Is Your Child Ready?
Children are ready if they are healthy, can handle their personal
needs, and have the necessary social and learning skills. Children
are ready when they are able to
Personal Needs
- Tie their shoes, take their coats on and off, and snap,
button, zip and belt pant or skirts.
- Use the bathroom and wash their hands.
- Use silverware and eat without help.
Social Skills
- Puts away toys and belongings when asked to do so.
- Follow two-step directions.
- Get along other children; wait their turn, work with others,
and share.
- Sit still for up to 10 minutes.
- Follow rules.
- Have a healthy feeling of self-worth and positive feelings
of self and of others (can-do attitude).
Learning Needs
- Tell their names, addresses, phone numbers and ages.
- Hold a book and turn pages from front to back.
- Sit and listen to a story.
- Tell stories and rhymes.
- Sing songs.
Health Needs
Children must also have
- Gotten dental check-ups
- Eaten at regular times on a daily basis
- Had required immunizations and medical care
- Learned to run, jump, skip, climb, swing, use balls
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What You
Should Know Before Your Child Starts School or Kindergarten
- When to register for kindergarten.
- What registration forms to fill out.
- Your child’s kindergarten teacher’s name (once
assigned).
- What immunizations are required.
- A description of the kindergarten program.
- The kindergarten schedule and a daily schedule.
- Transportation procedures.
- Food service arrangements.
- Ways to become more involved in your child’s education
and the school.
Source: US Department of Education
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