Parent and student activities

Are you looking for ways to plan events and activities that include your whole school community? Take a peek at my favorite events for students, families, staff, and the larger school community as a whole! These events go beyond a typical movie/pizza party and are sure to be a hit with your whole school!

Looking for the best show and tell ideas for kindergarten? You're in the right place. Besides ideas, we aim to provide a glimpse into all the benefits.

I'm the kind of person that likes to get ready for the next year before the end of this year. I know. You can call me crazy. It's ok. I understand. But it's the way I am. So what am I getting ready? Forms to send home during Meet and Greet: My Parent Survey (it's free!). I keep this in my communication folder. This is what I send home so that I can take pictures for my blog. I know it has my information on it, but if you need it for something else, then maybe you can use it as a template…

In this blog post you will find 5 teaching ideas and activities to establish a relationship with parents of kids in your classroom. These easy tips are great for parent teacher conferences or year round open communication too. All of this will help you with your classroom management style and stay connected with parents and students. Find out more here.

Immerse yourself in the power of partnership with "Fresh Ideas for Parent Involvement in the New School Year". This post is packed with creative, doable ways to engage parents and families in your classroom. From elementary-centric approaches to broader family involvement activities, this post charts the course for a year filled with robust collaboration. Discover a treasure trove of ideas aimed at fostering strong, meaningful partnerships. Visit the blog now to revolutionize parent…

Art Festival and Family Art Night- How to run a Family Art Night. Increase attendance and promote your art department with engaging art activities.

Help cultivate a love of reading for students in your classroom with these practical tips. The free printable rescource is perfect to share with parents.

Take the stress out of parent-teacher conference time with these simple, time saving tips! In this blog I cover my favorite tips and tricks to make parent teacher conferences smooth sailing for everyone! This resource has conference survey forms which help cut down on confusion and stress, also conference folders that help get students involved in the process. It also highlights some of my favorite ways to set up for a conference and how to wrap up a conference with confidence…

Do you want to start your school year with brag notes to parents? I’m sharing my best tips as an early elementary teacher for back to school and brag notes. Teacher brag notes are the best way to improve your relationship with students and parents in your elementary classroom. During the first week of school, send home brag notes to students and you will begin building those relationships. Building relationships with parents and students has never been easier, check out my editable brag…

These at home reading tips will help keep children reading at home and loving it too! Reading strategies and tips for parents and teachers of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.

I love starting the school year with this activity. It’s easy, parents love it, and it immediately gives the children a little boost of self-esteem by identifying a part of themselves that they like…

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.

It's pretty natural for parents to ask teachers about how to help their child with reading. The question might come in different forms,...

Parent-Teacher Conference Forms - Students fill in their own evaluation forms! My students proved to be very honest, and some were pretty hard on themselves! It got my first graders thinking about their school performance, rather than someone telling them how they do in school. It has been great insight for parents and teacher alike! Download my student self evaluation forms {K-2} FREE! Parent teacher conference ideas | student evaluation | student goals | student performance tracking data

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Parent involvement matters. In this post, the benefits of having parent support are shared. Parent handouts for teachers are included.

Download this FREE Help Your Child Learn to Read reading tips brochure for your students' parents to support their child in learning to read.

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Parent involvement has a direct impact on student achievement. Becoming a mom really changed this teacher's perspective about parent communication. Use these tips to improve your communication with parents today!