{"id":4367,"date":"2017-01-10T21:17:16","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T21:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ec2-52-14-78-51.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com\/?post_type=first-things&#038;p=4367"},"modified":"2020-09-16T02:43:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T02:43:17","slug":"6-ways-help-child-ready-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"first-things","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/first-things\/6-ways-help-child-ready-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways to help your child be ready for kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new year has just begun, but parents of preschoolers might already be getting notices from their local schools about kindergarten registration. While the big day may still be months away, it\u2019s not too early to start preparing for that first day of kindergarten.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s schools expect 5-year-olds to arrive with basic academic and social skills so they are ready on day one to start learning to read, write and do basic math. You can help your child develop the skills they\u2019ll need with some fun, easy, everyday activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Make reading part of your daily routine.\u00a0<\/strong>Read with your child at least 20 minutes per day. Try books that repeat words and involve activities like counting, identifying colors, objects or letters. Look for books about things your child likes, and ask questions about the story like, \u201cWhat do you think happens next?\u201d<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Get them talking.\u00a0<\/strong>Back-and-forth conversations help kids develop language skills and vocabulary. The more the better, so talk and sing with your child everywhere \u2013 at home, in the car, at the store. Make up stories or songs about your outings.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Writing begins with scribbling.\u00a0<\/strong>Give your child safe writing tools to play with \u2013 like crayons, chalk or markers and blank paper \u2013 and let them create. They\u2019re developing the muscles and skills they\u2019ll need to be able to write. And ask your child to tell you about their drawings. (Another opportunity for conversation, right?) You can also use salt or coffee grounds as a tactile way to practice writing alphabet letters.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u201cClean up, clean up, everybody <\/strong>do<strong> your share.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Help your child get used to putting their toys and things back where they found them. Habits developed at home will carry over to kindergarten. And work on sharing with others, too. Social skills are a big part of being ready to learn and succeed in school.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Stay on schedule.\u00a0<\/strong>Having regular, daily routines at home will help your child get used to the structure of the school day. Set and keep a schedule for waking up and dressing, meal times, and bath and bed times.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Practice good hygiene.\u00a0<\/strong>Teach your child how to use the bathroom by themselves, to wash their hands after going to the bathroom and before eating, to blow their nose and sneeze into their elbow. Developing good habits now will help keep them healthy once they start school, and that means less missed school days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even if you don\u2019t have a new kindergartener this year, it\u2019s never too soon to start helping kids learn and grow. Children who have positive experiences from birth to age 5 are more likely to be prepared when they start kindergarten and to do well in school. By turning everyday moments into learning moments, you can help children develop the skills and a love of learning that will help them succeed in school and in life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ofelia Gonzalez \u00a0is public information officer at First Things First.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you don\u2019t have a new kindergartener this year, it\u2019s never too soon to start preparing for that first day with some fun, easy everyday activities.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4375,"template":"","tags":[22,24,71,74,76,132],"class_list":["post-4367","first-things","type-first-things","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-parenting","tag-health-nutrition","tag-preschooler","tag-early-learning","tag-language-literacy","tag-school-readiness"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>6 ways to help your child be ready for kindergarten - First Things First<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Their first day of school is an important event in every child&#039;s life (and parent&#039;s.) 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