Home-School Connections (HSC)

Three Ways Teachers Can Learn
What Families Know and Do

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Home-To-
School

Teachers can observe, talk with and listen to their students

Question of the Day; During Children’s Play

Teachers can indirectly learn what families know and do

Neighborhood Walks;
Culturally-Rooted Stories;
Home School Sheets

Teachers can directly learn what families know and do

Joint Activities (e.g., structures using recyclables); Parent-Teacher Discussions (e.g., community map); Home Observations

Observe, Talk With and Listen to Children

Question Of The Day (QOTD)

Question of The Day (QOTD) is an easy and fun experience parents and children can do together during drop off. QOTD gives teachers information that can be used to connect home-to-school.

During Children’s Play

During play, children naturally share what they already know and do at home. During their play, teachers can listen intentionally and learn rich information about children’s homes, communities, and their daily activities/routines.

Teacher talks with children about how they use water at home while at the water table

A Question of the Day is used to connect conversations to colors and a child then uses it to build on color experience

Collecting and analyzing data about materials that were used to build children’s homes