Free Resources
Informed by experts and extensive research, these free resources from First Book's Accelerator™ save you time and offer actionable steps you can take today to support the kids and teens in your community.




Informed by experts and extensive research, these free resources from First Book's Accelerator™ save you time and offer actionable steps you can take today to support the kids and teens in your community.
Featured Free Resource
Featured Free Resource
2023 – 2024 School Year Calendar: Celebrating Diversity
and Inclusion in STEM
This year's STEM-themed school calendar celebrates the scientists and inventors whose contributions have changed our world for the better. Theme months, religious observances, and dates with cultural or historical significance are also included.


2023 – 2024
School Year Calendar:
Celebrating Diversity and
Inclusion in STEM
This year's STEM-themed school calendar celebrates the scientists and inventors whose contributions have changed our world for the better. Theme months, religious observances, and dates with cultural or historical significance are also included.


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Toolkits & Guides to Support Your Work
Toolkits & Guides to
Support Your Work
2023 – 2024 School Year Calendar: Celebrating Diversity
and Inclusion in STEM
This year's STEM-themed school calendar celebrates the scientists and inventors whose contributions have changed our world for the better. Theme months, religious observances, and dates with cultural or historical significance are also included.


2023 – 2024
School Year Calendar:
Celebrating Diversity and
Inclusion in STEM
This year's STEM-themed school calendar celebrates the scientists and inventors whose contributions have changed our world for the better. Theme months, religious observances, and dates with cultural or historical significance are also included.


Taking Care: An Educator Guide to Healthy Habits for
Student Emotional Wellness
Developed in response to First Book educators' concerns about the mental health challenges faced by students, this guide contains best practices and activities to optimize mental fitness and emotional resilience and decrease stress and anxiety.


Taking Care: An Educator
Guide to Healthy Habits for
Student Emotional Wellness
Developed in response to First Book educators' concerns about the mental health challenges faced by students, this guide contains best practices and activities to optimize mental fitness and emotional resilience and decrease stress and anxiety.


Literacy Rich Classroom Library Checklist: An Assessment
Tool for Equity
Developed in partnership with literacy researcher Susan Neuman, this resource highlights the elements that make up a literacy rich classroom environment. Assess your classroom library and advocate for the resources you need to create an equitable environment.


Literacy Rich Classroom Library
Checklist: An Assessment
Tool for Equity
Developed in partnership with literacy researcher Susan Neuman, this resource highlights the elements that make up a literacy rich classroom environment. Assess your classroom library and advocate for the resources you need to create an equitable environment.

