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Kids Edu Caring Place - Kindergarten Readiness Checklist

Kids Edu Caring Place can help your child to excel in the following areas to get them ready for Kindergarten.

Social-Emotional

  • The ability to separate from their caregiver without (too much) distress

  • Can self regulate emotions without tantrums

  • Self-care skills such as the ability to ask to use the bathroom and use it independently, get their shoes on or off, get their jacket on or take it off, etc.

  • Working toward self-regulation, being able to follow the directions of an adult other than their parents, and focus (for at least a few minutes) during a story-time or circle time

  • The development of emerging social skills such as sharing, taking turns, asking and answering questions, and engaging in conversation. 

  • Can make their needs known

  • Knows their first and last name as well as their age

  • Shares feelings with trusted adult

  • Makes friends easily

Fine Motor Skills

  • Able to use scissors to cut along a (somewhat) straight line, curvy line, and other pre-drawn shapes

  • Able to use a pencil, markers, and crayons with control

  • The emergence of writing skills, copying or writing a few letters, especially the ones in their name

  • Copies figures such as straight line, x, +, and O

  • Can trace letters and or shapes


Gross Motor Skills

  • Is able to run without falling

  • Can jump and land on two feet

  • Can hop on one foot with balance

  • Is able to climb stairs alternating feet

  • Can complete tasks with minimal to no assistance

Math Skills

  • Rote count 1-20 without skipping numbers

  • Count at least 10 objects using 1:1 correspondence (pointing to each object as they count)

  • Recognize basic and complex shapes

  • Understand bigger, smaller, more than less, less than, over under etc.

  • Arrange three objects from smallest to largest

Self Help Skills

  • Is potty trained

  • Can fix clothing for the potty process by him/herself

  • Can put in shoes and coat etc.

  • Can feed self with minimal mess or accidents

  • Can clean up after self

  • Can ask for what is needed as needed

Language and Literacy

  • Recognizes their name in print

  • Recognizes familiar signs, logos, and other examples of "environmental print."

  • Demonstrates book awareness, knows where the cover is, holds it right side up, turns pages, etc. 

  • Can identify two words that rhyme/sound the same

  • Can recognize at least 10 alphabet letter names

  • Can match a few letters with the sounds they make

  • Will draw a picture to explain an idea or "writes" using pretend writing

  • Shows an interest in books and reading

  • Can read the Sight Words

To learn more about our services visit us at www.KidsEduCaringPlace.com to request a virtual consultation.

You can also call an Enrollment Specialist at 410-433-3186.


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