It's Back to School We Go!: First Day Stories From Around the Worldby Ellen Jackson and Jan Davey Ellis | Aug 1, 2003

This book tells about different children around the world and what their first day of school looks like.  For each student, I can think of an activity to do with my class. 

For one, they each have a greeting we can use for our morning meetings.  Secondly, we will locate their homes on a map.

Other examples include but are not limited to: 
Achieng, for Kenya: Try using a ball of rags tied together for a soccer ball.

Anton from Kazakhstan: Show a video of the instrument dombra to hear how it sounds.

Kendi from Nunavut, Canada: Play the blanket game (similar to our parachute game in America).

Jessica for Australia: Look up the different Australian animals and vote on favorites.

​There are also a lot of opportunities to try new foods!