Things To Do Before Kindergarten

I did my internship in kindergarten, and I was surprised how well the children were able to adapt to going to school every day. Some children might have already attended preschool, so this might have helped. There were a few days a child would come in crying because they missed their mommy, but after a little talk, they were ready to start the school day.

I really like lists of ways to get students ready for preschool. One day, I will need to use these tips I find on websites! I found a great website that has some good tips: http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Preparing_Your_5/. There are only a few tips, and I think they are great ideas that parents would like to try. I want to go over my favorite and why they popped out to me.

One of the tips for preparing your child for kindergarten is all about getting your child excited for kindergarten. The parent needs to remind their child how exciting kindergarten will be and all the new things that they will learn. Make sure your child is not scared to go to school, but that they understand how much fun they will have. If the child sees their parents are excited, hopefully they will not be scared to leave them.

Another step is visiting the school before class starts. Every teacher has an open house night or meet the teacher. The child will be more comfortable if they are able to meet the teacher before the first day. The child will also be able to meet some of the students that will be in their class. This is also a time for the student to see the classroom that they will be in all year.

I really like the tip of getting the child into a routine before school starts. It recommends waking the child up like it was a school day, getting ready, and eating breakfast. This will help the child be used to the schedule before the first day of school. Also, make sure the child knows how to do many things by themselves. The parent can ask the teacher some things their child might need to be able to do, like putting on a jacket. A teacher will not be able to put on every child’s jacket. Students need to know how to use the bathroom and put their shoes on and off. One thing that I saw many students struggle with was the milk at lunchtime. If a child could open the milk cartons, they were so excited to help their new friends open their milk too. Also at lunch, many students could not open their yogurt and other things that were sent from home. It is helpful to the teacher and your child if their food sent from home is something the children can open by themselves.

Many children might be able to easily transition into going to school, but some of these steps might be helpful to other children that might have a hard time.  These steps are really good if a child has never been to a preschool. The child needs to feel comfortable at school. If a child feels comfortable at school, they will have more fun and learn more.