What should my child learn in kindergarten?

Your child will learn to:

• Listen to his/her teacher
• Follow directions
• Follow class rules
• Social Skills

What reading and writing skills will my child learn?

Your child will learn to:

• Name and write upper and lowercase letters
• Match sounds to letters
• Blend sounds to make words
• Rhyme words
• Read and write word
• Retell stories
• Ask and answer questions about stories
• Write simple sentences

What math skills will my child learn?

Your child will learn to:

• Count and order numbers up to 30
• Name and write numbers up to 30
• Name and compare shapes
• Draw and cut out shapes
• Sort things into groups
• Distinguish time, months and days of the week 

What social skills will my child learn?

Social skills your child will learn:

• Share with others and take turns
• Be creative and curious about learning
• Use school equipment appropriately
• Speak in complete and coherent sentences
• Tell stories in order
• Listen and follow one and two-step oral directions

What about exercise?

Your child will have:

• Opportunities to play on the swings, slide, and playground structure at recess and lunch
• Opportunities to play with balls and games with other children at recess and lunch
• Opportunities to participate in our physical education program, which emphasizes non-competitive activities and cooperative learning 

What can I do at home to prepare my child for school?

Provide your child with:

• Healthy foods and plenty of sleep
• Clear and consistent daily rituals/routines
• Clear and consistent expectations and consequences
• Preschooling
• Celebrate successes 

Here are a few things you can do together:

• Talk and tell stories together
• Use your imaginations
• Read together daily
• Play with letters and sounds
• Sing songs
• Blend sounds into words and rhyme words
• Complete simple experiments
• Play with numbers, shapes, blocks or puzzles
• Play with time, calendars, months and days of the week
• Play with money, count numbers and/or shapes
• Draw and cut out shapes together
• Start a collection of animals, rocks, baseball cards, etc.