Organization: Advice for Parents Offer these tips to parents to help them teach their children to become more organized.		Advice for Parents Our resources for parents include information and advice on child development, literacy, and...
Encouraging Pre-Readers: Advice for Parents Hand out this list of activities to help parents raise children ready to read.		Teacher-Parent Collaboration A child's education can be greatly enhanced by successful parent-teacher collaborations. Use...
Parent-Teacher Conferences: Five Important Questions Prepare yourself for parent-teacher conferences by having the answers for some very important...		Holiday Poems Students will write an acrostic poem from the name of a winter holiday: "Christmas," "Kwanzaa,"...
Parent Conference Consensus Sheet Ensure every attendee of your parent-teacher conferences understands the goals and outcomes of...		Anansi and the Frog Prince By writing the ending to an Anansi story, children can explore African folk tales.
Parent-Teacher Conference Resources Maximize the benefit of parent-teacher conferences with our planning resources, communication...		Repeated Reading Use a variety of repeated reading activities to improve reading skills.
Conference Thank-You Give parents positive feedback for participating in a parent-teacher conference with this...		Weather Terms Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.
Parental Contact Record Keep a written record of each contact you make with parents. This record-keeping method becomes...		The Snow Kids This puppet play is about four snow kids who want to see more of the world.
African Folk Tales: Background Information Distribute an article that details the various types of African folk tales and gives examples...		Parent Conference Considerations A list of issues to consider before you begin parent-teacher conferences.
Good News Report Giving positive feedback establishes a basis for working with problems should they arise later....		Kwanzaa Symbols & Celebration Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This...
Telephone Conversation Itinerary List points that you would like to make in a conversation with a student's parents, or record...		Jan Brett's Winter Books Four books by Jan Brett – Trouble with Trolls, The Night Before Christmas, Annie and the...