- Meet your child's teacher
- If it is a new school, tour the school with your child
- Establish your routine and communicate it with your child
- Create a list of morning routine tasks to keep everyone focused (you can even and use white board marker to check off each day)
- Find after school activities for each child (but don't over plan)
- Create a family calendar
- Keep READING every night
- Familiarize yourself with how your child will keep up with/plan for assignments and projects
- Create after school routine for homework, play, snack, sports etc...
- Pack backpacks or sports bag the night before
- Ask each day: Tell me your favorite thing you did today (or 3), tell me something that bothered you today that we can talk about
- Figure out best time of day to schedule doctor or dentist appointments