Be a classroom mentor,
assist students with: Special Projects, Math or Language
Work, and "Publishing" Student Books
Read to children or
listen to them read
Share special
interests that tie into the classroom curriculum
Contact a teacher to share travel stories
and/or artifacts from different cultures
Help children work on
a "Life Book"¨ or similar project, providing a sense of
legacy
Do activities leading
up to school events and/or after an event to expose children
to new ideas from a historical, multi-generational, and life
course perspective
Help with the annual
musical by building sets or sewing costumes
Join forces with the
classroom parents to help plan special events and
fundraisers
Help teachers prepare
for lessons: cutting, tracing, copying, collating
Be a judge at Interest
Fair and prepare to be dazzled
Partner with other
grandparents or parents and start a club at the school or
join an existing club and assist adult leaders with
activities that interest you or your grandchildren.* (Ideas:
chess, gardening,
crocheting, painting.)
Create a "Lunch Bunch"
and join your children or grandchildren and their friends
for lunch one day a week
Contact the school
office about helping serve hot lunches one or two days per
week
Help in the Library or
in the Music
Library
Chaperone field trips
or school dances.*
*There are certain requirements that need to be met before
you can be put in charge of a group of children, such as
leading a club or driving for field trips. If you are
interested in volunteering for these types of activities,
call the school office at 614-291-8601 to get the
information. It's best to call at least 2 weeks before a
scheduled event.
