I worked at  a preschool and this book was my students' absolute favorite book. We had the c.d. and listened along while reading the book. This book is on a DRA reading level of 18, and can be read to students from kindergarten to second grade. It can be used with curriculum to teach colors or adjectives. This book is so cute, and I love the illustrations. It is a must have for teaching younger grade levels.

Pete the Cat is such a good book to start the school year with. It comes with a c.d. for you and your students to jam to while reading the book. The illustrations are adorable! It is a wonderful book for your students to interact with. This would be a good book to use on the first day of school to get students ready for the year. This book is for students on a DRA Level of 16. If you read it to the class as a whole, it is great for students from kindergarten to second grade.

This is a book I recently read to a group of preschoolers at the library.  They loved this book!  We talked about not getting upset over small things and how to just keep on going with life!  It has a cute song that the kids can sing along with for an engagement strategy. We could do a fun activity with this that involves gluing buttons on something.  We could do a writing activity where we write about a time we got upset about something and how it got resolved.

It has a 2.0 reading level.

The Pete the Cat series has become an instant hit with elementary schools around the nation. Something about Pete and his catchy, groovy songs pulls students in and leaves them wanting more. This book is no different! This book, Pete the Cat is rocking his new school with this school shoes and is exciting to show them in the hall, in the classroom, and of course, in recess! The intended audience for this book is kindergarteners. In this book, it is Pete's first day back at school- just as it is kindergarteners first year in school, This book would be great to read on the first day of school. An activity I could do with this book would be on the first day of school, after reading this book, would to get students' thought on their first day of school excitements or anxieties. This would be something to keep through the year, and at the end of the school year show the students how far they have grown and gotten used to the routine and expectations of school. It probably won't be as scary as they initially think! 

Who doesn't love Pete the Cat? I would use this fun sing song book on the first day of school of course! Shaking off those new school jitters will be so important for those new kiddos. I would use this for lower elementary school, Kindergarten through 2nd grade! Let's rock out the first day!!