Starting the School Year

As teachers, do you have any advice for me as my children get close to starting the school year?

Well the best thing you can do is keep your child's brain active. That can be done in many ways but mostly with reading to them and discussion about things they are doing or seeing throughout the summer. 

Another good idea is to get your children on a schedule as the school year approaches. Starting the school year can be a bit hard when you have to get used to getting up early. Try to wake them up at the same time, get them to bed a bit earlier and maybe even doing a bit of "homework" with them. It could be as simple as writing what they did this summer or even a thank you note to someone. 

For younger children you can get their hand muscles in check and tuned up before school starts. Make sure you give them opportunities to cut, write and squeeze things so that their little hands will be strong enough for all the school activities that will be required of them.

Most of all play with them, have fun, pray for their teachers, friends and make school coming an exciting thing for them. Starting the school year can be an easy, fun transition if we do simple things to make the school year start successfully.