A new school year is the perfect time to build inclusive, engaging, and future-ready classrooms. At Book Creator, we’re here to help you start strong with fresh, remixable resources designed to support all learners—especially newcomer English language learners (ELLs), multilingual students, and emerging digital citizens.

This year’s collection includes editable books for:

• Creating personalized school tours for multilingual learners
• Teaching digital citizenship and AI awareness
• Supporting classroom routines with visual social stories
• Exploring media literacy with our K–2 digital citizenship companion guides

Whether you’re teaching elementary or secondary students, our customizable books give you the tools to welcome students, build classroom culture, and foster responsible tech use from day one.

Build classroom connections from day one

Strong relationships are the foundation of a thriving classroom. Our Welcome to Our Class book makes it easy to introduce yourself, share classroom routines, and create a warm welcome—digitally or in print.

Easily customize the template by adding:

• Photos of your classroom and learning areas
• Voice recordings to introduce yourself or explain routines
• Links to tools like your LMS, class newsletter, or meet-the-teacher video

Plus, you can use Book Creator’s translation feature to make multilingual versions that support family engagement from day one.

Starting the year with clear expectations around technology use? We've created social stories for Caring for My Laptop and Caring for My Tablet—perfect for helping students build healthy digital habits.

Digital citizenship and AI norms for elementary and secondary students

Digital citizenship is more important than ever. To support you in setting expectations early, we’ve created Digital Norms books for both elementary and secondary classrooms. These books align with the ISTE Student Standards and focus on:

• Generative AI use
• Respectful online discourse
• Digital collaboration
• Evaluating online information

Students can express their understanding through text, drawings, voice, or video—making this a powerful tool for classroom conversations, pledges, and digital citizenship portfolios.

K–2 Digital Citizenship companion guides for Shannon Miller’s ISTE Books

We’ve created four reading companion guides to pair with Shannon Miller’s ISTE Explorer series, published in print by Capstone. While the core books are available in print—a format shown to support stronger comprehension and deeper learning, especially for young readers—our companion guides extend the experience with interactive prompts, reflection activities, and opportunities for creative expression. These resources are designed to help educators make the most of the printed series while supporting digital citizenship and media literacy in early learners.

Through engaging stories and colorful visuals, students will:

• Learn what it means to be a responsible digital citizen
• Explore real-life scenarios they might encounter online
• Reflect on their own technology habits in age-appropriate ways
• Get to know themselves as digital creators

These books are the perfect foundation for any primary digital citizenship curriculum and work beautifully alongside your own classroom discussions and tech routines.

What is Generative AI and how does it work?

Let’s face it—AI is here to stay. This year, we’re introducing a student-friendly “What is AI?” book that breaks down the basics of generative AI in accessible language. This book helps students:

• Understand what AI is and isn’t
• Recognize where they may encounter AI tools
• Think critically about AI’s impact on learning and communication

Perfect as a launch point for deeper discussions around ethics, communication, and technology.

Meet the AI-Ready Graduate

Once students understand what AI is, the next question becomes: How can I use it responsibly and creatively in my learning journey? That’s where our Profile of an AI-Ready Graduate book comes in.

With Book Creator, students can:

• Track progress with portfolio-style artifact pages
• Add media-rich reflections (text, voice, drawings, video)
• Set and monitor personal learning goals

Each page invites students to reflect, collect artifacts, and explore how AI can enhance—not replace—their thinking. With this book, they’ll begin to see AI not just as a tool, but as a companion in their journey to become curious, creative, and ethical digital citizens.

Don’t miss last year’s favorites templates

Looking to build even more momentum this fall? Be sure to check out our popular Back to School 2024 resources—still available and just as helpful for setting the tone in your classroom:

• Vocabulary Notebooks: Perfect for establishing classroom-wide vocabulary routines that support reading, writing, and academic discourse across subjects.
• Student Activity Books: Ideal for building relationships at the beginning of the year with fun, reflective activities that encourage students to express themselves.
• Virtual Back to School Night Book: A creative way to introduce your staff and school community to families who can’t attend in person—promote connection, transparency, and trust from day one.

All of these resources are still free and remixable—just like our newest releases. Whether you’re returning to old favorites or exploring what’s new, Book Creator has you covered for a strong start to the school year.