Why don't you ...

  • Organize games and play with students during recess and lunch.
  • Pick up litter on the playground.
  • Paint the play equipment.
  • Teach reading or math to small groups of students.
  • Publish a newsletter to inform parents about school events.
  • Schedule parents for conferences.
  • Recruit volunteers to supervise school events.
  • Take photos of school activities for the school newsletter or the local paper.
  • Join or form a parent-teacher-student association to help with parent teacher communication
  • Read to students during lunch or indoor recess.
  • Serve on a school committee.
  • Drive a bus or referee a sport.
  • Plant flowers at the entrance to the school.
  • Send a teacher a note to express thanks for the difference she or he makes in the lives of children.