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7 of my Favorite Back to School Read Alouds

Hiya! Today I’m sharing my favorite read alouds for Back to School. These are 7 of my favorite books to read aloud the first few days of school. There are so many good back to school books but these are my top 7 in no particular order. (this post includes Amazon affiliate links, which means I get a tiny amount if you click on one of the books and choose to buy it.) Just click on the picture of any book to add it to your Amazon cart.

back to school read alouds pete the cat rocking in my school shoes

1. Pete the Cat –

Rocking in my school shoes. What could be more fun than the cool cat, Pete showing you around the school?

back to school read alouds how I spent my summer vacation

2. How I Spent my Summer Vacation by Mark Teague –

This book is a fun take on the traditional How I spent my summer – sure to lead fun writing assignments.

back to school read alouds lilly's purple plastic purse.

3. Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse –

Show your students why not to bring toys to school in this fun book by Kevin Henkes. Leads to good discussions about rules and carpet time. As well as Inside and Outside Character Traits

back to school read alouds chrysanthemum

4.Chrysanthemum –

Yes, another from Kevin Henkes to teach your students about kindness and compassion as well as a great starting point for talking about names and letters.

back to school read alouds the kissing hand

5. The Kissing Hand –

It wouldn’t be a back to school book list without the Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn from handprint activities to cookies there are all kinds of activities for this back to school favorite.

back to school read aloud first day jitters

6. First Day Jitters –

This surprising tale will delight all ages of students. This book is great to introduce a discussion about how students feel about their first day of school. I love this one so much I created an entire reader response unit to go with it! First Day Jitters Reading Comprehension in my TPT store.

back to school read alouds First Day Jitters Reading Response

It includes vocabulary cards, a fun “Jitter Beans” activity and bag topper as well as response sheets for the story including character traits a story map, and more! Check it out!

back to school read aloud jitter beans activity

back to school read aloud giraffes can't dance

7. Giraffes Can’t Dance –

Teach your students the power of YET with this fun animal story about a giraffe that wants to dance and finally gets some help from a friend in this rhyming story!I hope you found a book or two to add your back to school read alouds list. Leave me a comment on what your favorite back to school read aloud is!Also, check out my other read aloud posts – Diverse Read AloudsFall Read AloudsSpring Read AloudsEnd of the Year Read Alouds

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I’m Tess.the owner of The Krafty Teacher!

I love creating K-2 literacy resources for busy teachers that are low-prep and engaging so that all students can learn to read.