BTS: Meet the Teacher

  I've been spending the day relaxing, watching lots of Greys Anatomy (such a guilty pleasure) and catching up on reading all of the fabulous blog posts that are out there.  In between my product making, instagram stalking, and TPT buying - there's a sale going on for another 7 hours so hop on over to MY STORE to get your buying on and use the promo code: BTS15 for an extra bit of saving!

Even though I don't go back to school until the end of August and students start on the first week in September my mind is definitely in school mode to get things done and organized.

Thanks to Mrs. D's corner for hosting this linky and for letting us not so huge named bloggers get out there and meet more people and get our blog looked at!

I haven't thought much about Meet the Teacher night, and since our school does it different than others in our district, it'll be something that I work on closer to school starting.  In my school, we do 3 short little presentations throughout the day that tells parents about our classroom, ourselves, and things to keep in mind when they come to school the following week.  Last year I made these cute little flip books that I found on Pinterest and thanks to Chalk & Apples and her inspiration I was able to make them to fit my kiddos and parents needs.

I had lots of parents follow along as I was giving my presentation last year, and they were so so cute and pretty that I'll do them again this year.  I also had parents fill out a 3-2-1 form to give me more information about their kiddo so I was ready for the school year and getting to know them. I ended up reading through them the next day during some downtime and loved reading the parents wishes for their kiddos.  I often came back to them as well throughout the year when the frustration was coming in (and we all have those times, right teachers?) I'm not sure where this form came from but if you know PLEASE tell me so I can give some credit.

I like to have a "wishlist" that parents can look at and choose to bring and give to our class if they want.  Last year I did it electronically and think this year I'll make a poster board with some little cardstock shapes that the parents can take with them when they want (or not), with our wishlist items on them.  Sometimes a real "something" in a hand can be a better reminder than an email.

Those are just a few of my Meet the Teacher tips for back to school - link up and share yours and meet some GREAT teachers long the way.