Parent teacher conferences

Here are 7 Parent Teacher Conference Tips and Tricks for primary teachers, along with a few FREEBIES to help you get started!

It's time for Parent Teacher Conferences! Forms, To-dos, and other helpful resources for you to have the most successful meeting ever! Plus...

Parent Teacher Conference Tip: Send home Parent Teacher Conference Reminder form (paper) and an e-mail reminder. If you use SignUp Genius to schedule your conferences, it will automatically e-mail parents a reminder. I still send a paper reminder too so that I have less no-shows! :)

Is it about that time for you? Time to get ready for those parent-teacher conferences? Luckily, I had mine about two weeks ago. I have the same system I follow each year to prep for conferences and it honestly makes life super easy and stress free! When I prep for conferences, I pull out a file folder where I keep student work for the year. I keep things like math tests, sight word data, writing examples and reading assessments. When I am doing a conference I simply pull that stuff out to…

Read for 5 ways to help you feel organized and prepared for parent-teacher conferences. A student goals freebie is included!

Are you worried about how to share information with parents for virtual parent-teacher conferences? This blog will walk you through, step-by-step how to create digital conference forms that you can email and share with parents. Doing conferences virtually doesn't have to be that much different than in person when you can use the forms you already have! Read more today!

Love them of hate them, they are here! It is time for parent teacher conferences. Conferences can be stressful but I actually enjoy them. Teaching is all about building relationships – with students and their families. I approach conferences as another way to deepen our relationship. We have two conferences a year; one the first ... Read More about Top Tips for Parent Teacher Conferences

Student strengths for grading, conferences, etc.

It's getting to be that time of year again. Parent-Teacher Conferences (PTCs). I have to say that I love PTCs. Working at the school that I did, it might be the only time I ever saw and actually communicated with the parents of certain students. Yes it meant long days at the school and trying to find a nice way to say "YOU WANT TO SEE PROGRESS?!? TRY WORKING WITH YOUR CHILD AT HOME!!!", but it also meant that parents and I were coming together to try and help their child become better.

Parent conferences are tough! Check out these tips for easier parent-teacher conferences. Grab the free conference forms and student portfolio covers!