Back To School | Resources
August is here, and that means it’s back-to-school season! Students, teachers, librarians and admins around the U.S. are preparing to go back to school or some have already returned. Starting a new year of school can come with so many different emotions and expectations: excitement, happiness, worry, uncertainty, etc.. School may not look the same for all students, but each new year is full of opportunities to grow academically, socially, emotionally, and more!
While we hope that all of our diverse resources can be of use throughout the school year (and beyond), below are some “back to school” resources for children, families, and teachers to utilize and explore. We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and wish you luck for the new academic year!
Book Lists
- Back-to-School Books (Common Sense Media)
- Start Your School Year Right with these Back to School Picture Books (Children’s Library Lady)
- 60 Important Back to School Read Aloud Books (Imagination Soup)
- Back To School With Diverse Picture Books (Diverse Book Finder)
- 15 Engaging And Diverse Read Alouds For Back To School (The Butterfly Teacher)
- Inclusive Back to School Books (The Association for Library Service to Children)
- Diverse Back to School Books to Help Everyone Feel Welcome! (What Do We Do All Day?)
For more visit our page on Diverse Book Lists & Activities for Teachers and Parents.
Blog Posts
- A Multicultural Back to School Library Book Bundle Giveaway!
- 3 Easy Activities to Promote Cultural Diversity in the Classroom
- A Downloadable Classroom Kit just for Homeschoolers!
- Building Culturally Responsive Classrooms that Celebrate Diversity
- Start the School Year with Confidence: 5 Simple Ideas
- Calming First Day of Language Immersion School Worries (Guest Post by Susanne Aspley)
- Bringing Bilingual Students Back-To-School
- KidLit TV Launches Free Homeschooling Resource: KidLit At Home
- Why learning a Foreign Language in Elementary School is Important
For more visit our page on Reading and Classroom Resources.
Classroom Kits
- Building Community with Bilingual Books
- Creating Inclusive Classrooms: LGBTQIA+ Classroom Kit
- Climate Change: Understanding Environmental Justice Classroom Kit
- Mental Health Support for Stressful Times Classroom Kit
- Raising Awareness on Systemic Racism in America Classroom Kit
- Activism and Activists Classroom Kit
- Physical and Developmental Challenges Kit 2020: Understand and Celebrate Our Differences Classroom Kit
- Diverse Kidlit Booklist & Activity Kit for Homeschoolers and Distance Learners
- Classroom Poverty Kit: Poverty Doesn’t Discriminate | Understanding Poverty in America
- Empathy Classroom Kit
- Kindness Classroom Kit
Find them all HERE for free!
