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Literacy Bags
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Literacy Bags
Prior to teaching third grade (and loving every minute of it) I taught the wee little ones in first grade for seven years. Over those seven years I purchased hundreds and hundreds of picture books in order to complete my classroom library while providing enough variety in genres, text levels, and interest levels. When I made the move up to third grade I knew I wanted to supplement my chapter book library with some excellent picture books as well. While I was reorganizing my book tubs this summer, I realized that I could make better use out of some of my themed book sets. With a little inspiration from some truly dedicated teachers on the web, I put together a classroom set of literacy bags. I ended up with 20 fun themed bags for students to check out throughout the school year. Students can take these bags home for several nights at a time. The literacy bags are not homework, but a simple way to encourage a love for reading. They also provide families with new reading material to enjoy together. I purchased canvas bags on the internet and decorated them with fabric markers. These canvas bags are filled with books that all follow a certain theme. For example, one bag might have books that are all about dogs. Another bag might contain books about weather. I even managed to create a few bags that can be used as a review of science skills learned in first and second grade.
Our Literacy Bag Themes:
Dogs
Insects
Math
Fairy Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales
Bears
Scary Stories
School Stories
Poetry
Weather
The Moon
Plants
Our Earth
Holidays
America
Genres
Books for Writers
Rhyming and ABCs
Friends and Family
Mrs. Randall's Third Grade Classroom
Meridian Elementary
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