Teachers: What are some good books to read on the first few days of school?

Question

I really want some different and good picture books to read to my class of 1st - 3rd graders. Would love some of your favorites - traditional and non-traditional. Maybe ideas of friendship, fitting in etc... doesn't have to be bound by the actual topic of the first day of school.

Answer 1

i read the Olivia the Pig books to my class.

there is 4 or 5 books in the series.

they really love them.

Answer 2

I asked my 6 year old (girl, going into 1st grade) and 4 year old (boy, going into pre-school)) what they like, and here's what they said.

A Chair For My Mother - Vera Bradley (she has a whole series on this little girl and her family)

Blue Kangaroo (This is also a series, I forget who it is by)

Madeline

Yertle the Turtle - Dr. Seuss

Answer 3

I would recommend the following books:

Ordinary Mary

I'm Sorry I Did It

First Year Letters

Don't Need Friends

Answer 4

Dr. Seuss "Oh, The Places You'll Go!"

Answer 5

My list is:

*Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes

*Chrysanthemum by Henkes

The Teacher From the Black Lagoon by Mike Thayler

Huggly Goes to School by Tedd Arnold

Mr. Wiggle's Book by Carol Thompson (teaches children how to care for books)

*Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patti Lovell and David Catrow

*Ruby the Copycat by Peggy Rathmann

        (*All of these are great friendship books.)

Answer 6

I teach AP Chemistry, but I always read Calvin and Hobbes the day before Christmas break, and I will be reading a passage from Yukon Ho on the first day.  

Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest comic strip ever....

Answer 7

Rainbow Fish!

Answer 8

green eggs and ham

by dr.seus

Answer 9

I like Miss Malarkey books by Judy Finchler and Miss Nelson books by James Marshall. I use to read Miss Nelson is Missing. Once they realized that Miss Nelson and Viola Swamp was the same person, I created a card with Miss Nelson (the nice teacher) on one side and Miss Swamp (the mean teacher) on the other. If I felt I was at the end of my rope or they were getting a little wild, I would flip the card to Miss Swamp. It was a fun way to let them know I needed them to settle down. After a few minutes I would switch it back to Miss Nelson.