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    Back-to-school is a fun, scary, busy time for everyone, especially small children. Because transitions of all kinds can usually be made easier with stories, songs and poems, this week’s collection of poetry and sing-along songs is dedicated to going back to school.

    		Back-to-School Poems Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00

    CanTeach: Songs & Poems4 stars

    "We've joined together as classmates / as the new year begins. / A year full of learning / while we become friends." Back to school poems and personalized piggyback songs await you at CanTeach. The personalized piggyback songs include your child's name and are sung to familiar tunes such as B-I-N-G-O or Frere Jacques. "Where is (name)? / Where is (name)? / Here I am, here I am."



    DLTK: Back to School Poems and Songs5 stars

    "Kindergarten, here we come! / We know we'll have lots of fun." Celebrate school's first days with nursery rhymes, finger plays, lots of sing-along songs, and even poems for parents. Each of these is also available in a printable format without ads, and the original songs include an audio clip of the melody. Many of the poems and songs also include links to related coloring pages and craft ideas.

    Poetry for Kids: Funny School Poems5 stars

    Kenn Nesbitt is a computer programmer turned full-time poet. In 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. In addition to his funny kids poems and links to his poetry books, his site includes poetry lessons, word games, and a rhyming dictionary. This section includes a few of his School Foolery poems, including "Don't Bring Camels in the Classroom." "Don't bring camels in the classroom. / Don't bring scorpions to school. / Don't bring rhinos, rats, or reindeer. / Don't bring mice or moose or mule."

    Poetry Foundation: Back to School Poems5 stars

    The Poetry Foundation is a literary organization that celebrates poetry and aims to raise its visibility. This article links to three poetry collections for middle- and high-school students, and two for teachers. For students there is "Ten Poems to Read When You Get Stuffed in Your Locker", "Ten Poems to Get You Through Science Class This Year", and "Ten Poems to Send the Person You're Crushing On".

    Robert Pottle: Funny School Poems5 stars

    Robert Pottle starting writing children's poems on a cross-country road trip in 2000, and hasn't stopped since. These school poems are divided into four topics: Back to School, Funny School Poems, Funny Teacher Poems and End of School Year. These opening lines are from "The First Day of Kindergarten." "Today was it. I went to school. / It was fun and kinda cool. / We did the hokey-pokey dance. / Peter cried – he wet his pants."

    		Back-to-School Poems Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    Back to School Poems

    24 Must-Share Poems for Middle School and High School

    Ten Important Back to School Poems

    The Tuesday 12: 12 Great Poems for Back to School!


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    Feldman, Barbara. "Back-to-School Poems." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 4 Sep. 2018. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/back-to-school-poems/ >.


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    By . Originally published September 4, 2018. Last modified September 4, 2018.

    Filed Under: Language Arts, Reference, Poetry, Preschool, Kindergarten

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