Are they Kinder Ready?

There are also steps you can take to make sure your youngster is ready for kindergarten this fall by making sure they can do the following:

• Recognize and name basic shapes: square, circle, triangle, & rectangle
• Recognize and name numbers 1-10
• Count to 20
• Count 10 objects, pointing to each object as I count aloud
• Say and/or sing the alphabet
• Recognize letters from the alphabet; uppercase & lowercase
• Identify sounds for some of the letters
• Identify the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, brown, black, and white
• Recognize and write my first name
• Sort items by size, color, and/or shape
• Hold a book right side up and turn the pages
• Tell if two words rhyme
• Listen to a story
• Put on my coat & zip it up
• Tie my shoes
• Take turns in line, stand in line
• Share
• Sit quietly & listen
• Follow simple directions
• Use the bathroom by myself (including zipping & buttoning pants)
• Put on my backpack
• Hold a pencil or crayon and draw
• Cut with scissors
• Put things away
• Hang items on a hook
• Wash my hands with soap and water
• Use a tissue to wipe my nose, cough into my elbow
• Drink from a drinking fountain
• Raise my hand and wait to be called on
• Eat lunch independently (including opening any food containers in my lunch)
• Tell my last name when asked
• Say my parents’ full names and one of their phone numbers