On the first day of school I read aloud First Day Jitters, by Julie Danneberg, and as a class we discuss that we all have jitters on the first day, even the teacher! I also use this as a lead to a writing assessment and have the kids write using the prompt, My first day jitters are...
I use this prompt to assess my students writing and save it in their writing portfolio for them to compare to throughout the year. You can also visit First Day Jitters activity guide for some other great ideas for the book.
During the first month I love reading aloud The Crayon Box that Talked. This book has a beautiful
message for children. At the end of the read aloud, we discuss that we all have our own special gifts and we design a gift box labeled with the gift we are bringing to the class (kindness, sillyness, sense of humor, etc.). This is also a great activity to teach tolerance of others and makes for a great bulletin board!
is written by seventh grade students, and helps children understand that we all are special and unique!
If you are looking for a picture book to start a discussion on team building, The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark is just perfect for that. This book helps trigger a discussion on team-work and how we all need others to help us.
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