Tips To Get Preschoolers Ready

Top Tips to Get Preschoolers Ready For

Mrs. Potthoff's Tips For A Successful First Day of Preschool!

The First Day Of School! 1 Talk to your child about school and what it will be story by Rebecca Giese like. The more exciting you make it sound, the more excited The first day of school is a day full of excitement and your child will be! nerves before the student and the parents, especially for the first day of preschool. We asked a preschool expert to 2 Show your child pictures of the school and classroom give us the best tips to prep for the new school year. Amber or visit the school, if possible. Potthoff is a 4k preschool teacher at Plainview Elementary School of Chesterfield County, South Carolina. She is heading into her third year as a preschool teacher and her ninth year of teaching. Amber initially taught Gifted and Talented students in grades third through sixth. She then began 3 Reach out to your child's teacher to see if they would be willing to talk to your child before the first day of school. Share pictures of the teacher with your child. teaching third grade before moving to a preschool setting. Amber says, "I have loved every second of each year, but 4 Tell your child they will make new friends and may these preschool years have been extra special." Mentioning even see some friends they already have. her favorite part of teaching preschool, "My favorite part of being a preschool teacher is all the love and joy each child 5 Read together daily!brings into the room. No matter what is going on in the classroom, someone is always coming up to hug me, tell me they love me, or give me something they have made. It is so 6 Emphasize that school is only a part of the day, and special to see their smiling faces each day. I also love building you will be eagerly waiting at home to hear all about relationships with both my students and their families. There their adventures as soon as the school day is over! is just something so special about sharing the experience of the first year of school with each of them." 7 Build a relationship with your child's teacher from day one!