Tanya Perkins,a First-Year Teacher,has Home Visits Planned for Next Week

Essay

Tanya Perkins,a first-year teacher,has home visits planned for next week to meet her students and their families before the start of the school year.Most of her students live in two-parent families,but there are several blended families represented in her classroom.She also has one student from Guatemala who was recently adopted by a family she has worked with in the past.There is also one student living with lesbian partners.Provide several open-ended questions Tanya should include in her conversation with families to help her break the ice and get to know her students' families better.