Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten printable handbook of frequently asked questions from parents. A printable resource to make your job easier!
Frequently Asked Questions from Parents
Is the beginning of the school year stressful? Are you bombarded by parents asking the same questions over and over? You are not alone! Planning and preparing for the beginning of the school year can be overwhelming, especially for teachers of younger grades.
During those hectic first few days of school you’re juggling a million different tasks at once like soothing a crying child, helping students find a seat, tying shoes, when you’re approached by a parent who has questions. Does this situation sound familiar? What should you do? You’re the teacher, it’s your job to communicate with parents, but you also have a million other things to take care of. In your effort to please everybody and juggle all of your duties at once you forget to include one crucial piece of information and your year gets off to a rocky start.
Parent Handbook
Parents of young children- especially first time parents or parents of children who are attending school for the first time, have many questions at the beginning of the year such as:
- How do I pay for meals in the cafeteria?
- Does my child need a backpack?
- Will my child have homework?
- And many more!
This resource is included inside the Parent Communication bundle so you can keep open lines of communication with your families all year long.
Parent Handbook Benefits
Based on my many years of experience as a classroom teacher I have created a packet of information you can customize and give to parents on or before the first day of school. The printable pages are in black and white so you can easily reproduce them on a copy machine.
This information will help make the beginning of the year less stressful for you, your students, and their parents.
The Parent Handbook will help you:
- Communicate effectively with parents
- Prepare in advance for new students who enroll later in the year
- Put parents at ease by showing them you have anticipated their questions
- Win parents over from the start by showing them you are well prepared and organized
Designed to meet the specific needs of Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers, this ready made Parent Handbook includes:
- Example welcome letter to students and families
- Back to School Checklist
- 38 pages of Frequently Asked Questions – simply type in your own text to personalize the document!
** Note to Purchaser: You cannot change the layout or template of the document. This file is offered in PowerPoint format to allow you to easily add text to each slide for personalization. Please make sure you can add text in your version of PowerPoint and you don’t have a Read-Only version. If you do not have PowerPoint or do not know how to use PowerPoint please do not purchase this product. **
Vanessa – do you have any help for connecting with parents when you are distance teaching? I can’t seem to organize my thoughts!
Thanks
Christina
Hi Cristina, Yes, we do have resources specifically designed for this purpose inside the Distance Learning Toolkit in this bundle: https://www.pre-kpages.com/products/pre-k-at-home-lesson-plan-bundle/ Members of the Teaching Tribe also have access to additional resources related to distance learning https://www.pre-kpages.com/now-open/
Would you happen to have a copy of this for ESL families?
The handbook is a template with areas to add your own text. Some sample text is provided for certain sections which you can modify to meet your needs. The user adds the text of their choosing, therefore you would need to copy and paste the typed text in the language of your choice.
Do you still have this available? I had purchased the Frog one years ago…..I am at a new center and would like to see the layout again. I just can’t find a link to purchase the one I want(school themed one).
Thanks
Jennifer Barnett
This resource is now available inside the Parent Communication Bundle: https://www.pre-kpages.com/products/parent-communication-bundle/
Is there a link for this somewhere? I cannot find it 🙁
This resource is now available inside the Parent Communication Bundle: https://www.pre-kpages.com/products/parent-communication-bundle/
Is this still available? I can’t find it in the store. I found the preview but that didn’t help me to design my classroom handbook for my classroom.
This resource is now available inside the Parent Communication Bundle: https://www.pre-kpages.com/products/parent-communication-bundle/