Notes for classroom teachers
How to incorporate National Families Week into the classroom:
- Itemise National Families Week planning in staff meetings
- Inform families in the lead up and offer engagement including directing families to this website – nfw.org.au
- Register your involvement and order free resources to distribute to families
- Consider how lessons can incorporate the idea of family and community connection – access the project ideas, conversation starters and KLA activities designed for classroom use
- Involve children in planning, creating, executing, reporting & presenting
- Involve families in classroom activities or an end of week party – a great opportunity for multi-generational engagement
- Students can create activities at school to take home for engagement with family
- Invite a parent/carer with an infant or a family pet into class to talk about responsibilities and needs, comfort and love; or a community volunteer to talk about their work.
- Use the KLA activities, and lesson plan template to create lessons around the National Framework Capabilities
- Download templates for students to create a kindness plan, weekly meal plan, activity plan or weekly schedule.
