Practice hand washing and/or utilizing hand sanitizer
Have your child utilize a restroom outside of your home- have them practice going into a bathroom stall, locking it, flushing etc
Starting at least a few weeks prior to kindergarten beginning, familiarize your student with following a consistent, time-bound morning routine to get ready for the day and to get ready for bed at the end of the day
Mealtime skills to reinforce with your child: eating in a somewhat timely fashion (25 min is allotted for lunch time at school), eating snack within a given timeframe, opening containers and bags, cleaning plates and trash when they are finished
Work with your child on getting dressed independently, including jackets (with zippers and buttons), hats and gloves
Practice velcroing and/or tying shoes
When riding in the car, practice buckling seatbelt and opening/closing car doors (this is helpful for both drop-off and dismissal)
Work on filling up a water bottle independently- including screwing off the lid, filling up etc. Students will have the opportinity to bring waterbottles to school.