The end of summer is always so bittersweet. As we say goodbye to those long, warm days, we make the exciting return to our classrooms. What will the new year bring? Sharing these inspiring back-to-school poems is the perfect way to help students (and teachers) make this annual transition.
Best Back to School Poems for Elementary School
1. Life Doesnât Frighten Me by Maya Angelou
âThat new classroom where Boys all pull my hairâŠâ
2. September is Here by Lenore Hetrick
âSchool bells ringing in the morningâŠâ
3. A back to school poem by Sara Holbrook
âIâve rewatched every rerun.â
4. I Can be a Pal by Kristin Smith
âI can be a pal when you feel blue.â
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6. Weâre Going Back to School by Twinkl
âWe might feel nervous at the door.â
7. Almost Time for School by Lenore Hetrick
âBecause Queen August has lifted her hand.â
8. Back to School by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
âSchool was closed for so long.â
9. The First Day of School by Ruth Donnelly
âI donât know if Iâll like the kidsâŠâ
10. Introducing a New ME! by Kalli Dakos
âThereâs a new ME this yearâŠâ
11. Two More Days Til School by Leslie Kimmelman
âIâm finally going to school this yearâŠâ
12. Back to School by Rachel K
âPencils, glue, paper, and books.â
13. I Like School by Lenore Hetrick
âI like to hear the school bell ringâŠâ
Best Back to School Poems for Middle & High School
14. Information by David Ignatow
âI did something on my own that was not dependent on othersâŠâ
15. Fort Night by Lisa Olstein
âIs this a dream of potential unmet, of possibility undone?â
16. Confession by Krystyna DÄ browska
âIn the changing room girls jostle in lines, flushed from basketball or dodgeball.â
17. Theme for English B by Langston Hughes
âThe instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight.â
18. Sick by Shel Silverstein
âI cannot go to school todayâŠâ
19. Girl Sleuth by Brenda Hillman
âWhere has the summer gone, the autumnâare they missing too?â
20. The World Book by Patricia Hooper
ââŠand we sat down at the table leafing through silks and ships, saints and subtraction.â
21. On Doubt and Bad Reviews by Naomi Shihab Nye
âDonât give it your notebook.â
22. Art Class by James Galvin
âLet us begin with a simple lineâŠâ
23. Gradeschoolâs Large Windows by Thomas Lux
âThey were large to let the germs out.â
24. The High-School Lawn by Thomas Hardy
âA bell: they flee.â
25. An Instructorâs Dream by Bill Knott
âDo they mock me? Forever?â
26. Why Latin Should Still Be Taught in High School by Christopher Bursk
âBecause one day I grew so bored with Lucretius.â
27. Apples by Grace Schulman
âFor that bitter fruit, tasting of earth and song, Iâd risk exile.â
28. In Michael Robinsâs class minus one by Bob Hicok
âAt the desk where the boy sat, he sees the Chicago River.â
29. Calculations by Brenda CĂĄrdenas
âYour daughter doesnât understand math.â
30. Mother To Son by Langston Hughes
âDonât you set down on the steps.â
31. The Testing-Tree by Stanley Kunitz
âOn my way home from school up tribal Providence HillâŠâ
32. The Junior High School Band Concert by David Wagoner
âI played cornet, seventh chairâŠâ
33. Sentimental Education by Mary Ruefle
âBy the radiator in a wooden chair wearing woolen stockings sits a little girl in a dunceâs capâŠâ
34. Pockets by Michael Torres
âThis was 5th grade.â
35. Evening Walk as the School Year Starts by Sydney Lea
âThey shake their heads, subtle.â
36. When I Heard the Learnâd Astronomer by Walt Whitman
âWhen I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure themâŠâ
37. Dreams by Langston Hughes
âHold fast to dreams.â