Idea by Linda, Preschool Teacher, Pembroke, MA Here’s an idea that promotes letter identification skills while helping parents and children learn other students’ names. To begin, I cut out large construction paper letters that represent the first letter of each child’s name. I have each child identify his or her letter by name and then
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Get everything you need for your class with this idea by Connie, a 3rd-4th Grade Teacher, from Wilmington, NC. For Meet-the-Teacher Night, I put up a Helping Hand bulletin board that highlights items or services I need for the classroom.  I cut out small paper hands and glue them to index cards and write the
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Get ready for parent helpers with these ideas from Rhonda, a 3rd-5th Grade Teacher, in York, PA. Each day, during the week of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, our school invites parents to visit as guest readers to read aloud from Dr. Seuss books.*

Megan, a 1st Grade Teacher from Brick, New Jersey, knows the importance of recognizing the support of those who help out at home.  Her clever idea gives children a chance to thank those who mean the most to them. “Each year, our school plans an end-of-the-year Awards Ceremony honoring students’ achievements.  Students receive certificates citing
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Parent volunteers can be life savers for busy teachers.  The trick is knowing how to keep them involved and creating creative ways for them to help out.  No one knows this better than Mari, a 1st Grade Teacher from Wauwatose, Wisconsin, who sent in this really good idea. “My students are forever calling to my
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