Idea by Regina, 3rd Grade Teacher, Basile, LA At my school, we make home visits. We schedule the visits about two weeks before school starts. The brief visits afford us an invaluable glimpse into our students’ world while affording us an opportunity to introduce ourselves to the student and parents and to offer families a
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  Idea by Julie, 4th Grade Teacher, Akron, OH I use pictures of students and activities from former years to prepare a PowerPoint presentation that I display on the first day of school. This lets students and their parents know what they can look forward to as the year unfolds.

Create a packet for parents to take home with them after Back-to-School or Open House Night.  It is an easy way to make sure everyone has the same information and can ask any questions before the year progresses.  What should you include in your Open House Parent Packet?  Print out the checklist below to help
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Does your school have an Open House before school starts? Amazingly, after 35 years of teaching, I still get nervous for these things. However, I’ve found if I’m well prepared, I’m not quite as nervous.

It’s a busy holiday week here at Really Good Stuff, so let’s get right to the information you need to know to win this week’s contests!   The Show Us Your Summer with the Really Good Stuff Kids Contest starts now!  This week we’re asking you to show us your 4th of July fun with
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Guest Post by Heidi Samuelson of SwampFrogFirstGraders “Welcome Back to School” are a few of my favorite words!  I love the beginning of a new school year especially since it gives me the opportunity to try new things out with the fresh young minds that walk into my classroom ready to be shaped and molded! 
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When Laura, a Kindergarten Teacher in Morris Plains, NJ, asks her students what they eat for dinner, she turns their responses into cherished keepsakes.  Check out her idea below! “For a fun activity, I meet individually with students and ask each one, “How does your family prepare dinner?” I record exactly what they say. (Even
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Meet the Teacher night is fast approaching!  Try this great idea by Karen, a 1st Grade Teacher in Wichita Falls, TX, to help you with first day transportation organization. “My school schedules our Meet the Teacher Night before school opens. I have come to regard that night as my personal “Collect Information from Families Night.”