It’s a Brand New School Year
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What's Inside
Reach for this book at the start of a school year or any time a child is getting ready for school routines. It offers simple rhymes, poems, and songs that fit a school theme and give children a cheerful way to talk about school.
Children can listen for rhyme, join in with repeated language, and notice words connected to school. The ABCs of school also give young readers a chance to think about letters and the words they know.
It works well for preschool and early elementary children who enjoy music, rhyme, and familiar school language.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn It’s a Brand New School Year into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- School vocabulary
- New school year concepts
- Rhyming words
- Poems and songs
- Alphabet awareness
Discussion Questions
- 1 The book says it is a brand new year of school. What changes do you notice when a new school year begins?
- 2 What rhymes, poems, or songs do you already know that help make school feel fun?
- 3 How do you feel when you get ready for school after a long break or at the start of a new year?
- 4 What parts of school would you like to share with someone else, like a favorite song, rhyme, or classroom routine?
- 5 The book mentions the ABCs of school. Which school words or routines can you name that start with letters you know?
- 6 If you could make a rhyme about your school year, what would it include?
Words to Learn
- school year
- The time when children go to school, usually from one fall to the next.
- new
- Something that has just started or has not been used before.
- rhymes
- Words that sound alike at the end.
- poems
- Short pieces of writing that may have rhythm or rhyme.
- songs
- Words set to music that we sing.
- ABC's
- The letters of the alphabet in order.
- school
- A place where children learn with teachers and classmates.
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