As a teacher and mother I’ve been a part of lots of first days of school! The day is generally filled with excitement and a good dose of anxiousness on student, parent and educator ends. As with any new experience, reading books for kids on the topic can help ease the transition into a new situation.
Whether your child is starting preschool or kindergarten for the first time or just heading back to school, these books will help get ready for the big day!
Little Lola by Julie Saab and David Gothard is the tale of a little cat who has a big to-do list for the day. One of those things is to have an adventure. So, she boards the school bus and heads off to school. Boy oh boy, does she love school. There is reading, subtracting, singing and best of all show-and-tell. Well, Lola’s show-and-tell causes a bit of trouble!
First Day at Zoo School by Sarah Dillard is a tale of finding, making, and keeping friends. Amanda Panda is ready for school. Alfred the Alligator isn’t very excited about starting school. Amanda sees that everyone has a friend and she doesn’t, so she makes Alfred her best friend. But, what does it mean to be a best friend? Alfred helps Amanda make that discovery.
Sweet Briar Goes to School by Karma Wilson (one of my favorite authors!) tells the story of a sweet little skunk who is venturing to school for the first time. Unfortunately, being a skunk comes with being a bit smelly. Her classmates tease her about her scent and Sweet Briar quickly starts to dislike school. Then, Sweet Briar uses her scent to rescue a classmate from a wolf. Her classmates realize that Sweet Briar really is sweet and decide to accept her strong scent. This is a wonderful read for teaching kids to accept others who are different.
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