Kindergarten Readiness

How do I know if my child is ready for Kindergarten?

As a parent/guardian, this is an important question to consider. Although the state cutoff for kindergarten is turning 5 years old before August 1st, this doesn't necessarily mean every child is ready by that date. Consider this quote, 'children are like popcorn...they don't all 'pop' at the same time'. Young children can mature at all different rates. 

Keeping this in mind, below are general 'look-fors' to review, consider, and practice to prepare for being kindergarten ready. Even most children who ARE kindergarten ready do not display all of these all the time. 

Additional Parent/Child Resources to Support 

Kindergarten Readiness

Reading

• Activities (Quick activities to promote reading)

• Learning Letter-Sounds Sing-a-Long (Practice learning letters and the matching sounds.)

• ABC Sound and Letter Sing-A-Long (Practice identifying letters of the alphabet and the matching sounds. Use as a resource throughout kindergarten.

• Sounds (Models for parents how to pronounce sounds when teaching reading. Use as a resource throughout kindergarten.)

Math

• Preschool-aged Activities (This is from our K-5th grade math program called Bridges.)

• Math Games (Online games for preschool-aged students from our math program Bridges.)

• Counting Forwards and Backwards (Sing-a-long counting 1-20)

• Counting to 20 (Sing-a-long)