Back-to-School Tips

Refresh Academic Skills

 Spend some time reviewing academic skills to prepare your child for the upcoming grade.

• Engaging in educational activities
• Practicing basic math facts
• Reading books together
• Exploring educational websites or apps.

READ! READ! READ!

• Create a reading routine and reading space
• Visit the library
• Read aloud together

Students have access to the Pikes Peak Library District Power Pass, which includes digital resources like databases, eBooks, song and movie downloads, games, and more. 

Sharpen Math Skills

Find creative ways to incorporate math skills into daily activities.

• Cooking and Baking: Involve your child in the kitchen and encourage them to measure ingredients, double or halve recipes, or calculate cooking times based on the recipe.
• Grocery Shopping: Turn it into a math challenge. Have your child compare prices, calculate discounts or savings, and practice adding up the prices of items in the cart.
• Board Games and Puzzles: Many involve strategic thinking and mathematical concepts.

Get Back into a Routine

A few weeks before school begins get your child back on their normal sleep schedule and back to a morning and bedtime routine.

Discuss Transportation Plans

• If your child takes the bus or walks to school, review the transportation plans with them.
• Talk about safety rules, including looking both ways before crossing the street, waiting for the bus, and knowing emergency contact information.

Preparing for Kindergarten

• Practice holding a pencil
• Writing their name
• Counting
• Letter names and sounds
• Practice zipping jackets and fastening buttons/ snaps

For Younger Kids

• Have your child practice tying shoes/ velcro shoes
• Have your child practice opening lunch and snack packaging/ containers.