and fiction books that emphasize concepts such as dealing with feelings and using your imagination.

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Interview with Maurice Sendak

Please note: this interview is intended for adults, not children. (Video provided by HarperCollins)

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:

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 or concept 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.

Comments

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Love the ideas,b ut need it translated into Spanish, please.

Posted by: Jean Berger | October 07, 2009 06:03 PM

try storybags.org, I love the books and reading bags, very nicely done.

Posted by: Sara Lynn Badger | October 08, 2009 03:40 AM

Stay tuned! The Spanish version will be published by November 1st.

Posted by: Tina | October 08, 2009 01:19 PM

Love the ideas! The parent information is written at a higher level than most of my students' parents can read and comprehend. I will need to scale the letter down considerably before using.

Posted by: Susan C | October 09, 2009 09:07 PM