Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate

An adorable tale that follows Miss Bindergarten as she prepares for the first day of kindergarten and the arrival of her 26 new students (one for every letter in the alphabet) who are preparing for the first day as well.

Miss Bindergarten has a whole series of books that would be a great addition to any class including a book about going on a field trip, the 100^th day of school, and the last day of kindergarten. There is also a cute Miss Bindergarten doll to go along with the stories.

Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come by Nancy Carlson

A fun tale about little Henry who is so excited about kindergarten he forgets to do all the important things we need to do in the morning like get dressed, brush your teeth, and eat breakfast! Henry becomes a little overwhelmed when he finally makes it to school and realizes it’s a little bigger then he expected, with the help of a new friend he quickly realizes that kindergarten is fun! (Also available in a Spanish edition)

First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg

A twist on the traditional tales about the first day of school jitters. The book takes us through the tale of Sarah who is nervous and anxious about the first day of school. All along the reading is thinking it’s the student who is worried about how school will be; we find out in the end that it is actually the teacher. This is a great story to read to students who might have concerns about the first day; it shows them that even the teacher can be nervous too!

These sites are a good place to begin your own adventure to becoming a teacher.

Alabama- Teacher Education and Certification Website

http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/section_detail.asp?section=66&footer=sections

Alaska- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.eed.state.ak.us/TEACHERCERTIFICATION/

Arizona- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.azed.gov/Certification/

Arkansas- Teacher Licensing Website

http://arkansased.org/

California – Teacher Credentialing Website

http://www.ctc.ca.gov/

Colorado- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_license.htm

Connecticut- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp

Delaware- Teacher Credentialing Website

https://deeds.doe.k12.de.us/default.aspx

Florida- Educator Certification Website

http://www.fldoe.org/edcert/

Georgia- Educator Certification Website

http://www.gapsc.com/

Hawaii- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.htsb.org/

Idaho- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/teacher_certification/

Illinois- Educator Certification Website

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/certification/Default.htm

Indiana- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.doe.in.gov/dps/

Iowa- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.iowa.gov/boee/

Kansas- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=111

Kentucky- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.kyepsb.net/certification/

Louisiana- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.doe.state.la.us/Lde/tsac/home.html

Maine- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.maine.gov/education/cert/

Maryland- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/msde/divisions/certification/certification_branch/

Massachusetts- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/e_license.html

Michigan- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683_14795—,00.html

Minnesota- Educators Licensing Website

http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/Teacher_Support/Educator_Licensing/index.html

Mississippi- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ed_licensure/

Missouri- Teacher Certification Website

http://dese.mo.gov/divteachqual/teachcert/

Montana- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.opi.state.mt.us/cert/

Nebraska- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.nde.state.ne.us/tcert/

Nevada- Educators Licensing Website

http://nvteachers.doe.nv.gov/

New Hampshire- Teacher Credentialing Website

http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/beED.htm

New Jersey- Educators Licensing and Credentialing Website

http://www.state.nj.us/education/educators/license/

New Mexico- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.ped.state.nm.us/licensure/

New York- Teachers Certification Website

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/

North Carolina- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/licensure/

North Dakota- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.nd.gov/espb/

Ohio- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicRelationID=513

Oklahoma- Teacher Certification Website

http://sde.state.ok.us/teacher/ProfStand/default.html

Oregon- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.tspc.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.teaching.state.pa.us/teaching/site/default.asp

Rhode Island- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.ride.ri.gov/educatorquality/certification/

South Carolina- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.scteachers.org/

South Dakota- Teacher Certification Website

http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/

Tennessee- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.tennessee.gov/education/lic/

Texas- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/default.asp

Utah- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.schools.utah.gov/cert/

Vermont- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.education.vermont.gov/new/html/maincert.html

Virginia- Educators Licensing Website

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/newvdoe/teached.html

Washington- Teacher Certification Website

http://www.k12.wa.us/certification/

West Virginia- Teacher Certification Website

http://wvde.state.wv.us/certification/

Wisconsin- Educators Licensing Website

http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/licguide.html

Wyoming- Educators Licensing Website

http://ptsb.state.wy.us/

According to Amazon.com it has been updated to include…

• A comprehensive review of all fifteen of the content area domains on the revised RICA, including the two new domains on English Language Learning and Fluency
• An introduction that offers a user-friendly overview of the test, tips for pre-test study, and pointers for how to structure essay answers
• Sample questions that align with the revised RICA test formatting. Students will find full case studies, mini case studies, and a cumulative sample test with over 70 test items depicting classroom scenarios
• Answers and explanations for each test item to bolster teacher confidence in successful test taking

Ready for Revised RICA: A Test Prep Guide for California’s Reading Instruction Competence Assessment (3rd Edition)