Get Ready for Kindergarten

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Keys to Kindergarten: Is your child ready?

 Help your child get ready for kindergarten by supporting development in 4 key areas.
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9 signs your child is ready for kindergarten

 Answer these simple questions to see whether your child is socially & emotionally prepared.
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Prepping for kindergarten through play

 These play-based techniques will have your child raring to go on the first day of school.
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Keys to Kindergarten: Vocabulary and oral language development

 How to build your child’s language skills in time for kindergarten.
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Developing oral language through dramatic play

 There is so much to be learned through dramatic play, especially when it comes to vocabulary and oral language development.
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Home campout!

 Set the stage for a great adventure right at home – and a love of reading to boot.
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Developing oral language through nursery rhymes

 Nursery Rhymes contribute to the foundational skills young children need in their oral language development.
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Keys to Kindergarten: Attention to sensory details

 Learn how to build your child’s sensory skills in time for kindergarten.
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Lemony learning activities

 When life gives you lemons, make learning activities for the kids!
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Smelly lemon art

 This art printable will provide your child with a yummy smelling sensory experience.
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Summer sensory garden

 A garden is a beautiful place, but have you ever thought about how your 5 senses can help you enjoy your garden?
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Keys to Kindergarten: Motor control

 Help give your child the motor control necessary for kindergarten.
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Silly sand play

 Make learning letters a treat with tempting materials kids love to touch.
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Motor skill magic

 Fine tune fine motor skills with techniques created by a teacher.
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Top 4 ways to improve handwriting

 Try these teacher tips for building motor skills and coordination kindergarten writers need.
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Keys to Kindergarten: Social & emotional development

 3 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step
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Feelings tracker

 Enhance those all-important empathy skills by pinpointing feelings in a photo book.
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Hey Diddle Diddle

 Create simple puppets with your child and retell the Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme.
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Ready for Kindergarten: Social-emotional milestones

 4 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step.
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Ready for Kindergarten: Academic milestones

 4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.
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Ready for School: First grade literacy & social studies milestones

 6 ways to tell if your child is ready for first-grade literacy and social studies.
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Ready for School: Second grade literacy & social studies milestones

 5 ways to tell if your child is ready for second-grade literacy and social studies.
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Ready for School: First grade math & science milestones

 3 ways to tell if your child is ready for first-grade math and science.
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Ready for School: Second grade math & science milestones

 4 ways to tell if your child is ready for second-grade math and science.
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Ready for Pre-K: Academic milestones

 4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.
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Ready for Pre-K: Social-emotional milestones

 4 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step.
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