Guide: Countdown to School Success
Download the Countdown to School Success guide, filled with tips from the Department of Education and the PTA on how to make your child's school year the best ever
Pledge to Read to Your Child Every Day
Take our pledge to help your children achieve reading success, whether you read with them every day, or they read on their own.
First Day Prep
Get little scholars ready everything the first day of school will bring
Parent-Teacher Relationship
How to get to know your kid's teacher (and on her good side!)
- 10 Ways to Maximize Parent-Teacher Conference Time
- What to Ask During Parent-Teacher Conferences
- What Your Teacher Says (and Means) at Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Teacher Pet Peeves to Avoid (and Ways to Score Brownie Points!)
- How to Build a Great Parent-Teacher Relationship
- 5 Ways to Handle Teacher Troubles
- The Busy Mom's Guide to School Volunteering
Education Resources
Check out these websites and organizations mentioned in the Countdown to School Success guide that offer free materials and tips to help your child get the best education possible
- Worksheets and Coloring Pages to Help Kids Learn Healthy Food Choices (ages 6-11)
- The Library of Congress' Kids and Families Resources
- Health Information from the CDC.gov
- Anti-Bullying Info from StopBullying.gov
- Preparing an Emergency Weather Kit with Your Child
- Free Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans
- Learn about African-American History Month
- National Park Services: Mount Rushmore
- How to Get a Garden in Your Child's School
- Math Success Tips from the NCTM
- Get Healthy and Active: LetsMove.gov
- President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
- Presidential Fitness Challenge
Join Mom Congress
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Success In School
Homework woes? Trouble with a teacher? Starting a new school? Survive common school troubles with these parent-approved tips and tricks.
- A Grade-By-Grade Guide to Education
- When a Sibling Starts School
- School-Bus Safety
- "My Teacher Hates Me!"
- Too Much Homework
- 4 Fixes for Tween School Anxiety
- How To End Homework Hassles
- Mastering Middle School
- When Your Kid Hates School
- Handling Test Stress
- End After-School Meltdowns
- 20+ Ways to Tackle Homework
- Smart Learning Games
- How to Help Your Kids with Homework
- Helping Your Kid Study for a Test
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