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Tips for Parents…How to Help My Child Succeed

July 1, 2013 by Jodi 86 Comments

About two years ago, I created some resources to send home with parents on how to help their children succeed in school.  You can find the old post here.
I wanted to update these so I could send them home at the beginning of the year.

I will also be sending these home with parents.

 
Then, I also added one for Math as well.
 
You can download this entire file for FREE.  Just head on over to my Facebook page.  If you already “Like” my page, just click on the Fan Freebies tab at the top.
 
If you don’t yet “Like” Fun in First on Facebook, just click on “Like” then you can download your freebie.
 

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  1. Sara Soucy says

    July 1, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Great resources! I love the bright colors as well.

    Sara 🙂
    Smiling In Second Grade

    Reply
  2. wisteach says

    July 1, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Thank you! Great job!

    Reply
  3. Mrs. Miner says

    July 1, 2013 at 8:49 pm

    LOOOOOVVVVEEE this freebie Jodi! Thank you!
    Krissy
    Mrs.Miner’s Monkey Business

    Reply
  4. Pam says

    July 1, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    Super great!!! Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Shelly Sitz says

    July 1, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    I love these!!! Great suggestions for parents. I can't wait to use them.

    Shelly
    Smiling and Shining in Second Grade

    Reply
  6. Jennifer White says

    July 1, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    These are great!
    Jennifer
    First Grade Blue SKies

    Reply
  7. Jennifer Reck says

    July 1, 2013 at 9:08 pm

    These are great…Thanks! When I'm walking with kids I ask them to read the numbers on houses. Are the numbers getting greater or lesser as we walk down the street?
    Jenny

    Reply
  8. Lisa Lewis says

    July 1, 2013 at 9:17 pm

    Wow! These are great. I use something similar but yours are so darn cute. Thanks for sharing.
    Lisa
    tgif-thirdgradeisfun.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Mrs. Bartel's School Family (Alyce) says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    Wonderful! Thanks so much!
    Alyce

    Mrs. Bartel’s School Family

    Reply
  10. Mandy says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    These are amazing, thank you!

    Reply
  11. Kenya Stacey says

    July 1, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    I would like to make a wordle or tagxedo from these to post in my classroom in frames is there a way that I can copy and paste your text? sweet30msk@msn.com

    Reply
  12. Carol T. says

    July 2, 2013 at 12:46 am

    Hi!

    Love these and would love them for my student's parents.
    I hate to impose, you're already being so kind by sharing these, but I'm not on Facebook. Would it be possible to send a word doc. to my email? carolt1954@gmail.com

    Carol T.

    Reply
  13. Amanda D! says

    July 2, 2013 at 1:13 am

    Great idea! I've met so many parents who want to help but just don't know how. This will be really helpful for them. Thanks for sharing!

    Amanda @
    Teacher at the Wheel

    Reply
  14. Frances Johnson says

    July 2, 2013 at 1:59 am

    THANK YOU! Love these, appreciate the freebie!

    Reply
  15. Kelly says

    July 2, 2013 at 3:40 am

    These are TERRIFIC!!!
    Kelly
    I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher

    Reply
  16. Melissa Machan says

    July 2, 2013 at 11:24 am

    These are great – thanks so much!!!!

    Melissa
    First Grade Smiles

    Reply
  17. Katie says

    July 2, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    Love, love, love these! And I super duper love the colors! Thank you!

    Katie
    kryan428@gmail.com

    Reply
  18. Mrs. Davies says

    July 2, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    These are so great!!!! I'm not on Facebook though (for several reasons). Would you mind emailing them to me? I would be forever grateful!!! 🙂 thank you!!

    ~Wendy
    Sdwd727@gmail.com

    Reply
  19. TheElementary MathManiac says

    July 2, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Love the colors and the layout! Very parent friendly 🙂

    Tara
    The Math Maniac

    Reply
  20. sspeller says

    July 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    Will be so helpful to hand out to parents… thanks!

    Reply
  21. Kathleen Behrens says

    July 2, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    These are wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  22. Maria says

    July 2, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    These are wonderful, but I am not on Facebook. I'd love to share these with my first grade parents.
    Maria
    meemsickle@gmail.com

    Reply
  23. Sherry Lumpkin says

    July 2, 2013 at 8:36 pm

    I really like these! They are wonderful!
    Thank you for sharing!!!

    Reply
  24. Andrea Monroe says

    July 2, 2013 at 9:36 pm

    I LOVE these! However, I am not on Facebook either. Is there some other way to show you love to earn these parent letters???
    Thank you,
    Andi

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      July 2, 2013 at 10:25 pm

      Andrea,
      Would you mind sending me an email at Jodimastics(at)Hotmail.com? Thanks.

      Reply
  25. Sue says

    July 2, 2013 at 10:11 pm

    Thank you for these parent letters, they are wonderful.

    Sue
    The Very Busy Classroom

    Reply
  26. Katie Knight says

    July 3, 2013 at 5:16 am

    Wonderful resource!

    Reply
  27. Rosemary says

    July 3, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    I also don't use Facebook.
    Is there another way to get these parent resources?
    Thanks!
    Rosemary

    rosemarykn at comcast.net

    Reply
  28. Brittany says

    July 3, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    I love these parent handouts! I will definitely be using them in my back to school packet. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  29. Andrea Ho says

    July 3, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    I love the layout and fonts you used on the handouts! Thank you for sharing, I can't wait to share these with my parents on what they can do at home.

    Andrea
    Cheers To School

    Reply
  30. 1st grade Julie says

    July 3, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    Is there a way to print these? I don't have facebook:)

    Reply
  31. Jess says

    July 4, 2013 at 4:15 am

    I love these parent sheets… they are going to come in so handy! Thanks so much for sharing them 🙂

    Jess
    Early Years Fun

    Reply
  32. Traci - Dragonflies in First says

    July 4, 2013 at 5:47 am

    These are great Jodi! Thanks 😀
    ❤ Traci
    Dragonflies in First

    Reply
  33. Mrs. Landry says

    July 5, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    This is awesome!! Thanks so much!! I'm your newest follower thanks to the FB freebie hop. Love your blog!
    Shibahn
    Mrs. Landry's Land of Learning

    Reply
  34. Jenn Long says

    July 5, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    These are exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much for sharing!
    Jenn

    A Pirates Life for Us

    Reply
  35. Sara Connell says

    July 6, 2013 at 3:45 am

    Thanks for the freebie! What a great resource for parents! 🙂
    Sara
    First Grade Funtastic

    Reply
  36. Keri says

    July 6, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    These are great! Thank you so much…I will be using them for sure.

    Teach~Play~Smile

    Reply
  37. Mary Lirette says

    July 6, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    LOVE the freebie! Thank you!

    Mary
    Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives

    Reply
  38. Pam says

    July 22, 2013 at 12:55 am

    I'm unable to download the freebie even though I found the link on the Fb page. Not sure why it's not showing up in google docs?

    Reply
  39. 1st grade tcr says

    July 22, 2013 at 5:40 pm

    I love these but don't use facebook 🙁 Any chance you could email them to me? klbear@optonline.net Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  40. Laura Mock says

    July 22, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    Hi! I don't have facebook either. Would you mind sending them to me?
    I love these and know that parents would LOVE these as a resource as well. My email is Mockl@parkhill.k12.mo.us
    Thank you so much!

    Laura

    Reply
  41. Casey Ford says

    July 22, 2013 at 11:39 pm

    Thanks so much for this FABULOUS and cutesy freebie! Just wanted to make sure that it's okay to share on my classroom blog for my parents. I don't have any way to make copies in color 🙁 Thanks so much!!

    Reply
    • Jodi says

      July 22, 2013 at 11:48 pm

      No problem.

      Reply
  42. rachael21 says

    July 29, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Hi Jodi,

    I have liked your page on FB but when I go to the fan freebies, it just says error. :/ Do you mind emailing this to me? I love this resource and want to be able to use it at open house! Thanks!

    crkj.mcwhirt@gmail.com

    Reply
  43. sbesel says

    August 1, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    Hi Jodi!

    You are amazing! I love these. While I do have facebook, I can't get on it at school where I need to print these. Would you be able to send them to me at sbeselac@olatheschools.org ? Thanks!

    Reply
  44. twillis says

    August 23, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    Hi

    I really love these printouts and would really like to give them out at back to school night. I liked it on facebook but I can't download them at work. can you please email them to be twillis@perris.k12.ca.us Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  45. jenstorm says

    October 17, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    Hi! I love these and am trying to get them to hand out at parent/teacher conferences! I can't access facebook from my school computer. Is there any way you could email these to me? StormJ@shelbyville.k12.il.us Thanks so much!

    Reply
  46. skrg says

    November 20, 2013 at 1:53 am

    Love these items but I am not on Facebook and am hoping you could email them to me, as well.
    s.rottler-gurley@stjoansk-8.org. Thanks so much!

    Reply
  47. skrg says

    November 20, 2013 at 1:55 am

    Love these items but I am not on Facebook and am hoping you could email them to me, as well.
    s.rottler-gurley@stjoansk-8.org. Thanks so much!

    Reply
  48. Trailsthroughlearning says

    February 6, 2014 at 12:30 pm

    I love these posters! They are beautiful. I tried to find them on your FB page, but cannot see them. Can you tell me where to look? Jen jpj26@hotmail.com

    Reply
  49. 4WiseCreations says

    March 6, 2014 at 3:02 am

    Hi, I liked you under both my facebook accounts and it still gives me the "like me" message to get the freebies as though I haven't…and I did, so I don't know what the problem is. Could you please send them to me at 4wisecreations@gmail.com? They are awesome, thanks.

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    March 12, 2014 at 3:19 am

    Thank you so much! These are perfect to hand out at parent-teacher conferences!!

    Reply
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    Thanks for sharing! 🙂

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    • Jodi says

      August 28, 2016 at 10:21 pm

      You can download them for free here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Printables-for-Parents-1913266

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      September 13, 2016 at 12:06 am

      You can download them for free in my Teachers Pay Teachers store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Printables-for-Parents-1913266

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