Open House Activities

I bought the Pages program (way better than Word) for my Mac last year and have found a TON of cute clipart and borders from blogging.  Now, when I look back at the documents I made in the past, they look incredibly boring!  So, I've been going through and updating some things....

I've redone my Open House documents and thought I'd share!  Here are a few things I do on our school's Open House night (usually several weeks into the school year):

Raffle - I usually run to Dollar Tree and create a goodie basket of school supplies, fun erasers, etc. for a student to win.  I leave the prize sitting on my desk all day for the kids to ogle at!  When parents attend Open House, they enter their child into the drawing.    I honestly think this helps with attendance because the students beg their parents to come so that they can be entered into the drawing!  Sneaky, I know.  ;)  The following day, I do the drawing in class.

 

 
Poem/Letter to Parents - I found a poem online a few years ago that I have my students copy on a writing template.  They leave this poem on their desks for their parents to see.  I lay an envelope and stationary on the students' desks so parents can write a note back to them.

Mystery Students - My students create portraits of themselves and fill out a clue card to hang beneath it.  Parents then try to guess which picture is their child!

Reading Survival Kit - I put together "Reading Survival" baggies for families to take home!

Click on the image below to download my Open House Packet with these activities!