Regardless of what grade your child is in, always wake them up on a good note. Yelling to wake up a child will startle him/her out of a deep sleep. I used to wake my kids up with the song 'Good Morning' from the movie 'Singing in the Rain.' Mind you, my adult children cringe every time they hear that song now, but when they were kids, they loved it!

Singing is not only a more pleasant wake up call, but songs can become a part of your family tradition. My grandchildren are now woken up with the same song!