Parents asking how to help their child at home? Host a sight word parent night to show them how in a fun hands-on way! Plus it makes principals happy too.
Do you want to involve more families in your family literacy events at school? Would you like to have rocking events that families will love? Here are some family literacy night ideas and tips that will set you on the road to success.
Over the school closure, I updated my Literacy Handouts for Parents (I have not yet updated the Spanish version). They're still FREE!! I ...
Family Literacy Night can be a fun and successful event at your school! It takes some preplanning and some work, but it is worth it for your students and families. We've got some secrets for
Involving kids in money tasks and discussions at home is critical for their future financial wellbeing.
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Hosting a family literacy night is a great way to get parents involved and grow students' love of reading. Here are some tips and tricks!
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Parent Involvement - Need ideas for your Title I Parent Nights? Are you on the parent involvement committee for your school? We all know that parental involvement is important to a child's success in school. Planning the right activity is key to parent turnout and participation. You'll find 35 ...
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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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Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your summers. This summer I’m taking two online classes and one of the assignments is to plan a family literacy night. Although I’ve been wanting to do this for quite some time, I haven’t. So, I’m glad that I’m getting that push to do it! One thing ... Read More about Parent’s Guide to Learning to Read
19 Proven Tips for Getting Parents Involved at School
Editable preschool parent handouts. These editable back to school handouts is designed to help your preschool parents support their child.
How to Involve Parents Using Make and Take Literacy Activities for Parent Night, Grades 3-5
Reading to your kids every day is one of the best ways you can set them up for success in Kindergarten and beyond. So many different skills are learned while reading together and it is definitely something you want to continue doing as your children get older. Any reading you do together is great, but there are some things you can do while you read that can make it even better!
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diver...
It's Saturday morning and I am absolutely beat. I've fitted my tush into the grooves in the couch and already zoned out to two episodes o...
