Creative Ways To Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten!

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My son is reading so well now that he took the class. The biggest improvement I see is his ability to write. His fine motor skills have improved, and he can independently write the sounds to make a word.

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Did you know?

49% of children who do not know the alphabet as they enter kindergarten are middle class or higher.

Kindergarten Ready?

Skill Objectives Profile

Is your child kindergarten ready? At Pre K Scholars, our goal is to meet and exceed standards for kindergarten readiness. Your child will be taught each of the concepts below within the program. Feel free to check off each skill as he/she learns it.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Recognize letters and learn the alphabet
  • Write the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase letters in random order
  • Identify the sounds of each letter of the alphabet (letter/sound connection)
  • Identify objects that begin with different letter sounds
  • Learn and practice proper scissor grasp
  • Develop reading readiness skills and strengthen fine motor skills through repeated experiences such as cutting, pasting, coloring, tracing, printing, etc.
  • Recognize the eight basic colors and color words (red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black and brown)
  • Mix colors experimentally and understand that mixing two colors together may form a new color
  • Write their names
  • Know their telephone numbers and addresses
  • Be exposed to print concepts
  • Know that vowels play a special part in all words
  • Understand that letters are put together to make words
  • Understand that words are put together to make sentences
  • Be able to distinguish words from letters
  • Begin to decode letters in order to identify words
  • Understand that "whenever we read and whenever we write, we always go from left to right and top to bottom"
  • Acquire phonetic awareness by putting letters together and creating words
  • Read simple one syllable and high frequency words (sight words)
  • Read consonant-vowel-consonant words which will help them with beginning reading
  • Identify and produce rhyming words when prompted orally
  • Appreciate literature and understand the parts of a book (front, back, spine)
  • Understand journal writing (students will begin to manipulate letters and phonetically spelled words to write about people objects or events)
  • Understand concept vocabulary (under, over, top, middle, etc.)
  • Practice penmanship using the proper pencil grasp
  • Write uppercase and lowercase letters while attending to the form and spacing of the letters
  • Understand and follow one and two step oral directions
  • Share ideas and information while speaking audibly in front of a group


MATHEMATICS

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Recognize numbers 0 through 30
  • Understand the value of numbers 0 through 20
  • Understand the correlation between number recognition and number value
  • Practice writing numbers using proper form
  • Count objects (reinforcing one to one correspondence)
  • Use number sense and understand the concept of basic addition
  • Count sets of objects, identify their value and write the number
  • Add sets of object together to get a "total" amount
  • Compare two or more sets of objects in a group and identify which set is equal to, more than, or less than the other
  • Understand different types of measurement
  • Understand that rulers are used to measure the length of objects
  • Measure the length of objects in inches
  • Compare the lengths of objects to identify which object is longer or shorter (make comparisons)
  • Understand the concepts of a clock and that it provides the time
  • Identify the parts of a clock and identify the time to the nearest hour
  • Identify and describe common geometric shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, diamond and oval)
  • Explore beyond identifying shapes by using shapes to create pictures
  • Identify basic coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
  • Understand coin value and how 4 quarters equal a dollar
  • Use and compare measuring cups and measuring spoons for cooking
  • Use patterning (to reinforce visual sequential memory)
  • Identify, describe and extend simple patterns of objects
  • Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes
  • Graph information


SCIENCE

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Experiment with magnets
  • Use tools and strategies to perform simple science experiments
  • Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations
  • Demonstrate scientific observations and predict different outcomes
  • Understand that a recipe is comprised of ingredients
  • Follow recipes (reinforcing the concepts of parts to a whole)


SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Interact with other children
  • Participate in small groups
  • Understand cooperative learning
  • Accept separation from parents and enjoy independent activities
  • Take pride in their work
  • Demonstrate responsibility by completing weekly home activities which they will in turn share with the class
  • Understand following directions and social rules (sit still, raise hand etc.)
  • Understand taking turns and waiting patiently
  • Understand appropriate listening and speaking behaviors


SOCIAL STUDIES

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Identify places on a map
  • Identify location and direction-related vocabulary
  • Recite and write their telephone numbers and street addresses
  • Understand cultural diversity
  • Recognize that communities are made up of ethnically diverse people
  • Recognize different occupations and understand the collaboration of goods and services in a community


HEALTH

Students will creatively learn to:

  • Understand basic nutrition
  • Recognize healthy vs. non-healthy snacks
  • Discuss the different ingredients in a recipe
  • Identify ways to stay safe in a community (learn their telephone numbers and house addresses)
  • Identify community workers that promote health
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