Back to school night preschool ideas

Discover practical tips and free resources for kindergarten Open Night success! Engage parents, showcase student work, and create a memorable event.

One of the most exciting nights of the school year for me is definitely Meet-the-Teacher Night. I'll be the first one to say that I lo...

It's that time of year again where kids, parents, and teachers are preparing for back to school season. Here are over two dozen easy crafts to get preschoolers excited for a new school year!

You’ve spent countless hours preparing your classroom and are ready to meet your students and families! If you are anything like me, you are anxiously waiting to meet the 20+ smiling faces that you will spend the school year with. Every year on Meet the Teacher Night, the butterflies start to settle

Yes, I am aware that my open house was four whole weeks ago. This whole back-to-school thing has been completely out of control. I CANNOT catch up, and I come home every day aching and exhausted. I would totally be asleep right now, but it’s storming, and I don’t do well with storms. ... Read More about Open House (Meet the Teacher Night)

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Get ready for the new school year with these fun and educational back-to-school games for 2024! Discover engaging activities that will help kids transition smoothly, enhance learning, and build excitement for the year ahead. Perfect for parents and teachers looking for creative ways to make back-to-school fun and enriching.

Scavenger Hunt for Meet the Teacher night! Help students get acclimated to the classroom.

Healthy open house snacks

Hello! I hope everyone is having a great "back to school" time of year! I know I am all over the place making newsletters and supply lists, getting to know new students, mourning over the ones who transitioned or moved, and all of that fun stuff! I put together a fun little "back to school" art project that is simple and fun and thought I would share! It is just a printable of a backpack that the students got to color and then add pictures of school supplies that they are familiar with and…

Parent Wish Jar Open House & Back to School Idea | This is the best simple parent involvement idea for the start of the school year. Click to read more about it on Instagram and get the template. IDEAS FOR MODIFYING FOR OLDER GRADES: Consider collecting the wishes by email and combining this with asking students to share their own wishes, then doing a compare/contrast activity.

Some Ideas for a Meet the Teacher/Orientation Night: Found this great idea on Pinterest. Parent Wishes: "As a parent, what is your...

Welcoming new kids to class this year? Check out these back-to-school gifts for students.

The beginning of a new school year is almost upon us and there’s always so much to be done to get started! I have begun preparing my back-to-school parent materials and my change of clothes flyer is just one of the many flyers I will be sending home. This particular flyer has saved me so much time with parents. I usually place this sheet inside of a gallon size ziplock bag (any brand will do) and send it home with my parents, usually during open house. I have used this method for the last…

Playdough has to be, by far, the most popular of my centres. BUT....I find that after about a week my playdough gets gross! Yuck! Our school gives us just a few tubs of Crayola playdough, certainly not enough to last us the whole year. First of all, this stuff is not easy to make at all! Second, it dries up within the week and makes crumbs EVERYWHERE. Who wants to play with old, dried out playdough? So that's when one of my teaching partners thought of the Playdough Club. It works like…

The First Day of School is a big day for everyone! Use these (FREE) lesson plans for the First Day of School to get the year off to a great start!