Meet the Teacher Open House Ideas for Back to School 2021

Meet the Teacher Open House is one of the biggest nights of the year – how can you make this event awesome for back to school 2021? If you are wondering (or panicked!) Let’s walk through a Meet the Teacher Open House for 2021 perfect for ANY elementary classroom!

What are Meet the Teacher Ideas for 2021?

First establish goals of a Meet the Teacher/Open House which would typically include:

establish connection with families. Share info about yourself
communicate important classroom information
Introduce students to your classroom environment or learning platform

All of these pieces can be done virtually and still accomplish those goals or in person depending on your learning situation. Like these Back to school 2021 Postcards – perfect to send out ahead of the new school year to greet students.

These Editable Back to School Postcards are such a favorite. Establishing the connection to families early. I love to add a QR code or picture. Easy to link to your “virtual” classroom space or a classroom website where parents can read more.

Where are Open House Meet the Teacher Templates for 2021?

Establishing Family Connection

Use a FREE Back to School Postcard to get families involved and excited ahead of school!
Put out student or family yard signs to show community! Tape a fun game or poem to back for students to read. Especially being virtual this really builds connection!

Have a welcome letter about yourself. TIP: Use your exact one from past and just link to parents!! No need to reinvent the wheel here.
Play a fun game together and record responses like this Emoji Bubble Pop Introductions. Customize the questions to apply to your students!

Communicate Important Information during Open House 2021

Make sure to have a scheduled time of event for parents to visit with any questions. . Always make sure contact info is front and center so parents always have an easy way to reach you!
This would be a great time to play a fun introduction game with students together or one by one with families – even just asking one question!

Do you have a classroom handbook? If so – this would be a great link again of just the document already made for families to browse!

Introduce students/families to classroom Environment

Open house is a great for a classroom tour. A tour for back to school 2021 could be of your classroom or of your learning management or if you are virtual you can do a video.
Introduce students and parents to basic expectations. Traditionally this would be turning in homework, expectations for class, etc… so make sure to give that info in a presentation or attached document for parents to view and ask questions!
FREE Back to School Distance Learning plans with great ideas to help with what parents will WANT to know! If you want to really up your student engagement then check out this distance learning engagement workshop!

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