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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

Dealing with Back-to-School Jitters
Dealing with Back-to-School Jitters
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.
New Year, New Grade
New Year, New Grade
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.
Designing a Kid-Friendly Workspace
Designing a Kid-Friendly Workspace
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.
Readiness Rules
Readiness Rules
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.
Identify Your Child's Learning Style
Identify Your Child's Learning Style
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.
Lunchbox Overhaul
Lunchbox Overhaul
by Rosemary Black
Scholastic Parents | July 31,2007
Healthy school lunch ideas your kids will love. Get kids involved and eating healthier with these brown-bag updates.
New Year, New Goals
New Year, New Goals
by Amanda Wheat
Scholastic Parents | August 14,2007
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.
Siblings at School
Siblings at School
by Lisa Palmer
Scholastic Parents | August 14,2007
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.
Dear Teacher . . .
Dear Teacher . . .
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.
Quick Click: 10 Ways to Make the Switch from Summer to School
Quick Click: 10 Ways to Make the Switch from Summer to School
Scholastic Parents | July 24,2006
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.
Quick Click: 10 Teachers' Tips for Kick-Starting the New School Year
Quick Click: 10 Teachers' Tips for Kick-Starting the New School Year
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.
Quick Click: 10 Ways to Celebrate the New School Year
Quick Click: 10 Ways to Celebrate the New School Year
Scholastic Parents | August 1,2006
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.
Teachers' Tips for Keeping in Touch
Teachers' Tips for Keeping in Touch
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.
10 Ways to Get Your New-Schooler Off to a Great Start
10 Ways to Get Your New-Schooler Off to a Great Start
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.
10 Ways to Motivate Your Child to Learn
10 Ways to Motivate Your Child to Learn
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.
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