First day jitters by Julie Danneberg; illustrated by Judy Love.
Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, 2000.
Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.
Off to school, Baby Duck!
by Amy Hest; illustrated by Jill Barton.
Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1999.
Baby Duck experiences the fear of the first day of school, but with a little help from Grampa, everything turns out okay in the end.
Spot goes to school by Eric Hill.
New York: Putnam, c1984.
Spot the dog has an eventful first day at school. Illustrations feature lift-up flaps.
Three-star Billy by Pat Hutchins.
New York: Greenwillow Books, c1994.
Billy, a bad-tempered little monster who does not want to be in nursery school, throws tantrums that only result in his teacher's giving him praise and three stars.
Froggy goes to school by Jonathan London; illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1996.
Froggy is nervous about his first day of school, but, even though it's hard to sit still, he has a wonderful time.
Good Morning
My hallways are clean,
My classrooms are too,
Good morning,
Good morning,
I'm ready for you.
My windows are shining,
This day is brand new,
Good morning,
Good morning,
I'm waiting for you.
~Kalli Dakos~
I'll be Getting on the School Bus
I'll be getting on the school bus,
Just you wait and see.
I'll be getting on the school bus,
It'll wait right here for me.
I'll be friendly to the driver,
Up the steps with my backpack.
Out the window I will wave to you,
And you'll wave right back!
~Jill Lustig~
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see, based on the book by Bill Martin, Jr.
Monkeyface, based on the book by Frank Asch
There's a bug on the Teacher
There's a bug on the teacher;
And it's crawling on her shoe,
What will she do?
It's crawling on her shoe!
There's a bug on the teacher,
And it's crawling on her pants,
Has us in a trance,
That bug on her pants.
There's a bug on the teacher
And it's crawling on her shirt,
I hope it won't hurt,
That bug on her shirt.
There's a bug on the teacher,
And it's crawling on her neck,
Everyone check,
It's crawling on her neck.
There's a bug on the teacher,
And it's crawling on her nose,
Why do you suppose
It's tickling her nose?
Ah
ChOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
There's a bug on the floor and it's heading out the door!
~Kalli Dakos~
Make a teacher in the appropriate clothes, a bug, and a large mouth to put on the teacher when she sneezes.
Brand New Year
Sung to: "London Bridge"
It's time to start a brand new year,
Brand new year, brand new year,
It's time to start a brand new year,
Welcome new friends.
We'll learn lots of brand new things,
Brand new things, brand new things,
We'll learn lots of brand new things
Let's get started now.
I Like to...
Sung to: "London Bridge is Falling Down"
I like to paint and build with blocks,
Build with blocks, build with blocks,
I like to paint and build with blocks,
At my school.
I like to sing and model clay,
Model clay, model clay,
I like to sing and model clay,
At my school.
I like to ride the trikes and swing,
Trikes and swing, trikes and swing,
I like to ride the trikes and swing,
At my school.
Off to school we go
Sung to: "A-hunting we will go"
Off to school we go,
It's off to school we go,
We'll take our lunch and ride the bus,
With everyone we know.
Off to school we go,
It's off to school we go,
We learn our ABC's and more,
With everyone we know.
We like to come to school
Sung to: "The farmer in the dell"
We like to come to school
We like to come to school
Our school is such a happy place
We like to come to school
Happy Faces
Sung to: "Jingle bells"
Smiling faces, happy faces,
giggling all around
oh, what fun we'll have this way
in a happy class today.
He-he-he, he-he-he-
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha,
In a happy class today!
Important Rules
Sung To: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Here are rule for you and me,
See how important they can be.
Always be honest, be kind and fair,
Always be good and willing to share.
These are rules that we should know,
And follow these rules wherever we go.
I Like To Go To School
Sung To: "Farmer in the Dell"
I like to go to school.
I like to go to school.
Heigh-ho-the-derry-oh,
I like to go to school.
I like to sing new songs.
I like to sing new songs.
Heigh-ho-the-derry-oh,
I like to sing new songs.
I like to play with friends.
I like to play with friends.
Heigh-ho-the-derry-oh,
I like to play with friends.
We Welcome You
Sung to: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
We welcome you to school today
School today, school today
We welcome you to school today
Please come in and play
We're glad to have you here today
Here today, here today
We're glad to have you here today
Yes, it's a special day
School Days Pin from Making Friends
If you are doing this storytime
just before school starts in the fall, find out what sorts of supplies most
children will need, and bring some in a shiny new backpack. Let the
children talk about what they are used for. Some things to bring:
blunt nosed scissors, gluestick, lined paper, coloring crayons and an apple (for
the teacher of course).
This page added on September 27, 2001 .