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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS let's team up to build a bright future for your children.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTS let's team up to build a bright future for your children.
Tips for Elementary School Parents
Show your child that school is something you value by being involved.
Get to know your child’s teacher.
Attend parent-teacher conferences and ask questions about how your child is doing.
Ask your child what they like best and least about school.
Attend award ceremonies, athletic events, and PTO events to show you are invested in their education.
Establish routines that support learning.
Participate and encourage them with homework.
Visit different places where learning happens such as museums, libraries, state parks, and community events.
Drive through or visit college campuses when you’re in a town with a school – it’s not too early to start!
Encourage your child to dream big by talking with your child about:
Their own dreams for their life.
How their interests may relate to a job.
What kind of school or training they would need to have for that job?
Who do they know that does that work? Who could teach them some skills necessary for the job?
What makes that work interesting or exciting?
Encourage family and friends to share their career paths with your children.
Invest in your child's future
Start a college fund or savings account and make regular contributions.
Encourage family and friends to contribute to the college fund when gift-giving.
Adapted from FAME Education, (2021). Finance Authority of Maine. https://www.fame-education.com/elementary-school-education-tips/
Below you will find links to fun and educational websites to begin exploring future career options.
Workforce Solutions, (2019). "When I grow up" Career map. Elementary School Grades P-5. https://www.wrksolutions.com/Media/whenigrowup/k2map.html
Click on the career path flags for fun facts and videos.
Texas Career Check, (n.d.). Texas Workforce Commission. https://texascareercheck.com/ExploreCareer/LearningActivity
Click on the Texas Career Check image to play a fun game of "Pop-a-Job". See if you can guess the name of the career. Once you know the name follow links for more information about the career.
Click the link below to download a FUN "When I Grow Up" Activity book for parents and children to work on together.
https://www.wrksolutions.com/Documents/whenigrowup/WIGU_PDFS/WFS-ActivityBk-booklet.pdf
Workforce Solutions, (2019). "When I grow up" Activity Book. Elementary School Grades P-5. https://www.wrksolutions.com/Documents/whenigrowup/WIGU_PDFS/WFS-ActivityBk-booklet.pdf
Texas Reality Check, (n.d.). Texas Workforce Commission. https://texasrealitycheck.com/
Parents and older elementary students can work through this "Reality Check" to learn how much it costs to have a certain lifestyle and how much they will need to earn in order to support themselves.
KnowItAll.org, (2021) Kids Work! https://www.knowitall.org/series/kids-work
Kids Work!
Kids Work!
Click on the link to the left to access this free website. It is a virtual community of workplaces designed to give students an interactive job exploration experience that connects school work to real work.
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