Family Literacy Backpacks
Family fun and learning are promoted through take-home, theme-focused backpacks. Ideas for materials and activities which can be included in these great backpacks are provided.
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English/Language Arts Academic Standards
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- Reading Comprehension
- Reading Vocabulary
Family Activities
Have some family fun! Sit down and dig in to as few or many book and activities as you choose. After you’ve had your fun, please complete the backpack evaluation form.
- Family Fun Ideas
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- Go outside and see if you can observe butterflies in your neighborhood.
- Make butterfly cookies with the cookie cutter. Be creative when you decorate them!
- Grow a Butterfly Garden Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of a butterfly garden. - Language Activity
Make a list of the “plant foods” you ate for supper. - Hands-on Activity
Ask your family which flowers you have in your yard. Are there some that the butterflies like?
- Butterfly Garden Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of a butterfly house. - Language Activity
Pick which page and photograph you liked best and share it with your family. - Hands-on Activity
Make a butterfly feeder.
- Butterflies and Moths Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of the butterfly in the pupa stage in its cocoon. - Writing Activity
Describe any caterpillars or butterflies you may have seen in your yard. - Hands-on Activity
Pick a page to read to someone in your family.
- Monarch Butterfly Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of you dressed up for the Butterfly Parade. - Writing Activity
Write a fact from the book that you found most fascinating. - Hands-on Activity
Make a Monarch caterpillar jar.
- Charlie the Caterpillar Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of the animal game you would like Charlie to have played. - Language Activity
Describe how you think Katie will look next year. - Writing Activity
Write a story of how you would feel if you were Charlie.
- Where Butterflies Grow Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw a picture of what tickles you. - Language Activity
Make a list of any animals you have seen on a walk in the woods. - Writing Activity
Write a story of the life of one butterfly.
- Monarch Magic Book Activities
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- Art Activity
Pick your favorite art activity from this book and make it. - Language Activity
Pick one of the “let’s do it” boxes and do it. - Hands-on Activity
Use the map on pages 58-59 and find the state of Indiana.
- Butterfly and Moth Video Activities
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- Art Activity
Draw the steps of the life cycle of the moth from egg to adult. - Writing Activity
Write about your favorite part in this video.
Books to Include |
- Butterflies and Moths
- By Golden Books - Ages 7 & older
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- Charlie the Caterpillar
- By Dom DeLuise - Ages 8 & older
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- Creating a Butterfly Garden
- By Marcus Schneck - 10 & older
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- Grow a Butterfly Garden
- By Liz Primeau - Ages 8 & older
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- Monarch Butterfly
- By Gail Gibbons - Ages 7 & older
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- Monarch Magic
- By Lynn Rosenblatt - 7 & older
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- Where Butterflies Grow
- By Joann Ryder - Ages 7 & older
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Web Sites for Fun |
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List of Additional Resources |
| Puzzles & Games |
- Butterfly Cookie Cutter
- all ages
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| Videos |
- Butterfly and Moth
- by Eyewitness
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Resource Link
If you are thinking of creating a literacy backpack for bugs,
here are suggested resources you can include in your backpack: bugs resources.
Workshop Offerings
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