All children have different learning experiences before entering school. Here are some things you can begin to work on with your child to help give them a good start when they enter Kindergarten.
Care for Personal Needs
- Can blow nose, cover sneeze
- Is independent in using the toilet
- Can wash own hands
- Can snap, button, zipper or belt own pants
- Can take off and put on coat
- Can tie shoes
- Recognizes own possessions: jacket, lunchbox, etc.
- Can eat unassisted
Social
- Will listen to an adult and do as told
- Can cooperate with other children
- Can play with other children without hitting or biting
- Can sit for short periods (10 min.)
- Can follow a rule
- Understands and follows oral directions
Intellectual
- Shows an interest in books and reading
- Holds book and turns pages correctly
- Knows some songs, rhymes
- Participates in rhyming games
- Identifies some letters (especially those in own name)
- Identifies labels and signs in the environment
- Pretends to read and write
- Knows first and last name
- Knows names of family members
- Can tell about an experience
- Can tell and retell familiar stories
- Can communicate personal needs
- Can use crayons, pencil, scissors
- Expresses ideas with drawings
- Is willing to try to complete a task
Health
- Eats at regular times each day
- Gets eight or more hours of sleep at night
- Can run, jump, climb, swing and use balls