This document shows the early learning standards that should be taught to students in pre-kindergarten. It contains standards for social concepts, self-regulation, social interactions and self-care and reliance. The categories show indicator, examples and supportive practices to follow.
Many preschoolers feel anxious about moving on to kindergarten. They worry that they won't have friends, won't like the teacher, will get lost, won't be able to do the work, and so on. Here are some tips for guiding your child through the move from preschool to Kindergarten.
This simple book reviews 4 different shapes: rhombuses, trapezoids, squares, and hexagons.
See if children can sort the upper- and lowercase letter.
This book emphasizes the high frequency words I and am. Includes some pictures above more challenging words.
Read aloud tips and suggestions to promote engagement. Provides book ideas and extension activities. Help create listeners, book lovers, and lifelong readers.
A twist (or two) to a classic card game. Can be played with regular playing cards.
Children count the pennies and draw a line to match the number to the correct amount of coins.
Children write the number of pennies in each purse on the line. Can be laminated for reuse.
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics, K-12
Practice basic (money) counting skills with the worksheet. Laminate for reuse.
Some of the common social and emotional characteristics of five year olds. It is important to caution that these are generalizations and they may not apply exactly to all children but they are trends or barometers which have been gleaned from the research and they give us a rudimentary idea of what we can expect when we are looking at children of this age.
Review even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8) and one-to-one correspondence!
Get creative and turn each shape into a picture! Includes circle, square, and rectangle worksheets.
Use this small alphabet book to reinforce letters and the sounds they make.
Use this worksheet to reinforce telling time to the hour on an analog clock.
Numbers 1-11, on one page, large format numbers
This worksheet reinforces the concept that one nickel has the same monetary value as five pennies.
Skills for kindergarten
Four pages of general accomplishments related to a child's literacy success. First two pages are broken down by age; last two pages break down writing and reading development into stages of skill.