Evidence suggests that as little as five books in the home can improve reading levels. Scholastic Grab and Go take-home packs provide families with five high-quality books to cultivate a literacy-rich home environment that supports academic growth.
Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs | Grades PreK–8
When Books Go Home, Achievement Goes Up
The research is clear. Books in the home improve literacy skills. Help families build the literacy-rich home environments they need with Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs for PreK–8. English and Spanish available.
Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs | Grades PreK–8
When Books Go Home, Achievement Goes Up
The research is clear. Books in the home improve literacy skills. Help families build the literacy-rich home environments they need with Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs for PreK–8. English and Spanish available.
Even a Small Home Library Makes a Big Difference
"There may be no better way to impact children’s overall futures than by making sure they have a steady supply of quality books to read in their homes.”
3 More Years
The average amount of schooling children growing up in homes with books receive than children from bookless homes.
1.8 Million
The number of additional words students will read annually when they spend 21 minutes a day reading outside of the classroom.
Four Themes to Reinforce Classroom Learning
The most effective home libraries have a direct connection to classroom learning. Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs are available in four different themes—each tied to an important teaching or academic goal.
Foundational Skills
Reinforce essential literacy skills that students are learning in class like phonics (PreK–K), fluency (Grades 1–3), and comprehension (Grades 4+).
Favorite Books to Ensure Engagement
Engage readers and inspire independent reading with tried-and-true favorites from Scholastic! Available in English and Spanish.
Culturally Responsive Literacy
Ensure that every child sees themselves in the books they read with titles that spotlight underrepresented voices and experiences.
Social-Emotional Development, Support, and Learning
Improve well-being and social development with titles on facing challenges, managing emotions, and making a difference. Available in English and Spanish.
We Have What Home Libraries Need
The Scholastic Research & Validation team reviewed over four decades of research on the impact of home libraries and outlined the essential components of an effective one. Grab and Go packs meet all three!
A Wide Variety of Books
Each Grab and Go pack features fiction, nonfiction, and multiple genres in each pack which have been shown to build stamina and reading fluency.
Personal Interest
Select packs that fit your students' interests. Home libraries that align with student interests have been shown to improve motivation and reading skills, even in striving readers.
Diversity
Grab and Go Packs reflect diverse experiences and cultures. Recent research shows that diverse home libraries help students to better understand the world and themselves.
See the Research
Learn more about the research behind Grab and Go Take-Home Book Packs.
Home Libraries | Topic Paper
This review of research details the positive academic impact of home libraries and the components of an effective one.
See Inside a Take-Home Pack
Grab and Go Take-Home packs can be delivered to schools or single sites. They have been prepackaged for easy distribution, so families can just grab and go!
Five Books
Age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction titles from Scholastic support classroom instruction and provide culturally relevant reading experiences.
Family Guide
Support families with grade-specific milestones, tips on supporting literacy at home, and family activities for everyday learning.
Reading Journal
Improve literacy skills and reinforce classroom learning with engaging, developmentally appropriate activities.
Enhance Your Grab and Go Packs with Additional Skills Practice
Home libraries make an even bigger impact when they’re supported by meaningful practice. Enhance your Grab and Go take-home packs with workbooks and manipulatives families can use to reinforce literacy skills at home.
Flash Cards
Reinforce reading and math skills in a flash with these colorful, double-sided card sets. Each one includes activity cards with helpful tips and suggestions for making learning fun.
Little Skill Seekers
Little learners make big progress with this colorful and motivating series of workbooks. Each one focuses on a skill that students need to thrive, including critical thinking, word families, letter and number recognition, and more.
Success with Workbooks
Give students the targeted, skill-building practice they need to succeed! Each workbook includes practice pages, easy-to-follow directions, and fun exercises that motivate students to work on their own.
Map Skills for Today
Build geography skills and explore the world without leaving the classroom! These map-reading activity books cover everything that kids need to know about maps, including cardinal directions, map keys, latitude and longitude, and more.
Wipe-Clean Workbooks
This fun and engaging series helps children develop key learning skills for success in school. From connect the dots and word searches to hidden pictures and mazes, these engaging activities can be wiped clean for kids to enjoy again and again.
Smart Practice Workbooks
Don’t practice hard; practice smart! Each Smart Practice workbook features grade-perfect, skill-building fun that supports today’s rigorous standards.
Ready to Enhance Home Libraries?
