It is time to begin thinking about Open House! One of the things I do to prepare for open house night is put together "Survival Kits" for students. I grab all my items at Dollar Tree and place them in clear plastic bags and tie with ribbon. Then I place this note through the tie! Look Below.
I also start thinking about the parents and how they can be involved throughout the year. I have a form for how to help in the classroom.
For those who are not available during the school day to assist, I tell parents that our class would benefit greatly from donations of any of the following items throughout the year.
Disinfectant wipes, paper plates, plastic forks and spoons, and hand sanitizer. I use sign up genius for parents to sign up for these items.
Another key item is a scavenger hunt. The scavenger hunt allows kids to notice the things in the classroom that we will be going over. If you do an open house after school starts, you can have students make the hunt for their parents in the upper grades or create one for the students to take their parents on in the younger grades. I have included the links to the ones I have used in both upper and lower elementary.
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