How to prepare your child for Kindergarten in just 2 weeks
Many parents are having issues with the Common Core Standards for a variety of reasons, but the CCS is being implemented in almost every school in the country beginning this August. If your child is going to Kindergarten this year, this will be your first taste of the CCS. Getting your child ready for Kindergarten and CCS can be done in the first two weeks before school begins. CCS will focus on “representing and comparing whole numbers, initially with sets of objects; describing shapes and space” in Kindergarten and most learning time will be dedicated to numbers and math. Students will learn to write numbers and to use them to represent quantities. They will learn basic addition and subtraction, will show these problems with objects and groups of objects, and will learn and use shapes to describe their worlds. They will learn key words and how to use them in a sentence.
Erica Weaver says
my son is suppossed to start this year but he hasnt really gasp the school thing yet and therefore we see homeschool for now
Ashley Parsons says
My child is mentally/ academically ready for Kindergarten, but I am not sure about socially and emotionally.
ellisfan14 says
We also did 2 years of Montessori before kindergarten and that did a great job preparing her. I am not a fan of Common Core, but it’s too big of a battle for one mom to fight on her own.
mumseword says
This is a great milestone checklist! We use such checklists all the time to keep track of our girl’s development!
thequirkymommaj says
My kids were in preschool for two years before Kindergarten.
thequirkymommaj says
Oops! Anyway, I don’t feel that I prepared my kids for Kindergarten well enough. I was pleasantly surprised when my youngest went from barely reading to chapter books in four months, though! His K teacher was incredible and I’m so appreciative to her for all she has done for my boys.
Jennifer H says
Wow! That’s awesome to hear. There are some wonderful teachers our there. 🙂