"This book is a place to start creating the classroom of your dreams from the very first minute of school, a classroom that is research based, child centered, and in step with the world today." - Christine Hertz and Kristine Mraz The classroom of your dreams starts with one big idea. From the first days of school to the last, Kids First from Day One shares teaching that puts your deepest teaching belief into action: that children are the most important people in the room. Christine Hertz and Kristi Mraz show how to take that single, heartfelt value and create a cohesive, highly effective approach to teaching that addresses today's connected, collaborative world. With infectious enthusiasm, hard-won experience, and a generous dose of humor, Kids First from Day One shows exactly how Christine and Kristi build and maintain a positive, cooperative, responsive classroom where students engage deeply with their learning and one another. Kids First from Day One strengthens and deepens the connections between your love of working with kids, your desire to impact their lives, and your teaching practice. It shares: plans for designing beautiful classroom spaces that burst with the fun of learning positive language and classroom routines that reduce disruptive behavior-without rewards and consequences suggestions for matching students' needs to high-impact teaching structures a treasury of the Christine and Kristi's favorite "teacher stuff" such as quick guides for challenging behavior, small-group planning grids, and parent letters links to videos that model the moves of Christine's and Kristi's own teaching. Just starting out and want to know what really works in classrooms? Curious about how to make your room hum with learning? Or always on the lookout for amazing teaching ideas? Read Kids First from Day One. You'll discover that the classroom of your dreams is well within your reach.

Perfect for nervous/excited kids about to go to kindergarten (and their parents!). This engaging adaptation of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” convinces parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a kindergarten classroom. On the first day of kindergarten, there’s so much to do! From making new friends to jumping rope in gym to riding the bus to school, there are lots of exciting firsts to look forward to. Even though saying good-bye to Mom and Dad is hard, when the school bus pulls up, it’s time to begin kindergarten fun. Share at home along with such books as Clover Kitty Goes to Kittygarten and Kindergarten, Here I Come! Tish Rabe is a seasoned children’s book author with over 160 titles, including ones for Sesame Street and Curious George, under her belt. Like Natasha Wing with The Night Before Christmas, Rabe puts a novel spin on a first-day-of-school classic with On the First Day of Kindergarten. And don't miss the follow-up: On the First Day of First Grade!

Prepare your child for preschool with this adorable picture book that celebrates the bond between little one and grown-up Help your child prepare for the first day of school with this sweet story that tells them they are "preschool-ready." Filled with love and affirmations, this encouraging story will remind your little one that they are brave, kind, and ready for school. And no matter the distance, the people they love (Mom/Dad/Grandma/Grandpa/Aunt/Uncle) are always in their heart. As they reach the preschool doors, Bunny's feeling shy. Rubbing noses, Mommy says, "I'll always be close by!" Sweet love-filled story follows the school-day routine to help kids prepare for preschool and calm first day jitters Builds upon and expands huge popularity of first day at preschool genre by featuring animals so ALL CHILDREN can see themselves in these characters Unique Put Me In The Story downloadable features your child's name and personalized back-to-school facts

Prepare your child for first grade with this adorable picture book that celebrates the bond between little one and grown-up Help your child prepare for the first day of school with this sweet story that tells them they are ready for first grade. Filled with love and affirmations, this encouraging story will remind your little one that they are brave, kind, and ready for school. And no matter the distance, the people they love (Mom/Dad/Grandma/Grandpa/Aunt/Uncle) are always in their heart. And though, that morning, Sloth felt nervous, (but excited, too!), Sloth learned first grade was AMAZING... as, of course, will YOU! Sweet love-filled story follows the school-day routine to help kids prepare for first grade and calm first day jitters Builds upon and expands huge popularity of first day at first grade genre by featuring animals so ALL CHILDREN can see themselves in these characters Unique Put Me In The Story downloadable features your child's name and personalized back-to-school facts

Count the first twelve days of preschool with this fun-filled picture book inspired by “The 12 Days of Christmas”—perfect for fans of Natasha Wing’s “The Night Before . . .” series! Celebrate the first 12 days of preschool! On the first day of preschool, all the kids learn how to share ONE fuzzy teddy bear. On the second day, the kids share TWO toy trains. The third day? THREE tricycles! Each of the first 12 fun-filled days of preschool are illuminated in this cumulative rhyming storybook based on "The 12 Days of Christmas." Preschoolers and their parents and teachers will love spotting all the fun things to find in the classroom. It's a great way to calm first-day-of-school jitters and to reinforce the idea of sharing by talking about what to expect once preschool is underway. Also available: The 12 Days of Kindergarten, The 12 Days of Halloween, and The 12 Days of Valentine's.

Use this workbook to prepare your little one transition from home-based and self-paced learning to studying with a group in school. Composed of the lessons expected to be taught for the first 100 days of school, this is basically curriculum converted in a more personalized format. Go ahead and grab a copy of this workbook today!

Turning up on the first day of school is a big deal for little people. They worry. Will school be a comfortable place for them? What kind of children are they going to be stuck with? Will any of them want to be friends? Jordan is worried about exactly these things. It was the first day at school, For our friend Jordan Brown. He'd just moved from another place, He was brand new in town. Jordan, he was nervous For he was only three. Will he be made welcome there? Read on, and you will see! When Jordan turns up at his new school, he is relieved to find a diverse group of friends waiting for him. But when Nick, the school bully decides to pick on him, are his new friends there to back him up? The Hip-Hop Little series is about introducing our little people to difficult facts of life and how to begin to deal with those uncomfortable situations. This book, the first in the series, touches upon the daunting prospect of 'going to school', finding friendships, diversity, racism, and allyship.