*** Poems For Teachers ***

Book List

The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn
Mouse's First Day of School - Lauren Thompson and Buket Erdogan
I Love You All Day Long - Francesca Rusackas and Priscilla Burris
My First Day at Nursery School - Becky Edwards
On the Way to Kindergarten - Virginia Kroll and Elizabeth Schlossberg Curious George's First Day of School - H. A. Rey

Songs & Fingerplays Off To Kindergarten - sung to "Oscar Meyer Theme Song" Oh, I'm ready to go off to kindergarten That is where I really want to beeeee.... Cause when I go off to kindergarten, Everyone will think I'm really neeeat. ~From Totline More Piggyback Songs by Valerie Bielsker It's Back to School We Go - sung to "The Farmer In The Dell" It's back to school we go! It's back to school we go! It's time to make new preschool friends, It's back to school we go! Welcome to Preschool - sung to "Happy Birthday To You" We welcome you here, We welcome you here, We welcome you to Preschool, We're so glad you're here! Look Who Came to School Today - sung to "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Look who came to school today, School today, school today. Look who came to school today, (child's name) did!

Arts & Crafts

School Buses One thing I've done is make construction paper buses & wheels (kids can do cutting depending on age). They assemble the buses. If I think of it enough ahead of time, I take pics of the kids that will be going on the bus and let them glue their heads into the bus windows ~ otherwise I just let them draw the kids on the bus. Also the older ones can practice writing the number of the bus & the school name. ~Submitted by Nancee Magazine Picture Cutting Provide magazines for the children. Have them search for photos of anything school-related. Have them cut them out (scissor skills) and glue to construction paper (color of their choice - helps discover their favorite color!)

Theme Ideas

Chicka Boom Boom is a great theme I've used many times. Read the book and start introducing the alphabet one letter at a time. I did a project that started with each letter, and also talked about what words start with "A". For ex- A- apple printing. B- balloon prints etc... What does it sound like? I teach 4's & 5's, so since they are older, they can do this.

~ Submitted by Jean Gooch from Boston, MA

Discuss and make classroom rules. Keep your list short and simple so the children can easily remember them. Be positive and state what the children CAN do rather that what they cannot do. For example "Use kind words" instead of "No yelling." Another example is "Keep your hands to yourself" instead of "No hitting." Use what works for your program.

Play a fun game called "Whose Shoes?" Have the children take off one shoe and put it in a pile.Have the children take turns going to the pile and choosing one.....they can NOT choose their own!They need to find whose shoe they have and find out that child's name while returning the shoe!

Links!

Coloring Pages

Jan Brett

Back to School Preschool Theme - Preschool Plan It
Back To School - A to Z Teacher Stuff
Back To School - Bry-Back Manor
Back To School Poems and Songs - Can Teach
Good Morning Songs - Can Teach
Songs for Lining Up and Walking in the Hall - Can Teach
Celebrating Birthdays in the Classroom - Can Teach
Back To School: Lunchbox Makeovers - CSPI Newsroom
First Day of School Icebreakers - Education World
Back To School Book (craft) - Enchanted Learning
Back to School - First School
Back To School Helpful Hints - Kid Krazy Korner
Going Back To School - Kid's Health
Back To School Songs - Songs 4 Teachers
Back To School - Teaching Is A Work Of Art

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