Preparing for Kindergarten
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Kindergarten?
Asked by K.F. from Washington DC
on August 24, 2011
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My son is about to start kindergarten, and I'm not sure what to expect. Do they come home with homework at this age? Does he need a backpack, pencil case? Do they have...
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- Definitely go on the school website- and they should also have a "meet the teacher" day with a list of supplies/wish list for teachers.. for Kinder you will most like...
- your school should have supplied you with a supply list of what was/is needed. They should have already had an open house or something to introduce the teacher and ...
- get the school list from your school website. He will need to provide certain things for use in the class room like glue sticks, crayons, pencils, ect. In my school...
Preschool- If They Don't Go, How Do You Prepare Them for Kindergarten?
Asked by C.B. from Charlotte
on October 23, 2006
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My son is in preschool for the second year. So far I have been happy until recently. He is being bullied and I believe his class is under staffed. I spent the day w...
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- Hi I have a 6yr old in 1st grade. She did not have any preschool (her mom had custody). My husband and I thought she would be behid the class so I worked with her on...
- We have five children (which includes a set of twins), all boys except the last is a girl. Our oldest (now 11) went to preschool, I worked, he has excelled in his scho...
- hey i am also a stay at home mom to a 3 1/2 year old boy and a 19 month old boy. i usually do activities with my oldest everyday during the week, its called our lesso...
Kindergarten
Asked by J.C. from Scranton
on November 14, 2011
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Hi Mamas!
I would like to ask all of you about your children as they entered Kindergarten. I am curious, what skills exactly did they all have going into it?
I ha...
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- There are a lot of great pre-K and kindergarten workbooks available at Barnes & Noble or Walmart. You can flip through them to see what kindergartners are doing. ...
- Added - reading Carol's post is eye-popping. Not every school district expects this of children coming into kindergarten. And I would be very upset if my kid's schoo...
- There will be a wide range of abilities when he starts. My daughter was almost 6, so she was reading and writing some words and could identify all letters and print h...
Preparation for Kindergarten
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on June 29, 2011
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My daughter is starting public kindergarten in August and I was wondering what I should do to prepare for it.
School starts at 7:50. Drive is probably 20 min or le...
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- Well with both my kids, they went to Preschool. Preschool was 'practice' for all of this. My son is 4.75 years old now and has been going to Preschool for a few month...
- I have always had really good luck with the soft sided lunch boxes that are insulated. I can pack one little rubbermaid ice pack ( they come in different shapes and ar...
- I like Kathleens routine... my only 2 cents is, last year when we started Kinder, I bought a lunch bag and that was great for about 2 weeks until I figured that there ...
What Do They Learn in Kindergarten
Asked by P.O. from Harrisburg
on January 10, 2011
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What do your kids learn in kindergarten that they have not already learned in preschool (if they have gone to one). If a child starts preschool at say 3/4 years old, ...
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- I would suggest that you talk with some of your family or friends that have/had kids in kindergarten recently. What kids learn in K. vary from district to city to sta...
- They will learn some reading, some writing, some math, some science. They will also learn to follow directions, to stay on schedule and how to work with other children...
- in my sons kindergarten they are learning to recognize some words, how to sound them out and beginning reading. that is the one big different I see this year from last...
Kindergarten Disaster
Asked by E.M. from Pocatello
on March 18, 2008
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I am new to this community and am interested in home schooling my kindergarten son. The school year is half over so we cannot enroll him in the online program I was l...
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- I am a mother who have homeschooled for 7 years. My oldest from Kindergarten until 6th grade and my youngest from Kindergarten until 1st grade. This year we have been ...
- I am home schooling my daughters and they are in kindergarten and second grade. I am using the online program at a local charter school and with the curriculum that th...
- I am not sure what they offer as far as timing of thier school year but the Calvert school is an excellent choice. My parents used this when I was in school and I have...
Prescreening in Kindergarten?
Asked by S. from Minneapolis
on January 14, 2008
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my son will be going to kindergarten next fall and i was wondering about "when they do the presceening for this (summer, early fall, ect..) and what he needs to know t...
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- Call the Early Childhood program in your area and they can give you more information on when and how to go about doing it.
- Here's the skinny, short and sweet, don't worry about it. My cousin use to do screenings as a Speech & Language student and there are looking for developmental delays...
- I live in St Paul. The District has screening done @ Rondo Community Center. You will need to call the placement center to set up an appointment -The school in which y...
Preparing for Kindergarten
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on July 20, 2011
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My oldest daughter will be starting kindergarten in a few weeks and I'm in a flurry trying to get everything ready. Gathering school supplies, clothes, making after s...
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- With my oldest, her kindergarten teacher had these cute tea bags with a poem attached for all the "nervous" mommies, I wish I kept the poem it was about now was time f...
- My youngest child, my son will be starting Kindergarten! Its bittersweet. But he seems excited himself. I have explained to him already, that his last month of Pre...
- I didn't really have those sad emotional feelings. When my oldest went to kindy, it's wasn't like separation was something new - she was in daycare since 8 weeks, went...
Ready for Kindergarten
Asked by N.S. from Greensboro
on February 11, 2008
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My daughter is 4 years old and has a September birthday. She has been going to a preschool for two years now and is in the fours class. I recently had a review with he...
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- Sounds like she's ready. I wouldn't worry too much about the shyness. My daughter was shy when she started preK. but WOW! did that change. Mine goes to a public Montes...
- N.- You will not be disappointed. My 2 oldest had to start school as an older 5 because of Texas rules. My 2 youngest could start school at 4 here in NC but we...
- My son has a late September birthday. He is smart too. However, we decided to wait until he was almost 6 for him to start Kindergarten. He just started this fall. ...
When to Start Kindergarten
Asked by C.S. from New York
on January 14, 2010
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I am debating keeping my kids until they are closer to six years old to start kindergarten. They will have just turned five and have never been to preschool or daycar...
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- Dear CS, I think at 6 years old your children will go into first grade. I do not think kindergarten is mandatory. You should let them go to Kg so they have an introduc...
- I believe most children are starting earlier these days. My daughter is 3 and will be turning 4 this November. She will be starting preschool in September. I think if ...
- never been to preschool or daycare? very important aspects of bringing up child esp for social interaction.
