Let’s Get Ready with Cedar Valley Publishing

Introducing basic early childhood skills at home will encourage a child to have positive learning habits necessary to succeed in Kindergarten. Incorporating basic skills will prepare a child for a successful school experience because he/she will ultimately develop a natural love for learning.

Prepared below is a list of early childhood skills that can be introduced and practiced at home and school:

• Share by taking turns.
• Listen quietly.
• Wait patiently.
• Use words to communicate.
• Recognize and know your full name.
• Know your parents and/or caregiver’s first and last name.
• Use toilet by yourself.
• Dress yourself.
• Know how to zip, snap, tie, button and fasten your clothing.
• Recite and recognize alphabet letters.
• Recognize your left hand from your right hand.
• Know basic colors, shapes and numbers 0-20.
• Recognize a penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar bill.
• Use positional words (over, under, up, down).
• Print your first name, uppercase for first letter only.
• Know your address and phone number.
• Know how to use a pencil, crayons, glue and scissors.

Copyright 2008 – Stacey Kannenberg, Author of Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let’s Get Ready For First Grade!

Is your child ready?  What F-U-N things are you doing to get him/her prepared?