Ready for Kindergarten!: From Recognizing Colors to Making Friends, Your Essential Guide to Kindergarten Prep

Ready for Kindergarten!: From Recognizing Colors to Making Friends, Your Essential Guide to Kindergarten Prep

by Deborah J Stewart
Ready for Kindergarten!: From Recognizing Colors to Making Friends, Your Essential Guide to Kindergarten Prep

Ready for Kindergarten!: From Recognizing Colors to Making Friends, Your Essential Guide to Kindergarten Prep

by Deborah J Stewart

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Overview

Give your child a running start into kindergarten!

"Deborah helps parents see how simple, experiential, even play-based activities that are easily woven into a child's and parent's day can help make a difference." - Rae Pica, cofounder of BAM Radio Network: The Education Station and author of A Running Start: How Play, Physical Activity, and Free Time Create a Successful Child

It's time to prepare your child for kindergarten success! An essential guide to the upcoming school year, Ready for Kindergarten! provides you ways to help your son or daughter start off on the right foot. Filled with hundreds of fun activities to practice throughout the day, this book helps you gain valuable insight into your child's capabilities as well as foster the behaviors and skills she needs to have before the big day. From reciting his home address and communicating his feelings to learning how to display good sportsmanship, each activity will boost your child's confidence and set him up for a happy and successful kindergarten experience.

With Ready for Kindergarten!, you will not only prepare your child for school, but you will also be able to confidently choose an education path that fits his or her needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440565243
Publisher: Adams Media
Publication date: 07/18/2013
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 683 KB

About the Author

Deborah J. Stewart, M.Ed. was born in Dermott, Arkansas. She is one of six children. She is a wife, mother, and grandmother to two grandsons. Deborah first began her journey in early childhood education in the inner city of Houston, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

Part I Building Strength from Fingers to Toes 13

Chapter 1 I Can Do It Myself 15

Chapter 2 Fine-Motor Skills 29

Chapter 3 Large-Motor Movement Skills 47

Part II Building Confidence as You Go 57

Chapter 4 I Can Be Responsible 59

Chapter 5 I'll Be Okay! 73

Chapter 6 It's All about Me 81

Chapter 7 A Community of Learners 101

Chapter 8 The Larger Community 117

Chapter 9 The Great Outdoors 123

Part III Building on the Things to Know 131

Chapter 10 The Core Concepts 133

Chapter 11 Now I Know My ABCs 147

Chapter 12 It's All in a Name 155

Chapter 13 Ready to Read 165

Chapter 14 Ready to Write 179

Chapter 15 Language 185

Chapter 16 STEM 189

Chapter 17 The Arts 201

Chapter 18 A Healthy Experience 207

Conclusion: The Finish Line 213

Index 215

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