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Back to School: Start Smart!
Put your grade-schooler on track for school success.
Whether your child is a first-timer or an old hand, explore these games, articles, and resources to make this the best back-to-school season ever.
Articles
by Amy KL Borrell
Scholastic Parents | Solutions to you kid's anxiety about going back to school. Tips for adapting. Guidelines for social and academic success in the new school year.
by Amy KL Borrell
Scholastic Parents | Subjects your child must know to excel in school as she starts a new grade. Covers grade-by-grade curriculum. Offers tips for at-home support.
by Toby Leah Bochan
Scholastic Parents | Create a comfortable and organized homework area for your child. Learn about the furniture, supplies, and ergonomics that work best for your child's study style.
Scholastic Parents | Get a sense of your child's growing independence. Find out if he is ready for new responsibilities like cooking or after school activities.
Scholastic Parents | Use these descriptions of different learning styles to find out how your child learns best. Four questions to help your identify your child's study style.
by Rosemary Black
Scholastic Parents | July31,2007
Healthy school lunch ideas your kids will love. Get kids involved and eating healthier with these brown-bag updates.
by Amanda Wheat
Scholastic Parents | August14,2007
Help your child set goals for the new school year and beyond. Make a dream chest to get your kid to think and dream about long-term goals.
by Lisa Palmer
Scholastic Parents | August14,2007
Having the same teacher as an older sibling did may create problems. Being compared to a sibling can put pressure on a student. Learn to solve the problems and reap the benefits of siblings in school.
Scholastic Parents | Get ready for back-to-school with an introduction letter. Have your child write a colorful letter introducing him to his new teacher.
Scholastic Parents | July24,2006
Kids need time to adjust to going back to school. These tips provide a head start in the summer, before the new school year starts. Suggests going for a test run at your child's school.
by Evelyn Ngeow
Scholastic Parents | Teachers share tips for smoothing the transition from summer to school. Help your child start the new school year prepared to focus and succeed.
Scholastic Parents | August1,2006
Spark enthusiasm about the new school year with these fun ways to celebrate. Throw a back-to-school party, take a first-day photo, or bury a time capsule with your child.
by Caolan Madden
Scholastic Parents | Teachers give tips on how you can stay in touch with what's happening in your child's classroom. Shows how you can participate as a class volunteer. Recommends looking at what your child brings home from school.
by Caolan Madden
Scholastic Parents | A child's first time at a new school can be scary. Give your new-schooler the confidence she needs do her best. See how you can ease the transition.
by Caolan Madden
Scholastic Parents | Motivate your child to learn both in the classroom and at home. 10 ways to encourage learning in everyday life. See how your role modeling inspires kids to learn.
Book Lists
Starting School
Whether your little one's entering preschool or kindergarten, these books can help ease worries and make the classroom a little more welcoming.
School Stories
Delight in these charming, poignant, and downright funny books about friendship, learning, and classroom antics.
Classroom Chapter Books
Whether outwitting bullies, acing tests, or trying to fit in, these characters and their stories stimulate imaginations and build the confidence needed to face academic and social challenges.
