Back to School

  • Parent writing a detailed and friendly letter to their child’s teacher, including information about the child’s strengths, challenges, and learning style.

    How To Write A Letter Describing Your Child To A Teacher

    It’s Back-to-School Time! Here’s How to Write a Letter to Your Child’s Teacher Can you believe it’s already back-to-school season? It feels like summer just started, and now we’re diving into the whirlwind of shopping for school supplies, figuring out healthy snacks, and getting our kiddos ready to head back to the classroom. One of […]

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  • BACK TO SCHOOL FAIRY

    Back-to-School Fairy Poem with free printable

    Are you looking for a fun and simple Back-to-School Tradition?  If your child is a little anxious about the start of school, you might like to add this to your list of family traditions.  Twas the night before the first day of school and all through the house everyone is sleeping….. or maybe not!  Maybe […]

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  • 7 Tips to Prepare your Child for Middle School

    Are you preparing your child for Middle School this summer?  It can be nerve wracking to start at a new school.  This post cover Middle School transition tips:  lockers, school supplies, lunch, and attending an open house.  We are far from experts but have 2 of our kids have successfully survived middle school.  We found that […]

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  • What To Ask At Parent Teacher Conference

    Are you ready for Back-To School?  School supplies, new routines, and parent-teacher conferences.  No one wants to be “that parent”, I know I felt that way when I wrote to my son’s school principal.   However you know your child the best and are the best person to communicate their needs to the teacher.  But what’s the […]

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  • How to Study for a Test (with printable)

    How to Study for a Test Back-to-School time also means Back-to-Testing!  Did you realize that many students don’t know how to study for a test? This simple 5-Day Plan will help your child feel prepared and not rushed at the last minute.  We keep this handy schedule posted.  When a teacher announces a test, we count back 5 days from the […]

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  • Dear Moms, Let’s talk about August

    I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer.  Filled with family, picnics, and fun…. at least that was the plan at the beginning of summer.  Wasn’t it?  Now we’re nearing the end of summer and it’s Back-to-School time.  I have mixed emotions because I always feel so over-scheduled.  I wrote this little letter to moms, more […]

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