Back to school read alouds

20 Favorite Back to School Read Aloud Books to help build a classroom community at the beginning of the year. #readaloud #beginningoftheyear #backtoschool #backtoschoolbooks

Hey Friends! It's Theresa here from True Life I'm a Teacher! Here in my part of Georgia teachers go back to school on July 27th, and my sweet seconds will be coming on August 3rd! Ready or not?!?! The first week of school is a time of routines, procedures, expectations, relationship and community building, and sometimes feels like herding about 300 wet cats. One of my favorite things to incorporate are LOTS of read alouds that lend themselves to having conversations about rules and…

To have a good relationship with your students from the very beginning of the year, it’s important to build trust, understanding, and acceptance. To help you do this and get your new school year kicked off right, check out these 27 different read-alouds to get your new students setting goals, building relationships, having positive attitudes, and just being excited about being back in school!

As the back to school season approaches, teachers are preparing to welcome a new group of students into their classrooms. One of the best ways to create an inclusive and welcoming environment is through diverse read alouds. In this blog post, I have compiled a list of 15 engaging and diverse read alouds for back to school that will help you create a positive and inclusive classroom community from day one.

It's almost that time you guys! The parents are chomping at the bit to get their kids back to you, and you are most likely soaking up the last few weeks of break/scrambling to get ready for those new students! Books are my thing so I wanted to compile a list of tried and true AND some new picture books to use in the first couple of weeks (Did you like that rhyme there?) of school. These are not just your nervous about the first day of school books, but more along the lines of establishing…

BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUDS KINDERGARTEN - The Magical Yet - free activities - freebies for kids - homeschool classroom - classroom in August - labeling - handprint craft - poem - fun to use back to school idea #kindergartenreading #backtoschool

Looking for upper elementary first day of school read alouds and activities? This list of favorite picture books and the free activities that come with them will help you build an inclusive classroom community that values diversity. First week of lesson plans done!

Check out my list of 9 great back to school read alouds all about diversity, conquering fear, and mastering communication and behavior in the classroom.

Introduce self-regulation and calm down corner in the classroom with the book "Even Superheroes Have Bad Days." This is one of the funniest Back To School read alouds that will make talking about big feelings easier for students to understand. Click the link to learn more and grab free worksheets to use for one of your back to school activities.

The best back to school read alouds for the first day of school to read to kindergartners and first graders.Selections include Chicka, Chicka Boom Boom, Too Much Gkue, Pete the Cat and more.