Getting Ready For Back2School

Back2School: Getting Ready For School is a program designed for parents who are either getting back to school for the first time or have been out of school for some time. This DVD gives parents information on making time for children while still being able to hold down a job or pursue other activities. The Back2School: Getting Ready For School Checklist is available for download from the Back2School website and can be used as a workbook, checklist or journal for planning activities for back to school. Here's a quick review of the Back2School: Getting Ready For School Checklist, which offers some useful tips and ideas for getting ready for school.

The Back2School: Getting Ready For School Checklist covers all the steps from the day you get home from school until you're in your car in the driveway. It includes a morning activity plan and worksheet for kids, a school day reminder that includes phone reminders and texting reminders, a morning activity plan including field trips and sports events, and a homework/due date guide to help kids stay on track with their work. For the day of the school itself, there are a couple of pages that describe what you need to do for each activity listed above, a morning activity list and a work sheet for kids to fill out after school. For additional help, there is also a worksheet for each subject (reading, writing, math, music, etc. ), which will help you keep things straight if you're grading by hand.

A big change in the Back2School: Getting Ready For School program is the inclusion of worksheets and grade lists for students' assignments. These are very important for helping kids to see what they're doing well and where they stand. The worksheets include information about the assignment, the key steps to completing it, your opinion on the assignment and its success/failure, and a grade for each activity. The worksheets are broken down further for different subjects, so you can see how much work is involved in completing the assignment and what you consider appropriate for each. Along with the worksheets, there is also a link to the teacher's website which contains helpful information and a list of resources for the student.

Back2School: Getting Ready For School is one of the largest online communities of teachers, parents, students, and curriculum developers. There are many discussion forums as well as blogs that can be visited by Back2School students and teachers. You can even receive free periodic updates via email. The teacher's website contains useful information about how to prepare for Back2School and offers a newsletter with tips and tricks for teaching. The website offers a searchable directory of teachers who are offering teaching jobs as well as a list of every classroom in the country where Back2School courses are scheduled.

Back2School: Getting Ready For School is not only for kids. Teachers, too, can take advantage of the program by adding Back2School links to their websites. This will help students find them and know what they're getting for their money. In addition, teachers can use Back2School materials to create lesson plans and activities for the year. Back2School materials can also be accessed via a student's MySpace or Facebook page.

Back2School has its limitations as far as price goes. Prices start at $20 per month but this can go up to three figures. The reason for the price is the value of the programs offered through Back2School. You may also be able to save money through student discounts and reduced class size if you sign up for the full year rather than just for the six-month course.