Building Up to Kindergarten

Social/Emotional

• Taking turns
• Working and playing with others
• Ability to be with other adults
• Understanding and recognizing that other people have feelings

Language & Communication

• Ability to name common objects
• Following 1 to 2 step directions
• Growing vocabulary
• Communicate needs and feelings verbally in a socially appropriate manner

Cognitive Development

• Can recognize and write first name
• Make simple patterns
• Recognize and identify colors and shapes
• Recognize and identify numbers 1-10
• Count orally to 20
• Recognize and identify many upper and lowercase letters
• Know some letter sounds
• Familiarity with books/concepts of print

Fine Motor

• Attempts to use scissors correctly
• Developing correct grip of a pencil
• Ability to write first name
• Has begun to establish right or left dominance

Gross Motor

• Ability to catch
• Can skip
• Can balance

Before Reading: Picture Walk

• Title, Author and Illustrator
• Front and back of the book
• Preview pictures
• Make Prediction

During Reading

• Use picture clues
• Point with your finger
• Summarize what is happening in the story
• Point out punctuation

After Reading - Comprehension Questioning

• Start at the beginning and tell what happened in the story.
• What part did you like best?
• Did this story remind you of anything?