Keys to Kindergarten
Prepare kids for their most important year yet with our expert tips and activities.
Get Ready for Kindergarten

Keys to Kindergarten: Is my child ready?
Help your child get ready for kindergarten by supporting development in 4 key areas.
9 signs your child is ready for kindergarten
Answer these simple questions to see whether your child is socially & emotionally prepared.
Prepping for kindergarten through play
These play-based techniques will have your child raring to go on the first day of school.
Keys to Kindergarten: Vocabulary and oral language development
How to build your child’s language skills in time for kindergarten.
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.
Home campout!
Set the stage for a great adventure right at home – and a love of reading to boot.
Developing oral language through nursery rhymes
Nursery Rhymes contribute to the foundational skills young children need in their oral language development.
Keys to Kindergarten: Attention to visual details
Learn how to build your child’s sensory skills in time for kindergarten.
Lemony learning activities
When life gives you lemons, make learning activities for the kids!
Smelly lemon art
This art printable will provide your child with a yummy smelling sensory experience.
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?
Keys to Kindergarten: Small motor control
Help give your child the motor control necessary for kindergarten.
Silly sand play
Make learning letters a treat with tempting materials kids love to touch.
Motor skill magic
Fine tune fine motor skills with techniques created by a teacher.
Top 4 ways to improve handwriting
Try these teacher tips for building motor skills and coordination kindergarten writers need.
Keys to Kindergarten: Social & emotional development
3 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step
Feelings tracker
Enhance those all-important empathy skills by pinpointing feelings in a photo book.
Hey Diddle Diddle
Create simple puppets with your child and retell the Hey Diddle Diddle nursery rhyme.
Ready for Kindergarten: Social-emotional milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step.
Ready for Kindergarten: Academic milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.
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.
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.
Ready for School: First grade math & science milestones
3 ways to tell if your child is ready for first-grade math and science.
Ready for School: Second grade math & science milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is ready for second-grade math and science.
Ready for Pre-K: Academic milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.