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Should We Visit His Kindergarten and See What He Is Learning????
Asked by B.H. from Los Angeles
on September 7, 2011
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My grandson, (he and his parents have lived with us since before he was born and we all raise him in harmony), started kindergarten 3 weeks ago in a charter school. We...
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- Does his school have an Open House coming up? Usually at our Open House, you can sign up for a time for a parent-teacher conference. That would probably be the time ...
- At my daughter's school, they publish their nine week plans, so you at least get a high level sense of the topics they are covering. I would advis eyou to give the te...
- Certainly go visit. In fact, call the teacher and ask to set up a meeting. Asking for lesson plans might be a bit much, but you could ask for the overall plan for the ...
Preparing the Child for Kindergarten
Asked by A.S. from Dallas
on January 19, 2011
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As it gets closer and closer to the time I need to enroll my daughter in school I'm starting to think of the things she will have difficulties with during the day. Ri...
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- They have meet the teacher night before school starts. You go there, and you'll both see and learn exactly where you'll be dropping her off, where her class is (you ca...
- From my experience... generally the first day of school will be more of an orientation for the student and parent. Both my kids were so excited to start school. I'm ...
- best way to prepare for KG: make sure the child excels with the KG pre-testing. Contact the school district for a list of benchmarks to help with this. The teache...
Picking up Kid Early from Kindergarten
Asked by V.B. from Columbus
on June 23, 2011
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Hi all,
our almost 6 year old daughter (October birthday) is about to start kindergarten. State of Ohio requires 12.5 hrs of kindergarten instruction... Yet in our...
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- Really? Your daughter will feel so left out if you pick her up early! She will be 6 in october she will be fine! My daughter truned 5 the week before kindergarten a...
- In our town we only provide half day kindergarten. There is a full day option but it costs money and there is a lottery, and all the working parents are always stress...
- The only experience that I have is the fact that I had some of the same concerns you have. My daughter attended 1/2 day preschool 3 days a week before going to full t...
Preparing for Kindergarten
Asked by A.H. from Atlanta
on October 13, 2009
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Hi, my son turned 5 at the end of August and we decided to wait to enroll him in K until next year. I was wondering if any of you have any good ideas to help prepare h...
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- get some work books.....this will teach him to sit still & do some fun work....
- Make it fun, make it move, and constantly repeat in short segments! Those are the best things I can tell you. The science is in, boys learn when they move. You want...
- 4K kindergarten is the BEST. Scope out a good program. If you are in SC--Easley area--Easley Presbyterian has a GREAT program for four year olds. If not, see what y...
Kindergarten in the Fall or Wait
Asked by S. from Minneapolis
on March 17, 2008
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We are trying to determine whether or not to send our son to kindergarten in the fall or not. He has a summer birthday, so we can really go either way (He'll be 5 th...
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- Our 1st daughter has a July birthyday, we chose to hold her back. When we were contemplating our options we had a teacher tell us "There are only a few times in your ...
- It is a tough decision and you will get advice that goes both ways. I have been through the decision and strongly feel that it is a very personal decision depending o...
- S., My son is now in 2nd grade, and is a June birthday. I had never even considered holding him back a year until his pre-school teacher asked me if was going to att...
Considering Holding Daughter in Kindergarten
Asked by M.A. from Sacramento
on May 5, 2008
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My daughter is almost 5 1/2, and has been in Kindergarten this school year, her birthday is late November. My question is should I hold her back, the only issue is he...
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- Hi, I held my son back in kindergarten. He's birthday is in late Oct. But I kept him back because he wasnt ready at all social or academically. The person I would ta...
- Your Daughter is the right age for kindergarten and 1st grade the cut off date is December 2nd and it will not give her an advantage to stay back, it will be more of a...
- She will be bored to tears doing Kindergarten again. I had no choice but to take my son out half way through because of his PDD. He was too immature at age 5. He is ve...
Kindergarten or Another Year of Preschool
Asked by M.L. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2011
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My son is 4 with a September b'day. He's been in preschool since this past September and loves it. We recently had parent teacher conferences where his teacher let me ...
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- Hi M. L, My son has a late September birthday and frankly he wasn't emotionally ready to go into Kindergarten. We are happy now that we did hold him back. He has bl...
- I would send him to kindergarten. There is starting to be some research on this trend to red shirting kids with late birthdays and so far there does not seem to be an ...
- Long Beach, Cypress, and Los Alamitos have a program for "younger" kindergarterners where they do a prep K program preparing them for the "real" kindergarten. I read ...
Go to Kindergarten or Wait a Year?
Asked by J.W. from Houston
on May 21, 2010
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Hi Moms!
This question goes to all you moms who are tackling this issue now or have experienced this in the past. My son's 5th birthday will be August 25th. He is a...
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- I agree it is up to a parent. My oldest turns 5 in a week and is headed to Kindergarten in the fall. He is one of the youngest in his pre-k class. I noticed drastic...
- Hi J., Oh my gosh! Can I feel your pain! I have 2 boys with July birthdays and I decided to give them both a year to mature and put them both in Kindergarten at 6 y...
- Good morning J.. The benefits of children going to kindergarten is for socializing and also for the teachers to have the opportunity to identify any children with lear...
Help in Preparing My Daughter for Kindergarten
Asked by W.S. from Chicago
on May 7, 2008
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Moms,
I want to do what I can to prepare my 4 yr old for Kindergarten this Fall.
Her pre-school teachers have expressed concern because she is not totally up to ...
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- I teach second grade but I have taught kindergarten in the past. My suggestion would be to go to the dollar tree and pick up a few workbooks that are leveled either K...
- Hi W.~ I agree with another poster--I too suggest picking up some workbooks that are designed for her age. I pick them up regularly for my son, who will also begin ki...
- If she uses the computer at all, try www.starfall.com. It is a great educational website. I used to buy pads of paper that had lines on it or use just plain white pape...
Delaying Going to Kindergarten????
Asked by S.D. from Jacksonville
on April 13, 2012
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So, my son will turn 5 in August and will technically be eligible to go to Kindergarten next year. However, I don't feel that he is really ready to start school yet a...
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- Wait! Truly, you'll not regret that decision, but you may regret putting him in earlier.
- I wouldn't feel comfortable with my child being almost 19 when he graduated high school. My MIL did that to her twin sons and they felt ancient compared to their clas...
- Next year! It will be better for all of y'all! My son was 6 when he started and it was much better for us! My daughter will not go until she is 6 either and she is not...
