Parents as teachers

Hi everyone, If you follow my Facebook page, you might already have seen this... I wrote an article for Scholar's Choice (Canada's teacher store) this month

Smart Classroom Management: How To Talk To Parents Who Just Don't Care

Kindergarten has changed so much since I was in Mrs. Ryan's half day class back in the 80's. Kindergartners have gone from playing house to...

Every school year, I always have parents ask me for tips about how they can support their child's learning at home. Learn more here!

There’s so much more to kindergarten readiness than letter recognition. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wanted to be a teacher…but it baffles me that families don’t understand that 3, 4, and 5 year olds learn better through play than worksheets. Here’s a FREE parent handout to send home to help those families recognize what play...Read More

Learn more about creating a classroom handbook flipbook that houses all of your back to school info in one handout, and parents will actually keep it.

Hello Everyone! I have had many second grade teachers contact me about our home reading log and parent/child questions to accompany reading. Reading at home is a huge component in reading success. I have shared our first grade log before, but I went ahead and added a second grade component to this little packet. We require our first graders to read at least ten minutes every evening. I included a note to parents about second graders reading twenty minutes. Take a peek! If you would like your…

PinterestFacebookEmailTwitter Parents are a child’s first teacher. Building skills and learning at home is paramount for kids of all ages to be successful. I created Building Skills & Learning at Home: Parent Handouts to give parents fun and simple suggestions and games/activities that they can do at home. These activities help their child reinforce skills...Read More

It's getting to be that time of year again. Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs). I have to say that I love PTCs. Working at the school that I did, it might be the only time I ever saw and actually communicated with the parents of certain students. Yes it meant long days at the school and trying to find a nice way to say "YOU WANT TO SEE PROGRESS?!? TRY WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME!!!", but it also meant that parents and I were coming together to try and help their child become better.