Tips for Effective Posting on Social Media

Engage your fans. When you’re promoting an event, it can be tempting to only post key information and move on. But if you want readers to really notice your message, it’s important to craft a catchy, conversational post. Also use bright colors, catchy graphics and engaging imagery to keep people’s interest and attention. By asking questions, soliciting feedback, posting pictures and asking your readers to share your post, you are far more likely to get friends excited for Take Your Family to School Week!

Share the right information. When you craft your message, take the time to reflect on all the information you need to cover. Whether it’s for Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, be as concise as possible with the who, what, when, where and why, keeping in mind that most readers won’t read lengthy paragraphs of text.

Utilize hashtags and links. Make sure you tag @NationalPTA on Twitter or Instagram and National Parent Teacher Association on Facebook. Then, use our official hashtag #PTAProud in your social media messaging. It’s helpful to add a link with your social media messaging that will redirect users to your school website, a news article or blog.

Sample Facebook & Instagram Posts

Announce Your School’s Celebration of

Take Your Family to School Week

[Your School’s Name] is celebrating PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week! Help build stronger partnerships among families, schools and communities. Bring the whole family and join us while we support our students’ success on [insert day, time] for activities on [insert type of activity].

Take Your Family to School Week, Feb. 14-21, is a great way to be involved with your school’s PTA! Join us for TYFTSW activities and help us welcome new members into our community. #PTAProud

Highlight Special Events [Insert day] kicks off @NationalPTA’s Take Your Family to School Week at [your school’s name]! Join us at [insert time] for a night of games, activities and fun (or other activities specific to your event)!

Support our students by joining us for a family-engagement workshop on [insert date] at [insert time]. We will go over specific ways to support your child’s education and make sure each child has the tools necessary to excel through high school and beyond.

Special guest speaker [NAME and tag] will be joining PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week celebration on {insert day} at [insert time] at [your school’s name] for a [insert topics to be covered by guest speaker]!

Recap the EventThanks to all who joined us for [your school’s name]’s Take Your Family to School Week celebration! Our families are now better prepared to support student success. View highlights in the Supporting Student Success photo album: [Link to Photos].

EVERGREEN TWEETS: Content you can use to announce the initiative and solicit support:

@National PTA TYFTSW kicks off on [insert date] at [insert time]. Be there to support family engagement! #PTAProud

We are celebrating Take Your Family to School Week, 2/14-21! Join us for activities and fun ways to connect with other families in our school community. #PTAProud

DAILY POSTS: Consider celebrating family engagement throughout the entire week!

It’s TYFTSW and today we are kicking off with Maker Monday! Today’s focus is on all things CREATIVE…share your family crafts, arts, music and school activities. #PTAProud

It’s not just any Monday…it’s TYFTSW Maker Monday and we want to see what fun and creative things you are making at home! Share with us using the hashtag #PTAProud.

On this TYFTSW Try-It Tuesday, we challenge you to try out a new food or recipe as a family. Plan a meal together and share what something new you tried! #PTAProud

It’s Try-It Tuesday and we are challenge your family to try a new food and recipe today! Let us know how it goes by using the hashtag #PTAProud.

It’s not just #ValentinesDay, it’s TYFTSW Writer Crush Day! It’s the perfect day to tell us about your favorite books and which poems you love! #PTAProud

Happy #ValentinesDay and Writer Crush Day! This TYFTSW day is all about sharing your love of books, authors and poetry! Let us know what you love to read by using #PTAProud.

Today marks Techie Thursday for Take Your Family to School Week! We are showcasing all things technology today—how has technology transformed the way you learn? #PTAProud

It’s Techie Thursday and we can’t wait to see and hear about the robots you’re building and the programs you’re coding! Share your TYFTSW technology fun by using #PTAProud.

Happy Family Celebration Friday! How did your family celebrate this year’s Take Your Family to School Week? #PTAProud

It’s Family Celebration Friday and we want to know what’s the most important tradition in your family? Share with us by using #PTAProud.

Helpful Links:

PTA.org/TYFTSW (National PTA’s Take Your Family to School Week webpage) Your PTA’s website Your state PTA’s website

Questions? Email Programs@PTA.org.