BACK TO SCHOOL READ ALOUDS FOR

KINDERGARTEN

Check out these 5 Amazing Back to School Read Alouds for Kindergarten! Reading aloud to your class is a great tool to use for calming students' nerves, developing community and making connections during the first few weeks of the school year. There are sooooo many Back To School books to choose from, but these are 5 of my favorites. If you scroll through this post there is a FREEBIE for these books at the end. I tried to pick books that might be new to you so that you can add to your Back To School library of read alouds. You can learn more about these books and other tips on my INSTAGRAM REELS. You can click on any of the book titles or images to link to Amazon.

5 Amazing Back to School Books For Kindergarten

A Place Called Kindergarten

This book is about a boy that visits the farm animals every day, but one day he does not show up. The animals are very worried. Finally Tommy arrives and tells the animals that he has been to a place called Kindergarten. Besides being a favorite Kindergarten read aloud it was also the inspiration for the title for my blog back in 2009. After I read this book to my students we talk about what they are going to tell their families about their first day of Kindergarten.

The Color Monster

Kindergarteners arrive at school with lots of emotions. The color monster has a color for all of his emotions. After reading this story I have my students draw the Color Monster and fill him full of the colors associated with how they are feeling about Kindergarten. Taking about their Kindergarten emotions and knowing that others are feeling the same way is very reassuring during the first few days of Kindergarten.

Alma And How She Got Her Name

Alma thinks that her name is too long and does not fit her until her father tells her about everyone she was named after. After we read this story I ask parents to share the story of their child's name. I was named after my uncle and grandmother and my maiden name, Dempsey, is Irish. What is the story of your name?

Count On Me

This story is about a little girl who is not sure what her passion is until she realizes that she loves math. I love using learning notebooks in my class and this book is a great way to introduce how someone puts their thinking down on paper. My Interactive Math Notebook Labels are a great resource for using learning notebooks.

Max And The Won't Go To Bed Show

Max performs a lot of tricks to avoid going to bed, but his greatest trick is to attempt to get mom to read him 10 bedtime stories! After I read this book to my students we talk about how important it is to read to someone or have someone read to you every night.