Family Literacy Bag: Environment

By: Reading Rockets (2009)

Go on a "green" 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 the environment!

Reading Rockets' Environment Literacy Bag

The featured books for the Environment Literacy Bag are The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest, by Lynne Cherry, and I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World, by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. The Great Kapok Tree tells the story of the rainforest animals who persuade a man not to cut down their tree by whispering in his ear while he sleeps. I See a Kookaburra! explores animals and habitats from around the world with cut-paper illustrations.
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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.