Transitioning to School
Share these great books, suggested by Julia Stoll and Jimmy Peeples, with your child to help him prepare for transitions.
You Can Do It!
n Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten? by Audrey Vernick (Balzer & Bray)
Unclasping the tiny hand of a child walking into a PreK or kindergarten classroom is an exciting and scary milestone. Yet consider how proud you will be when your child comes home singing new songs, sharing new knowledge, and glowing with pride over new skills gained. Don’t wait until the last minute to begin preparing for these transitions – emotionally or academically – and work with your child to enter this new phase of life together. c
36 Atlanta Parent January 2015
Read All About It
Transitions are hard on the entire family, not just the young learner. Watching children grow is tough on parents, too. Peeples has some toughlove advice for parents: Fight the urge to linger or appear during the day at school. “Separation from home to school can be hard. But usually when the child is left at the school, within five minutes they are fine. But if you continue coming back, it is confusing to a child.”
[ Focus on Education ]
n First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg (Charlesbridge) n This School Year Will Be the Best by Kay Winters (Puffin) n Kindergarten Rocks by Katie Davis (HMH Books for Young Readers)
n The New Bear at School by Carrie Weston (Scholastic) n Howard B. Wigglebottom series by Howard Binkow (Thunderbolt Publishing) n Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Joseph Slate (Puffin)
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