Do you feel like you want to be a bigger part of your child's classroom environment? Here are some simple themes and ideas you can introduce to your child's teacher:

Family Quilt
This project can be displayed and continued in the classroom all year long. Have each student take a large paper square home. Have the child and his family decorate the square with hand-drawn pictures or photographs and various materials. Join the squares together on a monthly basis and hang in the classroom.

You can also do this at home with your family if you are a Home-Schooling Mom or Dad or just someone who's interested in family crafts and unity! Make birthdays and anniversaries extra special by adding a piece of the paper quilt to the wall-and you don't have to be an expert knitter to do it!

Family Stories
American Education week can be celebrated by sharing favorite family heritage stories. Have each family member record a favorite story on cassette-it will be a wonderful gift in years to come. Share the favorite stories with your child's class as well.