| Ideas for Parents |
| At home, you can... * read to your child every day * read to your child in your first language * talk with your child about his/her activities, thoughts and feelings * teach your child to print his/her name using the proper capitals and lower case letters (i.e. Andrew) * provide space and materials for drawing, painting and building * display your child's creations in a "special" place * provide your child with a variety of experiences: trips to the zoo, museum, airport, shopping mall, grocery store, public library etc. * teach your child to be independent in washing, dressing and tidying up * encourage your child to develop friendships with others, both older and younger * supervise television and video watching * provide rules that are reasonable and consistent |
| At school, you can... * visit our school * volunteer in our classroom or the library * join the parent/teacher group * attend school council meetings * make an appointment to meet with me * make an appointment to visit our classroom |