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Prior to entering kindergarten, it is the expectation that a child should
possess certain skills and has had certain experiences.
Speaking and Listening
 | Speaks well and is understandable |
| Recites full name, full name of parents, address and telephone number,
several nursery rhymes |
| Participates in games (riddles, rhyming, memory and board games) |
| Has experience being read to and expressing ideas. |
"Reading"
| Recognizes his first name (written), at least ten alphabet letters and all
colors |
| Holds book right side up, enjoys listening to stories, models reading from
front to back and left to right, makes up a story while looking at a book,
retells story after having heard it |
| Has a "sense of story" (telling a story from pictures, retelling a
familiar fairy tale with a beginning, middle, and end) |
Writing
| Writes first name and at least ten alphabet letters |
| Colors recognizable objects |
| Has had exposure to print in a variety of settings (mail, e-mail, recipes,
greeting cards) |
| Has had exposure to writing with a variety of objects (pencil, pen,
crayon, markers) |
Math
| Sorts simple objects and counts to 20 |
| Recognizes and recreates a simple pattern, smaller to larger and larger to
smaller |
| Has number awareness and recognizes all shapes |
| Recognizes numerals 1-10 |
| Understands "greater," "less" and "equal to" |
| Has had exposure to bills, coins, clocks, rulers, scales, and cooking
measurement tools. |
Knowledge of the World
| Has had exposure to family trips (zoo, museum, aquarium, library, and
beach) |
| Has had exposure to media (movies, television, radio, computer, magazine,
newspaper, videos, and computer programs) |
Aesthetic Development
| Has had exposure to art (painting, sculpture, photography, architecture),
dance, music (instrumental and vocal), and literature (poems, stories, songs,
fables, fiction and nonfiction) |
Social Development
| Uses bathroom independently |
| Works and plays with same age peers |
| Is comfortable away from parent part of the day |
| Sits and listens to a story |
| Listens to an adult for 15 minutes |
| Blows his nose and discards tissue properly |
| Covers mouth/nose when sneezing or coughing |
| Dresses himself (manages buttons and zippers, puts shoes on correct feet,
opens and closes jacket, pants, backpack, and lunchbox) |
| Cleans up after snack, puts away toys and books |
| Waits his turn, cooperates and shares with others |
| Has taken part in a group of young children (preschool, play group, or
other activity) |
Physical Development
Fine Motor
| Manipulates blocks Legos, puzzles, pencil, crayon, pen, keyboard, mouse,
telephone |
Gross Motor
| Plays outside (walking, running, skipping, jumping and climbing with
peers) |
For more information, please call Kristen Stringfellow, Assistant
Superintendent.
647-4100
Click here to see the health
and immunization requirements
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