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The Mississippi Department of Education is committed to supporting parents’ understanding of the learning process and providing them with the guidance needed to ensure their children become College and Career Ready. The Office of Student Intervention Services in collaboration with classroom teachers developed the Pre-K – 8 Family Guides for Student Success to assist parents with grade-level at home strategies and activities that support the mastery of the English Language Arts (ELA) and Math Standards.
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Trainer Manual
- Checklist for Train-the-Trainer Toolkit
- Train-the Trainer Sign in Sheet
- Parent Sign in Sheet
- Train-the-Trainer Sample Agenda
- Parent Training Sample Agenda
- Practical Tips for Districts, Schools, and Parents use of the Family Guides
- Tips for Hosting a Successful Parent Night
- Sample Advertisement for Presenting Engaging Practices for Parent Night
- Train-the-Trainer Powerpoint
- Parent Training Powerpoint
- Train-the-Trainer Evaluation
- Parent Evaluation
Family Guides for Student Success
NOTE: The documents below are partial versions of the Family Guides for Student Success. For complete versions of each, please visit our Family Guides for Student Success page.
- Pre-Kindergarten: ELA, Math
- Kindergarten: ELA, Math
- First Grade: ELA, Math
- Second Grade: ELA, Math
- Third Grade: ELA, Math
- Fourth Grade: ELA, Math
- Fifth Grade: ELA, Math
- Sixth Grade: ELA, Math
- Seventh Grade: ELA, Math
- Eighth Grade: ELA, Math
Demonstration Video
Activities
Pre-Kindergarten: ELA
Materials Needed:
- Picture book
- Paper
- Crayons, colored pencils
- Activity Card
- Activity in Action
Pre-Kindergarten: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Small objects such as pennies, buttons, erasers, etc.
- Dice
- Index Cards
- Writing utensils
- Activity Card
- Activity in Action
Kindergarten: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Small objects such as pennies, buttons, erasers, etc.
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
First Grade: ELA
Materials Needed:
- Index cards
- Writing utensils
- Magazines
- Scissors
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
First Grade: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Index cards
- Writing utensils
- Small objects such as pennies, buttons, erasers, etc.
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Second Grade: ELA
Materials Needed:
- Favorite children’s book
- Favorite children’s movie
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Third Grade: ELA
Materials Needed:
- Favorite children’s book
- Favorite children’s movie
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Third Grade: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Pennies or other small objects
- Paper
- Writing utensils
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Fourth Grade: ELA
Materials Needed:
- The Three Little Pigs
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
- Paper
- Writing utensils
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Fourth Grade: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Paper
- Writing utensils
- Graph paper
- Activity card
- Activity in Action
Fifth Grade: MATH
Materials Needed:
- Cheerios, peanuts, pretzels, and small candies
- Sandwich bags
- Play money
- Activity card
- Activity in Action