Get Ready for Kindergarten!
Grown ups, below are a few tasks that will help your child transition into kindergarten. If your child is entering kindergarten within the next school year, have them complete all the tasks below and visit the library to let your favorite librarian know!
I can…
Put on my coat and zip it up
Gallop, hop, run, and skip
Pour liquids without spilling
Take responsibility for self-care needs, like washing my hands or brushing my teeth
Recognize sounds and rhyming words
Toss, throw, and catch a ball
Recognize basic shapes like triangle, square, circle
Recite the alphabet and identify most of the letters
Recognize and try to write my own name
Draw a picture to express an idea
Explain the differences between an author and an illustrator
Cut with scissors
Count to 20
Recognize and finish a pattern
Play board games and demonstrate that I know how to take turns
Tell you my first and last name, birthday, home address, and phone number