How do we prepare for Ramadan, and what are the best deeds for this blessed month?

One should prepare for Ramadan by sincere repentance, supplicating to reach it and to be accepted therein, and by being joyful at its arrival. One must also make up for missed fasts, acquire knowledge, and complete any tasks that might distract a Muslim from acts of worship. It is also advisable to sit with family to teach them the rulings of fasting, prepare books for reading, fast some days of Sha'ban in preparation for Ramadan, and increase Quran recitation during it.