Getting Ready Kindergarten
Welcome to Kindergarten!
The Douglas County School System invites parents to help their future kindergarten students prepare for a successful school year. Please explore the resources on this page to help your child continue learning over the summer.
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning is responsible for meeting the child care and early education needs of Georgia's children and their families.
Skills and activities to review and preview for students entering kindergarten.
Phonemic Awareness
Phonemic awareness is the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds. It is the first step in learning to read. Use the topics/videos below to help build your child's pre-reading skills.
Phonics & Reading
This educational website uses games, movies, and songs to teach phonics, reading, and math skills.
Sight Words
This website provides teaching activities, techniques, and materials to help teachers, parents, and caregivers teach a child how to read. Rising kindergartners should focus on phonemic awareness activities.
SOCIAL-eMOTIONAL lEARNING
Keep your kids’ emotional health in tip-top shape this summer! Every Respectful Ways course comes with a Home Connects printout (in English and Spanish) to help parents and guardians engage directly with their students’ social-emotional learning.