My First Day of School
A calm social story about starting school: the gate, the coat hooks, the classroom, saying hello to someone new, and going home again.
a made-up story · 7 pages · ages 4–5 · 2 min · English
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Published 2026-10-29T17:49:30.420663
Read-aloud note
Ask what the character could try next, then accept the child answer without correcting too much.
Inside this storybook
My name is Aria. Next week, I will start school. School is a new place with new people. I do not know anyone there yet.
My grown-up walks me through the gate. We go past the tall green plant. My teacher says good morning. I hang my coat on my own hook.
Then I go into my classroom. There are low tables and little chairs. Many children feel a little nervous on their first days. It is okay to feel nervous. That feeling usually gets smaller each day.
Other children are new too. Most of them want a friend, just like me. I can try saying hello to someone. Sometimes they say hello back.
Sometimes we sit together on the rug in the reading corner. My teacher reads a story out loud. We listen and look at the pictures.
At snack time, we sit at tables by the big windows. The sun shines in. Sometimes I sit next to a child I said hello to.
Later, my grown-up comes back to the gate. I walk past the tall plant to meet them. Each day, school feels a little more like mine. I am ready to start school.
The pages
Next Week
My name is Aria. Next week, I will start school. School is a new place with new people. I do not know anyone there yet.
My Own Hook
My grown-up walks me through the gate. We go past the tall green plant. My teacher says good morning. I hang my coat on my own hook.
A Little Nervous
Then I go into my classroom. There are low tables and little chairs. Many children feel a little nervous on their first days. It is okay to feel nervous. That feeling usually gets smaller each day.
Hello
Other children are new too. Most of them want a friend, just like me. I can try saying hello to someone. Sometimes they say hello back.
Story Time
Sometimes we sit together on the rug in the reading corner. My teacher reads a story out loud. We listen and look at the pictures.
Snack Time
At snack time, we sit at tables by the big windows. The sun shines in. Sometimes I sit next to a child I said hello to.
Home Time
Later, my grown-up comes back to the gate. I walk past the tall plant to meet them. Each day, school feels a little more like mine. I am ready to start school.
Read-aloud note
Ask what the character could try next, then accept the child answer without correcting too much.