Prior to entering kindergarten, it is the expectation that a child should possess certain skills and has had certain experiences.
 | 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. |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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. |
| 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) |
| Has had exposure to art (painting, sculpture, photography, architecture), dance, music (instrumental and vocal), and literature (poems, stories, songs, fables, fiction and nonfiction) |
| 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) |
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