Kindergarten Transitions

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If you want your child to be socially ready for kindergarten, you need to enroll them in a preschool program. If you enroll your child when they turn 3, your child can get two years of preschool experience before they head off to kindergarten. Preschool will teach your child how to confidently navigate all the challenges that kindergarten will present that are unique to school settings. Here are a few ways that preschool will install in your child the confidence they need to be successful when they get to kindergarten. Your Child Will Know How To Use A Public Restroom Learning how to use the restroom is a key skill that preschool students are taught. Using a public restroom on their own is entirely different than using the bathroom in their…show more content…
They will learn that what the teacher is saying is important, and that they have to remember and follow the instructions that the teacher gave them. Over time, your child will go from being able to follow one-step directions to complex, multi-step directions. By the time they get to kindergarten, they will be comfortable following complex directions and will know to look towards the teacher for guidance on what they are supposed to do. This will make your child feed confidence in their kindergarden classroom, since they already know what to expect and who they need to listen to. Your Child Will Be Familiar With The Routine Of School Although your child's kindergarten experience will not be identical to their preschool experience, their preschool experience will make them familiar with many of the key components of the classroom experience. Your child will know how to sit on the carpet and what is expected of them during carpet learning time. They will know how to respect others space during learning and movement time. They will understand how to work at learning stations and will have a basic idea of what reading, math and writing are. They will understand how to stand in line when they go from place to

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