One more month of the heat of summer is left, and the children will be heading back to their wonderful classrooms at school again. It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to a close, and soon enough, the house will be come eerily quiet once the children are gone for the day. Some children can’t wait to get back to school, while others are just not looking forward to it at all. There may even be the few who just might leave the house kicking and screaming-begging for just one last dip in the pool-or one last ice cream cone…..please???

Try a fun activity with the kids at home. This will probably work for 4th grade and up. Sit the children down at the table and have them think of at least 1-2 things that they love about school. Warning-this could be hard for some!

Let the children write down their own thoughts about school, what they love, what they don’t like, and things they are looking forward to. Have them write a little mini poem. Don’t apply any rules–It doesn’t have to rhyme, it doesn’t have to have so many sentences—Just let them free write. This could help some get some of their feelings out about school, and possibly why they could be scared about going to. Of course, if they love school, then this is a fun project for them!

A project for the parent could involve writing a poem about why you are going to miss the children at home, but how you are looking forward to seeing all that they do at school this year. Everybody can take about 15-20 minutes to sit at the table and write. After everybody has completed their poems, share them with each other. You can save these for later to put in a scrapbook or put in a frame for safe keeping. Poetry is a great way to get the family sharing and expressing their feelings. So if your school age children are feeling a little iffy-have them write it out-It actually could make them feel better…