Popular Back-to-School Books for Elementary Classrooms
These popular back-to-school books with school-related themes are great to read during the first few weeks of school. These stories will sure to be a hit with elementary students, and are a great way to launch into the new school year.
This cute book by Laurie Friedman is just the book to start the school year off with. Just follow Percy's ten simple rules and school will be a blast. Students grades K-up will love the illustrations and all the trouble and tips Percy has in mind.
Julia Cook does it again in this great story that addresses tattle-relating issues in the elementary classroom. Teachers will find this story opens the door (in a very humorous way) to discuss how tattle-tallying will not be tolerated in the classroom.
Author Robert Neubecker writes a delightful back-to-school story geared toward primary aged students. This story captures all the excitement of the first day back to school, including first day jitters. This is a great read for the first day of school.
This story's fun illustrations combined with its whimsical rhymes will delight students in grades K-2. A fun way to expand this story is to have students write their own rhymes describing how they feel on the first day of school.
"The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes" by author Gary Rubenstein is a fun read for children ages 4-8. This story shows students that it's okay to make a mistake, and it will happen throughout the school year. It's a great story to teach students that they do not have to prefect all the time.
Author James Dean makes Pete the Cat look cool throughout this fun story by having him rock his shoes throughout the school day. A fun way students can ease first day jitters is to read this story, then have students create their own "rocking" shoes of their own.
Back-to-school jitters are a completely normal part of going back to school. To help students ease their fears, and to help break-the-ice read this cute story by Herman Parish. In this story Amelia faces her fears throughout the school day.
Students in grades 2-5 will love reading about the steps Robbie takes to be cool in third grade. Author Betsy Duffy knows it's not cool to wear superhero underwear to school but she makes the main character Robbie have a plan to be cool. This book will be a hit in elementary classrooms across the nation.
Another delightful story from the Gilbert series, deGrout comforts first graders by showing that Gilbert has fears just like they do. This fun story is sure to ease any child with first day jitters.
Author Natasha Wing's story "The Night Before First Grade" is a great story to read to students to show them that all students have fears before school starts. This humerous take on the classic story "The Night Before Christmas" is a great way to open discussion about any fears students may have about the upcoming school year. A fun activity to try after you have read the story is to have students list what they had anxiety over the night before school started.
1. Back to School Rules
This cute book by Laurie Friedman is just the book to start the school year off with. Just follow Percy's ten simple rules and school will be a blast. Students grades K-up will love the illustrations and all the trouble and tips Percy has in mind.
2. A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue
Julia Cook does it again in this great story that addresses tattle-relating issues in the elementary classroom. Teachers will find this story opens the door (in a very humorous way) to discuss how tattle-tallying will not be tolerated in the classroom.
3. WoW! School!
Author Robert Neubecker writes a delightful back-to-school story geared toward primary aged students. This story captures all the excitement of the first day back to school, including first day jitters. This is a great read for the first day of school.
4. My New Teacher and Me
This story's fun illustrations combined with its whimsical rhymes will delight students in grades K-2. A fun way to expand this story is to have students write their own rhymes describing how they feel on the first day of school.
5. The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
"The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes" by author Gary Rubenstein is a fun read for children ages 4-8. This story shows students that it's okay to make a mistake, and it will happen throughout the school year. It's a great story to teach students that they do not have to prefect all the time.
6. Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes
Author James Dean makes Pete the Cat look cool throughout this fun story by having him rock his shoes throughout the school day. A fun way students can ease first day jitters is to read this story, then have students create their own "rocking" shoes of their own.
7. Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School
Back-to-school jitters are a completely normal part of going back to school. To help students ease their fears, and to help break-the-ice read this cute story by Herman Parish. In this story Amelia faces her fears throughout the school day.
8. How to Be Cool in Third Grade
Students in grades 2-5 will love reading about the steps Robbie takes to be cool in third grade. Author Betsy Duffy knows it's not cool to wear superhero underwear to school but she makes the main character Robbie have a plan to be cool. This book will be a hit in elementary classrooms across the nation.
9. Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books
Another delightful story from the Gilbert series, deGrout comforts first graders by showing that Gilbert has fears just like they do. This fun story is sure to ease any child with first day jitters.
10. The Night Before First Grade
Author Natasha Wing's story "The Night Before First Grade" is a great story to read to students to show them that all students have fears before school starts. This humerous take on the classic story "The Night Before Christmas" is a great way to open discussion about any fears students may have about the upcoming school year. A fun activity to try after you have read the story is to have students list what they had anxiety over the night before school started.
