With back-to-school time right around the corner an many kids getting ready to enter into preschool or move into kindergarten many parents are looking for stories that will help show their young children what will happen with this big transition. Going to School is part of the Usborne books First Experiences series.

Going to School is designed to be used on different levels. The text along the top of the page is very simple and no more then one short sentence per page. The text along the bottom is two longer sentences that go into more detail about what is going on. The story introduces twins, Polly and Percy along with their friend, Millie, and follows them through their first day of school covering the basics of getting ready, arriving, arts and crafts, music, snack, story time, playing on the playground and finally going home. Every illustration is rich in detail and can tell the story without any text.

Of all the books that are written for children about going to school, I think this is one of the better ones. After your child knows what the books is about he or she can take it off the shelf and without knowing how to read can look through the pages and know what is going on even if they have not memorized the story.

Ideas for every page:

Every page has a duck on it; ask your child to help you find the duck –according to the title page.

Ask your child what they would like to do if they were there (example: on the page that talks about music, ask your child what song they would like to sing, or what instrument they would like to play with.

Ask your children what Polly, Percy and Millie are doing.

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