Building Blocks For KINDERGARTEN - Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA CRADLE TO CAREER PRESENTSBuilding Blocks forKINDERGARTENNurturing Children for Success
“What makes America exceptional isn’t just the size of our economyor our influence around the globe. [It’s] the promise we make to ourchildren; the idea that no matter who they are, what they look like,where they start, how much their parents earn, they can make it ifthey try. It’s the essential promise of America -- that where you startshould not and will not determine how far you can go.”- President Obama, December 10, 2014White House Summit On Early Education
TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTENStarting kindergarten is an exciting adventure for children and families.It’s a new beginning for learning, making friends, building confidence, and gainingindependence.It’s also totally normal for both children and parents to be nervous and excited aboutstarting kindergarten as well.Children may wonder about what it will be like to go to the “big kids” school.Will I make friends?Who will help me tie my shoes?Who will be my teacher?Parents often have questions, too.What happens if my child is teased on the playground?What if my child doesn’t understand the teacher?Will I like my child’s teacher?It’s important that children are excited and proud to start school. We want them to walkthrough the classroom door on their first day confident and ready to take their place inthe classroom.This guide introduces tips and information for parents and caregivers to help your childget ready for school.We are grateful to FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, FIRST 5 San Mateo County, and the Silicon ValleyCommunity Foundation for their permission to adapt these materials.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success3
WHEN CAN MY CHILD START KINDERGARTEN?Your child is eligible for kindergarten if he/she turns five (5) on or beforeSeptember 1 of the school year.It is the responsibility of schools to be ready to meet the individual needs of every ageeligible child. However, some parents still wonder if their child is ready. To help youdecide what is right for your child:Read this guide! Consider how your child is doing in the Building Blocks ofKindergarten Readiness found in this book.Talk to your family doctor or your child’s current preschool teacher.Visit the kindergarten where your child will be attending - watch what the childrenare doing and imagine your child in that classroom.Talk to parents who have kindergartners or children in elementary school and trustyour instincts.There is not just one thing, nor a list of skills, that makes a child ready for school. Infact, there are many options and much research about what it means to be ready. Itis important to understand your child’s strengths and build a balance of skills to helpyour child succeed in kindergarten and for lifelong learning. Our community isdedicated to helping every family support their child’s success in school.TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTENChildren who turn five (5) between September 2 and December 2 areeligible to enroll in Transitional Kindergarten. Transitional Kindergarten is thefirst year of a two-year kindergarten program for children with Fall birthdays.It provides a bridge between preschool and kindergarten giving thesechildren more time to develop socially and being ready developmentally tobe successful in kindergarten. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Districtoffers Transitional Kindergarten.4Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
BUILDING BLOCKS TO KINDERGARTEN READINESSWhat does it mean to be ready for kindergarten?At age five, no two children are alike, but they all have lots of energy and they love tolearn. Some focus on running and climbing at the playground. Others might havephysical challenges that make running difficult. Some like to draw pictures, play withblocks, or sing songs. Others might find it hard to hold a pencil or listen to music.Every child is unique in their own way. Most children will be strong in some skills, andstruggle with others.BUILDING BLOCKS OF SUCCESSThere are four key areas that lead to a child’s success in kindergarten:Social and Emotional DevelopmentSelf-Care, Physical Well-Being and Motor SkillsLanguage DevelopmentEarly LearningParents can be ready to support their children during this time by:Preparing for new routinesPlanning for their role in supporting their child, teacher andschoolBeing positive and enthusiastic about starting kindergartenBuilding Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success5
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTSharing and Caring!When children have confidence in their own abilities to work and play in a group,they are more successful in school.Learning social and emotional skills is one of the most important building blocks andcritical to healthy development. These skills include helping your child understand howto express their needs and emotions, and being able to manage his or her behavior,even when frustrated. Your child should also be working on moving smoothly betweenactivities - like playing outside then transitioning to activities that require focusedattention. Teachers often call this self-regulation or executive function.It is important to provide developmentally appropriate opportunities to help your childmeet challenges. Helping your child learn how to stay focused on a task, delay whatthey want and slow down their impulses to consider choices for his or her actions isimportant for his or her success in school, work, and life.Children are not born to self-regulate. It is a skill that is taught and modeled. It shouldnot be confused with teaching your child obedience or compliance.I’M READY WHEN.I talk to adults and ask for help.I take turns, share and help others.I try new activities and ask questions.I stay focused and pay attention for 10–15 minutes at a time.I follow one and two-step directions.I work and play both independently and in a group.I use imagination games to practice resolving conflicts or to prepare fornew activities.I have coping strategies for when I am frustrated, or angry or sad.6Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSSocial and Emotional DevelopmentSet a good example for yourchild. They will imitate you. If youspeak with an “inside voice,” yourchild learns to speak with onetoo.Help your child find ways tocalm down when frustrated,such as deep breathing andrelaxing his or her shoulders.Use positive statements to helpyour child know when he or she ison track.Set routines and be predictable.Children have an easier timecooperating when they knowwhat to expect.Teach your child that all feelingsare “okay,” but not all actions areokay. For example, it is okay to beupset, but not to hit.Help your child to feel proudof his or her efforts andaccomplishments.Help your child talk about his orher feelings and to imagine whatothers are feeling.Help your child learn frommistakes. When things gowrong, help them think aboutwhat to do better next time.Make time for play. Play with yourchild and set aside time for yourchild to play with friends.Set limits for your child. Yourchild will feel safer and moreself-confident.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success7
SELF CARE, PHYSICAL WELLBEING, AND MOTOR SKILLSFuel for School!A good night’s sleep will help your child grow and be ready to pay attention duringthe day. A five year old should get between 10-12 hours of sleep every night.Your child is ready to learn in the classroom when he or she can take care of personalneeds, like going to the bathroom, washing hands and taking off and putting on a coat.Now is also a great time to reinforce healthy eating habits. Your child needs to haveenergy and to be alert for school. Focus on healthy choices for breakfast, lunch andsnacks.Make time for active play and exercise. Exercise will help your child cope with the newstructure and expectations of school.I’M READY WHEN.I am healthy and my immunizations are up to date.I have good oral health and I have visited the dentist.I can use crayons, pencils and paint brushes.I can button, zip, and tie or velcro shoes.I can kick balls, hop on one foot and climb a ladder at the park.I can use the toilet, eat, wash hands and blow my nose by myself.8Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSSelf Care, Physical Wellbeing and Motor SkillsInvolve your child in making healthy choices. Provide healthy meals andsnacks in child size proportions including whole grains, protein, fresh fruitsand vegetables.Make time for your child to play 30–60 minutes every day. Go outside, walka straight line, climb on a jungle gym, toss a ball.Set a consistent schedule that includes early bedtime.Turn off the TV, computer, iPad, smart phone and talk with your child.Visit your child’s doctor and dentist at least once a year.California requires health check-upsBefore you can register your child for school you will need to show that yourchild has had:Recent dental check-up.Recent health check-up.Required immunizations for Polio, DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus), MMR(Measles, Mumps, Rubella), Hepatitis B and Chicken Pox.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success9
LIMITING MEDIA AND SCREEN TIMEYour child’s best learning experience is from play and interactions that take placein the real world with parents, caregivers and friends. But we live in a world oftechnology. Young children grow up with screens, from TV to cell phones, and seeparents using electronics so they are naturally drawn to them.There is clear evidence that too much screen time is detrimental to children’s learning.Background TV and media can interfere with children developing good sleep habits.Spending too much time in front of the television is linked to obesity in children.If you choose to let your child watch TV and/or play with electronic devices, limit to1-2 hours or less daily. Research shows that when parents make watching TV or usingelectronic devices an interactive, shared experience, it can be a tool for learning andthe potential negative effects can be reduced.10 Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSLimiting Media & Screen TimeBe a role model for your child.Put down the cellphone or closethe computer and engage inconversations over meals orstorytelling at bedtimes. Childrenlearn from what they see.Don’t worry if your child says “I’mbored!” For children, being boredoften leads to creativity. It is hardand may take a while, but they willfind ways to entertain themselves.Set limits on screen time to besure that your child has had plentyof time exploring the real worldwith family and friends.Avoid having the TV on in thebackground. Turn the TV off whenno one is watching, let your childsee you turn off the TV.Participate and make TV orcomputer use interactive, talkingwith your child about what he orshe is seeing.Be sure that the program or gameyou select is designed to promotelearning appropriate to yourchild’s age. It should engage yourchild’s mind and body.Avoid using screens as part of yourchild’s bedtime routine.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success11
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENTUse your Words!Language skills are thinking skills.The more children hear words and practice using them, the better they will be atlearning in school.In kindergarten, teachers will use words to describe things, to think about math (e.g.,bigger, smaller, add together, subtract from) and to learn about ideas like telling timeand following rules in the classroom.Family conversations during dinner, telling stories about your day, playing imaginationgames with friends and reading books are all great ways to build language skills.I’M READY WHEN.I hear and understand the meaning of words, stories and songs.I use words to talk about thoughts, wants and needs.I speak clearly enough so that other people understand.I use complete sentences and connect ideas together to make longersentences.I can say or sing nursery rhymes and familiar songs.12 Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSLanguage DevelopmentTalk to your child as often aspossible. Use the time during dailyactivities to engage your child inconversation. For example, talkabout the textures of the clothesin the laundry or the colors of thevegetables at the grocery store.Get a library card and visit thelibrary weekly so you will havelots of books to choose from.While reading, help your childmake connections between thestory and pictures.Make reading part of the dailyroutine. Sing, play and find 10–15minutes every day to sit down,read and talk about a book.Be a language role model foryour child. Talk with your childabout many different ideas sothey learn new words.Ask your child questions thatmake them describe things, eventsor feelings.Play listening games. Hide asmall object and then give yourchild directions on how to findit.Play storytelling games with yourchild and encourage your child totell you stories.Listen carefully when your childis talking. Ask questions andshow you care about what he/she is saying.Try to speak clearly so your childcan hear how the words are meantto sound.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success13
BUILDING BRIDGES FOR DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERSThe ability to speak more than one language will help your child throughout life.As your child learns more English, encourage their growth in your home language aswell.Home language helps children to value the connection to their culture, which thencontributes to a strong sense of identity and self-esteem. Positive self-esteem and astrong sense of identity help children have more positive learning experiences in schooland throughout life.Use the parent tips from the Language Building Blocks on page 13 to help yourchild build skills in the language you use at home. In any language, more words arebetter. Children will learn new languages quickly especially if they already have strongspeaking and listening skills in his or her home language.Find a language buddy/Be a language buddyTry to find your child a “buddy” who speaks your home language andEnglish—this may be an older child or a friend. It can be especiallyhelpful if your child can learn some of the English words used in commonplayground games, such as jumping rope or playing tag.If your child is a strong English speaker, encourage him or her to be aLanguage Buddy for a child who is just learning.14 Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSBuilding Bridges for Dual Language LearnersLearning a new language inkindergarten can be fun but itcan also be tiring. Allow yourchild time each day to relax,and to think and talk in yourhome language.Find out what your child will bedoing in the classroom. If theyare going to be talking aboutanimals, you can read stories, ortalk about animals at home inyour language.Don’t be surprised if your childmixes and matches words fromthe two languages. It is part ofthe learning process.Speak frequently in your homelanguage. Children learn byhearing both languages.Encourage your child to feelproud of your home languageand culture. Chances are therewill be other children in theirclass who are also learningEnglish as a second language.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success15
EARLY LEARNINGabcS and 123S!Kindergarten is a year of much growth and development.In preschool, your child is learning every day through play and a variety of interestingactivities. You may be curious about what early learning looks like in kindergarten.During the kindergarten school year, children will be well on their way to reading andstarting to write their own sentences. Kindergarten teachers understand each child hastheir own strengths. By providing multiple learning activities, all children learn to read,write, add and subtract by end of the school year.You can help your child be ready to become a student by playing games. It is easy andfun to use games to learn about letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and solving problems.I’M READY WHEN.I know the letters of the alphabet and can write my first name.I count 10 objects correctly (e.g. putting 10 blocks in the basket.)I know rhyming words - Pat, hat, cat, bat.I know how to use a book - Where to start, which way to turn pages.I know colors and shapes (e.g. Red, yellow, blue. a circle, square, triangle.)16 Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTSEarly LearningChildren learn through play.Look for ways to learn whileplaying games together.Point out letters and numbersin everyday places like cerealboxes, store signs and books.Look for shapes. The windowsare rectangles, tracing a pennymakes a circle.Help your child learn how tosort, match and compare. Youcan talk about colors, texturesand sizes.Sing songs and play rhyminggames. Nursery rhymes are avaluable way to explore mathskills, learn new vocabulary andimprove memorization.Teach your child to count athome and when shopping.How many places at thetable?, how many steps tothe bedroom?, find five redapples, six yellow onions.Count the items in the shoppingcart. Ask: Can we go to thecheckout for less than eightitems or do we have more thanthat?Offer your child lots ofencouragement. Children whoare self-confident learn to readand write more easily.Keep pencils, crayons and paperwhere children can get to themeasily.Building Blocks for Kindergarten - Nurturing Children for Success17
BUILDING BLOCKS - SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPSRemember that helping your child prepare for school is just the beginning of theadventure! Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher. You play a keyrole in the success of your child at school.Education is a partnership between parents, teachers and the child. There are manyways you can help your child.TIPS FOR PARENTS AT HOMEAsk your child questions about his or her day that will encourage more than ayes or no answer. What did you talk about during circle time today? Who didyou play with at recess? What was the most fun thing that happened today?Structure family routines to support homework. Talk to your child’s teacherabout homework assignments if your child spends more than 10–15 minutes aday completing the work, or if it is causing a lot of stress and frustration.Read aloud with your child each day.Read notes from teachers, complete all paperwork required of you and returnpromptly to the school.Enforce the rules of the classroom and school. If there is a rule you don’tunderstand, ask the teacher about it.Don’t forget the important fuel for school: healthy food, early bedtimes andplenty of playtime.18 Santa Monica Cradle to Career Initiativelwww.SantaMonicaYouth.net/kindergarten
TIPS FOR PARENTS AT SCHOOLIntroduce yourself to your child’s teacher and check in often. Ask theteacher how your child is doing and how you can help.If your child has special needs or an Individualized Education Plan (IEP),request a meeting to address the new setting. Sharing what you know aboutyour child with the school and teacher will get the new school year off to aterrific start.Talk to your child’s teacher about ways you can share your home culture atschool.Get to know the other children in your child’s class and their parents.Attend parent-teacher conferences. The school can provide you with aninterpreter if you prefer to speak in your home language.TIPS FOR YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY AT SCHOOLLabel inside your child’s backpack with your contact information andemergency information.For his or her safety, make sure your child knows the following basic information:First and last name.Full names of parents.Who will be picking him or her up after school.Whether he or she has any food allergies and what
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