Home-School-Home Chart
A friendly reminder and chart of student tasks. These help kids take on responsibility while kind of freeing up adults.
Category Archives: family
Contacting Families Before the School Year Begins
Knowledge is power. Knowing about your incoming students and families will help you prepare for the year. Here are a few suggestions to help you get started. Plan A Send a letter to every incoming family. Include a brief bio of yourself and then share your expectations for the year (topics, behavior, etc.). Invite them… Read More »
LITERACY #8: Plays and Read Alouds
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is # 8 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. Now’s time to get active with what’s been read over the past few weeks. Select a story that can be acted out OR go to… Read More »
LITERACY #7 Online Resources and Word Games
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is # 7 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. The vastness of resources is mind-boggling. Rather than provide a list, I suggest you grab a cup of coffee, tea, or whatever, and go online… Read More »
LITERACY #6 Mixing It Up
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is # 6 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. Here are a hodge-podge of ideas to keep reading fresh/changing. In fiction: Read using different voices for different characters. Use/Make puppets and share the story… Read More »
LITERACY #5: Questions to Ask Readers
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is #5 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. Reading can and should be an interactive skill. That means, taking the tine to talk with your kids about what they are reading. Before reading, ask… Read More »
LITERACY #4: Helping Young Readers Become Life-Long Readers
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is # 4 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. Scan the book with a young reader. Look at all the illustrations. Talk about what the book might be about. Sit side-by-side and help the… Read More »
LITERACY #3: Summer Library Program
Summer! The perfect time to carry around a book and spend time with favorite or new characters and subjects. This is # 3 in my 8-part series on Summer Literacy. Remember, your local library may have a summer reading program where kids are encouraged to read, record their book titles and then participate in awards… Read More »
6 Ways to Build a Reading Family
Reading is a vital part of literacy development. Here are 6 ways to become a reading family. Have a designated reading area. It needs comfy places to sit, good lighting, freedom from electronics (unless you are using an e-reader) and bookshelves or crates of books close by. Those books may be owned favorites, borrowed from… Read More »
March Fun Dates
It seems there is almost always something to think or cheer or look up about days in March. 1. Pig Day, Peanut Lover’s Day 2. Old Stuff Day 3. I Want You to be Happy Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, National Anthem Day, Peach Blossom Day 4. Hug a GI Day 5. 6. Dentist’s… Read More »