How to Prepare for Kindergarten

Getting ready for school can be a very exciting time for you and your child. Here are some tips and suggestions on what you can do before your child starts school: Kindergarten Preparing Your Child 

Learning Begins at Home 

• Love from a parent/caregiver  
• Talk about everything you are experiencing together 
• Listen and ask questions to encourage your child to express their thinking 
• Sing songs, nursery rhymes, poems and riddles 
• Read Aloud to your child every day 
• Explore outside  
• Take neighborhood trips – visit the grocery store, library, playgrounds,  
• Play with other children – learning from others in a variety of settings, games, activities and lived experiences will develop your child’s background knowledge 
• Draw and create pictures and art with a variety of materials 
• Explore writing, learn to write their name, make cards, letters, signs, little books 
• Build with blocks or sand structures 
• Play with puzzles 
• Household learning – sort cutlery, set the table, match socks when folding laundry 

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