Reading Adventure Packs for Families
By: Reading Rockets (2008)
Check out Reading Rockets' new companion website, Start with a Book. You'll find a treasure trove of themed children's books, parent–child activities, and other great resources for hands-on learning — all year long.
Parents who read to their children everyday and talk about what they are reading together promote a joy of reading and literacy achievement. How can teachers encourage reading at home and support the role of parents as educators? One way is through the use of our reading adventure packs — a paired set of theme-based fiction and nonfiction books and related interactive activities that kids bring home from school to share with their family. Just assemble everything into a two-gallon zip top bag, and they're ready to go!
"[These packs] are a great idea from Reading Rockets. I love the fact that there are clear, accessible, and easy-to-understand suggestions for parents in each PDF. The activities would be fun and educational to link to any book that suits the themes, not just the ones suggested."
— The Book Chook
What goes into each reading adventure pack?
- Parent information sheet with an introductory note that you 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
Themed reading adventure packs
 Theme: Animals Age: Kindergarten Animals pack > |
 Theme: Environment Age: Grade 1 Environment pack > |
 Theme: Food Age: Kindergarten Food pack > |
 Theme: Folktales Age: Grade 1 Folktales pack > |
 Theme: Music Age: Kindergarten Music pack > |
 Theme: Time Age: Grade 1 Time pack > |
 Theme: Dinosaurs Age: Grade 1 Dinosaurs pack > |
 Theme: Wild Things Age: Kindergarten Wild Things pack (English and Spanish) > |
 Theme: Sleep Age: Kindergarten Sleep pack > |
 Theme: What Happens Next? Age: Pre-K and K Very Hungry Caterpillar pack > |
 Theme: Green Eggs and Ham Age: Kindergarten Green Eggs & Ham pack > |
 Theme: The Snowy Day Age: Kindergarten Snowy Day pack (English and Spanish) > |
 Theme: Farms Age: Kindergarten Farms pack > |
 Theme: Trees Age: Grade 1 The Lorax pack > |
 Theme: Rocks Age: Grades 1 and 2 Rocks pack > |
 Theme: Oceans Age: Grade 1 Oceans pack > |
 Theme: Cooking Age: Grades 1 and 2 Cooking pack > |
 Theme: Weather Age: Grades 1 and 2 Weather pack > |
 Theme: Building Age: Grades 1 and 2 Building pack > |
 Theme: Rivers Age: Grade 3 Rivers pack > |
 Theme: Bees Age: Grade 3 Bees pack > |
 Theme: Flight Age: Grade 3 Flight pack > |
 Theme: Stars Age: Grade 3 Stars pack > |
 Theme: Money Age: Grade 3 Money pack > |
 Theme: Gardening Age: Grade 2 and 3 Gardening pack > (English and Spanish) |
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Feedback wanted
If you use the reading adventure packs in your classroom, we'd love to get feedback on how well they worked, new theme ideas, or ways to improve the packs. Contact us and select "Reading adventure packs" from the subject field. Thank you!
To learn more, please read our article about reading adventure packs.
* Si tiene alugunas preguntas o comentarios, contáctenos y seleccione "Cometarios sobre el paquete de actividades familiares."
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