Back To School Ideas For Classroom Management

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1-2-3 Come Make A Take Home Folder With Me!

My friend and I were sharing. She was excited about making snail mail - take home folders for her students.

snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, Janet can't remember where she got this adorable idea (Pinterest? A teacher magazine?) but the word snail is an acronym for Student work, Notes, And Important Letters.

She wanted to know if I could whip something together to glue to the cover of her folders.  I LOVED the idea & revamped the acronym to Schoolwork, Notes And Important Letters. 

snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, Since I sent a folder home every Friday with my students, which was filled with their work, my weekly newsletter and other correspondence from our school, I thought 'snail mail' was an adorable idea, so I got right to work.

Take home folders were my easy and very successful "life line" for parent-teacher communication, so I highly reccommend doing them. 

Parent feedback was also extremely positive, as they weren't constantly hunting through a messy backpack for news.  I kept the folders in a basket along with anything that needed to go in them, and had a room helper "stuff" the folders sometime on Friday.

snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, Besides the child's name on the folder, I numbered them so they could be put back in order quickly.  This expedited finding a specific child's folder to put their work in.  School pictures as well as report cards were also sent home via this folder.

I explained to parents the importance of making it a habit to take out their folder every Friday and go through it, praising and commenting on their child's work and perhaps choosing a few to hang up on the fridge, a bulletin board or cupboard door. 

Children also enjoy giving special papers to family members.  All of this promotes self-esteem.  By your interest, your child sees the importance of school and that you care about what they are learning there.

If parents tuck the folder right back into their child's pack, it will be ready for school on Monday.  Click on the link to view/download the Snail Mail Take Home Folder Packet.

snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, I've included black and white as well as colored snail labels, along with a reminder and note of explanation to parents. 

This packet will be FREE for an entire year, then it will be revamped and included in "Diane's Dollar Deals" in my TpT shop. 

snail mail folder, back to school ideas, tips for getting organized, parent communication, take home folders, classroom management tips, ideas for corresponding with parents, Thanks for visiting today.  Feel free to PIN anything you think others may find helpful. My pin it button is at the top.

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