Back to School Books: First Grade Favorites UPDATED

 

Back to School Books: 

First Grade Favorites 

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Off To First Grade By Louise Borden
First Grade Here I Come By Nancy Carlson
The Night Before First Grade By Natsha Wing
First Grade Here I Come By Tony Johnson
The Pirates Guide to First Grade By James Preller
My Mouth is a Volcano By Julia Cook
First Day Jitters By Julie Danneberg
First Grade Jitters By Robert Quackenbush
Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books By Diane Degroat
This School Year Will Be The Best By Kay Winters 
Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes By James Dean
One The First Day of First Grade By Tish Rabe
The Pout Pout Fish Goes To School By Deborah Diesen

SING:

If your happy and you know it – (clap your hands, stomp your feet, shout hooray)

ABC song (with colored egg shakers or rhythm sticks

#4 Freeze Dance By Greg and Steve (Kids in motion CD) use colored scarves

# 3 Cool Bear Hunt from Silly Songs by Dr. Jean (gobble up candy in candy factory, swim across peanut butter river, wiggle in jello swamp, click pretend flashlight on and  pretend to go in cave)

Toe Leg Knee (Green Jim Gill CD)

Hands are for clapping (yellow Jim Gill CD)

PLAY/CRAFT:

First day of school coloring/drawing activity 

Welcome first grade bookmarks 

All about me Poster activity printable

Back to School Books: Kindergarten Favorites UPDATED

Back To School Books: Kindergarten Favorites

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How To Start Kindergarten By Cathy Hapka

Eloise Has a Lesson (tutoring) By Kay Thompson
The Kissing Hand By Audrey Penn
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten By Joseph Slate
Ready for Kindergarten Stinky Face By Lisa Mccourt 
Kindergarten Rocks By Katie Davis
The Night Before Kindergarten By Natasha Wing
On the First Day of Kindergarten By Tish Rabe
Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten By Toni Buzzeo
Curious George's First Day of School By H.A. Rey
Countdown to Kindergarten By Alison Mcghee
Amelia Bedelia First Day of School By Herman Parish
Twindergarten By Nikki Ehrlich 
Froggy Goes To School By Jonathan London 


 The Pirate of Kindergarten By George Ella Lyon

 SING:

If your happy and you know it (intro song)

Clap you hands, stomp your feet, shout hooray!

#2 Can’t wait to celebrate Blue jim Gill Cd

(Clap, stomp, wave, bounce or jump, clap)

Bean Bag Rock #3 on yellow CD

The Tempo marches on with egg shakers from Orange Jim Gill CD

Silly Dance Contest #8 Jim Gill Cd (use colored scarves)

ABC song (use egg shakers ) 

Twinkle Twinkie Little Star (use egg shakers)

Itsy Bitsy Spider (use egg shakers)

#2 Hands are for clapping Song Yellow Jim Gill CD

PLAY/CRAFT: 

School bus Name craft Printable (totschooling)

School bus shapes paper plate craft printable (honey andlime.co)

Free Alphabet Sorting Game (totschooling)