Mrs. Thorp’s Third Grade Blog

Here in the midwest parents and children are getting ready or at least thinking about getting ready for school to start.  What can you do to help your child be ready for that first day of classes?

• A week or two before  school starts, have your child gradually start waking up earlier.  This way he/she will be ready  for sleep earlier and by the time school begins in September, your child will be able to get up and going in time for school to start.
• If your child has not cracked open a book or read much during the summer, it is not too late to start.  Teachers can usually tell which children have read during the summer and which ones have not. If your child is young, read to your child.
• Practice basic math facts with your child.  Adding and subtracting if they are going into third grade or younger and multiplication and division if they are going into fourth grade and higher.
• Take your child to the school and introduce him/her to the teacher.  This will ease your mind and your child’s.
• Ask your child what he/she thinks they will learn in school this year.  What would they like to learn?

What else do you do to help your child be ready for the first day of school?  Let others know, post a comment.