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Back to School 2021

Curriculum Materials Center

Back to School2021Curriculum Materials Center
David & Lorraine Cheng Library

William Paterson University

Education Websites for PreK - 12 education majors.

Common Sense

Technical instructional supports, organizational tools, and communication tools are a few of the free tools available to K-12 educators.


Common Sense Education: Teen Great Free Websites for Elementary Schools

These websites for students from grades PreK-5 provide ideas to build new skills and a solid foundation in math, science, and reading.


Learning for Justice

Provides free resources in grades K-12 for creating inclusive school communities "where children and youth are respected, valued, and welcome participants."


Simon & Schuster: Middle-Grade Heavy Hitters

Features new books for middle-grade students with reading group guides. Curriculum guides for reading lessons and more guides can also be found using the links found at the bottom of the page.


U.S. Department of Education

Resources to help prepare for the best school year ever! PreK-College

Cheng Library Resources

Curriculum Materials Center

The CMC is a resource collection for education students and faculty. as well as parents, teachers, and librarians. Our collection focuses primarily on resources for developing lesson plans and curriculum units. There are bibliographies on many subject areas to help in lesson planning as well as a section devoted to lesson planning. Please check our website for our other services available.

Back to School Picture Books

These are a few books about going to school, being kind, and feeling safe. Click on the picture for a link to our catalog entry for more information.
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Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

A group of children with different abilities and strengths comes together to build a community garden.
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The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson

There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are lots of reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from. Whatever it is, it's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody knows you, but somehow you do it.

Also available in Spanish

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Stop! Bot! by James Yang

When a little boy stops to show a building doorman his new "bot," it floats up out of his hands and the kind doorman runs up to each floor of the building to try and catch it, with help from the building's residents.
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My Papi Has A Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.

also available in Spanish

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Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip With Kindergarten. by Joseph Slate

Introduces the letters of the alphabet as Miss Bindergarten and her students visit interesting places around town.
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Ming Goes to School by Deidre Sullivan

Ming goes to preschool, where she bravely plays all kinds of games with new friends and old, but she is still not quite ready for the big red slide.