The heart of Young Fives is ensuring that children become independent, motivated, mindful students who are able to navigate a busy day.
You can help by working with your child before school begins to master some of the self-help skills listed to the right.
This will leave more time to focus on academics and, truly, lead to greater overall success in school.
Toileting Independently
Dressing Self (shoes, recess prep, etc.)
Opening packages at meals
Taking care of my personal belongings
Critical thinking
Attending to & engaging in different learning modalities
Persisting through difficult tasks
Making connections to prior knowledge
Managing emotions
Following classroom & school expectations
Solving social problems
Self-advocacy
Reading & writing own name
Naming letters & sounds
Interacting during read-alouds (recalls details & makes connections to own experiences)
Recognizing numbers
Counting aloud
Counting sets of objects with accurate one-to-one matching.
