What Your Child Should Know Before Entering Kindergarten

The ABC's

• Be Able to State First and Last Name When Asked
• Know All the Letters in Their First Name
• Be To Write First Name
• Use Appropriate Three-Finger Grasp Using Writing Instruments (Pencils, Crayons, And Scissors)
• Identify Most Upper And Lower Case Letters

Numbers

• Use Finger To Accurately Count Items To Ten
• Identify Numerals 1-10 In Random Order
• Count To At Least 20

Colors & Shapes

• Identify Colors (Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Black, White, Brown, Pink)
• Identify Basic Geometric Shapes: Triangle, Circle, Square, Rectangle, Oval, Star, Rhombus (Diamond)

Social/ Emotional Skills

• Retells Simple Stories In Socially
• Adjust Own Clothing Before And After Using The Restroom
• Use Restroom Independently Including Hashing Hands Without Reminder
• Take Off And Put On Outer Clothing
• Sit For A Story For 5-10 Minutes
• Clean After Themselves
• Shares Materials And Toys With Other Children
• Able To Attend Kindergarten Positive Attitude
• Be Confident And Ready To Separate From Parent
• • Be Able To Listen And 2-3 Step Directions
• Be Able To Solve Problems Aggression