Preparing Your Child

Preparing Your Child

Many parents wonder what they can do to help their child have a happy and successful year in school. The following is a list so some things you may want to work on at home.Kindergarteners at the computer lab

  • read to and with your child often
  • listening to and repeating nursery rhymes
  • naming shapes, colors, letters, and numerals
  • listening and following directions
  • carrying out responsibilities at home
  • sharing and taking turns
  • learn name, address, phone number, parents’ names and places of work
  • sticking with tasks until they are completed
  • snap, button, zip, take off, and put on outer clothing without help
  • counting to 20
  • using blunt-tip scissors with good control
  • conversation skills - ask questions that require more than one word answers
  • listening to stories and retelling them in sequence
  • keeping up with personal belongings
  • tying shoes