The kids will be going back to school soon, and the transition from summer time to school can be hard on parents and kids. Setting up a routine and making your child excited for school can make the transition a bit easier. Here are some great tips on how to start getting ready for school, so it can be a great experience for the whole family.
Say farewell to summer
Plan something special for your family just before school starts as a way to celebrate the end of summer. Commemorate the season with one last hurrah before you turn the page and enter the new school year.
Out with the old, in with the new
Clear the clutter off your child's workspace, dust off the backpack
and buy whatever school supplies your child needs. Make sure that annual
checkups and immunizations are in order, and that school forms are
filled out and ready to hand in.
Pop Quiz!
Time to grease the brain gears. Making Italian for dinner? Ask your child to calculate the nutritional value of the meal, spell words such as "gnocchi" or "penne," talk about the Roman Empire or chat about capital cities in Italy. Incorporate "pop quizzes" into your child's day with math facts, spelling questions, history facts or geography questions to warm up for the upcoming school year. Online brain games such as crossword puzzles, word scrambles and Sudoku are also fun ways to exercise the brain.Routine, routine, routine
Begin a gradual transition from the carefree days of summer to the rigors of the academic schedule. Send the kids to bed 15 minutes earlier each night, and wake them up a little closer to the usual school start time. This transition should also find its way into the kitchen. Get back into the habit of starting the morning with a healthy breakfast, serve lunch at a regular time and get into the routine of a hearty, early dinner. Regulating your family's internal clocks will help ease the transition for both your children and you!Summer in retrospect
Every year starts with some iteration of the same time-honored question: "What did you do this summer?" You know your children will be asked, so why not prepare them now? Have your children collect their thoughts, pore over photographs, jot down some notes or write journal entries so that they're ready when the teacher pops the question.Let's do lunch
Beat the sandwich blues by brainstorming new lunch ideas with your children. Come up with an exciting lunch menu for the first week of school and stock the fridge with all the ingredients you'll need. Planning will help avoid the early-morning scramble.What to wear
The first day of school is an important event on the fashion front. Collaborate with your children to find that perfect back-to-school outfit and set it out the night before. This helps build anticipation for the big day and saves precious time in the morning.Party time
Celebrate the start of school with a get-together -- maybe a classmate pizza party the first weekend of the school year. Planning a party will give your child something to look forward to, and it's a great way to reconnect with peers and set the foundation for friendships that will stay with your child throughout the year.For more back to school tips visit SheKnows.
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