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Is my child ready for Kindergarten?
Ask yourself: Does my child…
Sit still for 10 to 15 minutes? Focus on an activity?
Listen to a story or participate in an activity and respond to questions related to that activity?
Retain information?
Follow simple two-step directions?
Have an interest in reading, listening to stories, letters, and numbers?
Count to 10 and understand simple number concepts?
Finish what he/she starts?
Name colors?
Enjoy coloring and drawing?
Express himself/herself verbally?
Speak in complete sentences?
Label or name things appropriately?
Answer open-ended questions?
Ask questions?
Know the correct way to hold a pencil, crayon, and scissors and work with them comfortably?
Work individually and in small groups?
Understand the ideas of sharing and taking turns?
Cooperate?
Take care of own toilet needs and wash hands without assistance?
Have confidence to separate from a parent or caregiver and stay with another adult?
Respect rights and belongings of others?
Recognize and write his/her own name?
Families are their child’s first and most important teacher and are the best judge of their child’s readiness. They may opt to give their child “the gift of time” to grow and mature both socially and academically.
We recognize that children come to kindergarten with a wide range of skills. Therefore, we know many children may enter kindergarten with beginning skills above this level.
The Kindergarten Child
The Kindergarten Child Will Be:
Four years and nine months old to six years old.
Quite active.
Independent in eating, dressing, toileting, and sleeping.
May lose his or her first lower teeth.
Growing rapidly.
Maturing in motor control.
Interested in other children yet still focused on self.
The Kindergarten Child Will Have:
Emerging reasoning power.
The ability to distinguish right from wrong with adult guidance.
The ability to share ideas and participate in activities.
A desire to speak plainly and to use new words.
The ability to relate experiences and retell stories.
The Kindergarten Child Needs:
To feel secure and loved.
Ten or more hours of sleep each night.
Good nutrition habits.
Time to play freely and be creative.
To have group approval and acceptance.
A few special friends.
A happy environment at home and at school.
Opportunities for exercising large and small muscles.
To share toys and take turns in play.
To increase his or her vocabulary
A balance of quiet and active experiences.
What Is Kindergarten?
What Is Kindergarten?
K ids being kids.
K ids being kids.
I nquisitive.
I nquisitive.
N ever weary of play.
N ever weary of play.
D oers, diggers and dancers.
D oers, diggers and dancers.
E xcited about little things.
E xcited about little things.
R esponsible and respectful.
R esponsible and respectful.
G reat helpers.
G reat helpers.
A lways in motion.
A lways in motion.
R esourceful.
R esourceful.
T hinkers and problem-solvers.
T hinkers and problem-solvers.
E ver filled with wonder.
E ver filled with wonder.
N eeding to be kids.
N eeding to be kids.
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