Back to School Resources
15 Questions to Replace "How Was School Today?"
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/parents-fifteen-questions-replace-how-was-school-today-elena-aguilar
How to Cope With Back To School Anxiety
https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/how-to-cope-with-back-to-school-anxiety
Milestones: a collection of online videos aimed at helping parents identify grade milestones for K-12
https://www.greatschools.org/gk/milestones/
Dealing with Children's Anxiety on the First Day of School
https://www.kaplanco.com/ii/first-day-of-school-anxiety
Mental Health Check-In Chart
A bulletin board outlines six categories that students might fall into. Students can write their names on the back of a post-it and put the paper into the category they feel they fit into. This allows for the activity to be anonymous and allows for students to address their mental health and feelings.
Inspired by Erin Castillo
Preparing for Back to School 2021
Here you will find a guardian's guide to helping students prepare academically, socially, and emotionally for their return to school in 2021.
A Back-to-School Checklist for Busy Teachers
Here is a back-to-school preparations checklist to help out any new or returning teachers make sure they are on track to starting out the 2021-22 school year strong!
Teaching in a Trauma Sensitive Classroom
https://www.aft.org/ae/summer2019/Jennings