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Books for the Beginning of the School Year

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Here is a great list of books for the beginning of the school year.  These titles, suggested by preschool teachers, will help you overcome first day anxiety, establish a classroom routine, and build a classroom community. Perfect for the first day or first week of school in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten.


Here are some great ideas for books for the beginning of the school year for your preshool and pre-k classroom. Help kids get adjusted to new routines and circle time during the first week with these favorite books suggested by teachers. Parents will also welcome some of the suggested title. Perfect for your all about me theme and back to school theme in early childhood classroom. Of course..... my favorite is Pete the Cat. #preschool #beginningoftheyear

At the beginning of the school year many kids are nervous about starting school.  It takes a bit of time for kids to adjust to the routine of the classroom.  It also takes some time to establish a classroom community.  Here are a bunch of books, suggested by early childhood educators, that will help you and your kids start the year off right.

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1.The Night Before Preschool  by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer &   The Night Before Kindergarten by Natasha Wing and Julie Durrell

2.  Monsters Love School by Mike Austin

 

3.  First Day Jitters by Julie Danneburg and Judy Love

 

4.  Pete the Cat: Rockin in My School Shoes by Eric Litwin and James Dean

 

5.  Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz

6. How Does a Dinosaur Go to School? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague

7.  The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School by  Deborah Diesen and Dan Hanna

 

8.  Maisy Goes to Preschool by Lucy Cousins

 

9.  Mouse Goes to School by Kate Stone


10.  Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

 

11.  Llama Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney

12.  Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson

13.  Spaghetti on a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy and Kathy Hiatt

14.  The Crayon Box That Talked by Shane Derolf , Michael Letzig 

15.  Recess Queen by Laura Huliska-Beith and Alexis O’neill

16.  Mine-o-saur by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

17.  Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

 

18.  Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud and David Messing

 

19.  David Goes to School by David Shannon

 

20. Howard B Wigglebottom Learns to Listen by Howard Binkow and Susan F. Cornelison

Here are some great ideas for books for the beginning of the school year for your preshool and pre-k classroom. Help kids get adjusted to new routines and circle time during the first week with these favorite books suggested by teachers. Parents will also welcome some of the suggested title. Perfect for your all about me theme and back to school theme in early childhood classroom. Of course..... my favorite is Pete the Cat. #preschool #beginningoftheyear

 

21.  Too Much Glue by  Jason Lefebvre and  Zac Retz 

Do you have a favorite book for the beginning of the school year?  Please share your book idea in the comments below so that I can add it to the list.

Here are some great ideas for books for the beginning of the school year for your preshool and pre-k classroom. Help kids get adjusted to new routines and circle time during the first week with these favorite books suggested by teachers. Parents will also welcome some of the suggested title. Perfect for your all about me theme and back to school theme in early childhood classroom. Of course..... my favorite is Pete the Cat. #preschool #beginningoftheyear

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  1. Jennifer says

    August 22, 2017 at 5:15 pm

    Thanks for your feedback on the Henkes books, Laura. Lots of teachers like to read The Kissing Hand too, but many teachers find that too long as well. I LOVE Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! It has such a fun rhythm.

  2. Laura says

    August 18, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    I try to go with the shorter, the better for the first day since we do our stories at the end of the day and the kids are pretty much finished functioning by that point. I see several good ones you listed, but I would save Kevin Henkes books for later since they are rather long for the first day of school.

    I sometimes do Chicka Chicka Boom Boom since most kids are at least familiar with the alphabet, if not the book. I also like books like this one that you can read with a beat as well as just loving the line: Skit skat skoodle doot flip flop flee.

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