Aim: This task invites you to reflect on the importance of the home-school connection and examines ways to involve parents/guardians in their children’s learning

Time: 20 – 30 minutes, approximately

Instructions

Communicating with parents/guardians can support and even improve a child’s learning. It gives parents/guardians and children a reason to talk about school, and an opportunity for teachers to hear from parents about their children. Research clearly shows that the stronger the home-school connection, the more likely children are to do well at school. In this activity, we explore different ways of involving and communicating with parents/guardians to help them support their children’s learning.

Part One

What do you already know about the home-school connection? Decide whether the statements below are true or false.

Part Two

The following emails provide a model that you can use too, if/when you start holding live WhatsApp lessons with your own learners. This email was sent at the beginning of confinement:

This email was sent a few weeks into confinement: