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Family Literacy Bag: Time

Go on a "time-ly" 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 time!

Reading Rockets' Time Literacy Bag

The featured books for the Time Literacy Bag are The Very Grouchy Ladybug, by Eric Carle, and Telling Time: How to Tell Time on Digital and Analog Clocks!, by Jules Older, illustrated by Megan Halsey. The Very Grouchy Ladybug follows a cranky bug through the hours of the day, as she argues with many animals. Classic Carle illustrations include beautiful animals, a clock, and the sun moving across the sky. Telling Time provides a fun explanation of time concepts and how to read clocks.
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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:

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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