5. First Week of School Ideas for Elementary Classroom Teachers

In this episode of The Firstieland Podcast For Elementary Teachers, your host Molly Schwab, shares her favorite read-alouds and activities to help you kick off the first week of school in kindergarten or first grade.

These picture books are not only fun and engaging, but they also help you lay the foundation for a strong classroom community, introduce expectations, and get your students writing from day one.

You’ll learn:

✔️ 5 picture books that are perfect for the first week of school

✔️ How to use read-alouds to teach classroom rules and routines

✔️ Fun, hands-on ways to build friendship and classroom community

✔️ A simple way to introduce bus safety through story and discussion

✔️ Easy writing and craft activities to keep your students engaged

By the end of the week, you’ll have built strong connections with your class, introduced important expectations, and made learning feel fun and meaningful - all with the help of picture books!

Mentioned In This Episode

• Resource - First Week of School Bundle - https://firstieland.com/first-week
• First Day Jitters - https://amzn.to/3GqUiFT
• Stick and Stone - https://amzn.to/3ItaaYQ
• David Goes To School - https://amzn.to/3GJMZci
• Ten Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want To Survive The School Bus - https://amzn.to/405UNvg
• Pete the Cat: Rockin’ in My School Shoes - https://amzn.to/4n7C4JW
• Minions Rule Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddvTFgzkS5M

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Have a wonderful day and remember to make learning feel like play…see you next week!

Molly

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