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    71 Things Your Child Needs To Know Before Kindergarten

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    The document lists 71 skills and abilities that children are typically expected to have mastered by the end of preschool or before beginning kindergarten. It covers personal, social, language, literacy, math, physical, and arts development. Some key items include being able to follow directions, recognize letters and numbers, sort and classify objects, hop and balance on one foot, use scissors and glue, and participate in music, movement, and pretend play. The document provides a comprehensive overview but also notes that children develop at different rates and that the list should not be a source of stress.

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    The document lists 71 skills and abilities that children are typically expected to have mastered by the end of preschool or before beginning kindergarten. It covers personal, social, language, literacy, math, physical, and arts development. Some key items include being able to follow directions, recognize letters and numbers, sort and classify objects, hop and balance on one foot, use scissors and glue, and participate in music, movement, and pretend play. The document provides a comprehensive overview but also notes that children develop at different rates and that the list should not be a source of stress.

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    The document lists 71 skills and abilities that children are typically expected to have mastered by the end of preschool or before beginning kindergarten. It covers personal, social, language, literacy, math, physical, and arts development. Some key items include being able to follow directions, recognize letters and numbers, sort and classify objects, hop and balance on one foot, use scissors and glue, and participate in music, movement, and pretend play. The document provides a comprehensive overview but also notes that children develop at different rates and that the list should not be a source of stress.

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    71 Things Your Child Needs to Know Before Kindergarten

    Have you ever wondered what exactly your child needs to


    know before kindergarten?
    Here is a list based upon a Preschool Inventory given to children
    at the very end of our local Pre-Kindergarten program. I was
    looking through my old student-teaching notebook and came
    across this list (granted, it is six years old). It was used as both a
    guiding document as well as an assessment at the end of the
    year. I did not come up with this list.
    Please keep in mind as you look over this list that kids learn best
    with hands-on experiences, not memorization or drill practice!
    These early years with our children should be about fostering a love to play, explore, and learn! Also,
    it is important to note that our children are all different and gifted in unique ways. Obviously, if your
    child has special needs, exceptionalities, or is delayed in a particular area, this wont necessarily be
    relevant to your child. This is simply a guidenot something to stress about!
    Finally, all areas of development are of equal importance to young children! Gross motor and social
    development tasks are just as important as cognitive and pre-reading tasks at this age. Also, it is
    important to note that there is no prerequisite (besides age) for children to go to public schools here
    in the United States. Although it would be ideal for each child to come into kindergarten already
    mastering this list, this is obviously not the reality for many children. Schools are prepared to meet
    the needs of individual students, regardless of their current ability.
    Have fun learning together through games and various experiences while still encouraging your
    childs natural creativity!
    Personal and Social Development
    Approach to learning

    Shows eagerness and curiosity as a learner

    Persists in task and seeks help when encountering a problem

    Is generally pleasant and cooperative

    Self-Control

    Follows rules and routines

    Manages transitions (going from one activity to the next)

    Demonstrates normal activity level

    Interactions with Others

    Interacts easily with one or more children

    Interacts easily with familiar adults

    Participates in group activities

    Plays well with others

    Takes turns and shares

    Cleans up after play

    Conflict Resolution

    Seeks adult help when needed to resolve conflicts

    Uses words to resolve conflicts

    Language and Literacy


    Listening

    Listens with understanding to directions and conversations

    Follows one-step directions

    Follows two-step directions

    Speaking

    Speaks clearly enough to be understood without contextual clues

    Relates experiences with some understanding of sequences of events

    Literature and Reading

    Listens with interest to stories read aloud

    Shows interest in reading-related activities

    Retells information from a story

    Sequences three pictures to tell a logical story

    Writing

    Uses pictures to communicate ideas

    Uses scribbles, shapes, and letter-like symbols to write words or ideas

    Alphabet Knowledge

    Recites/sings alphabet

    Matches upper-case letters

    Matches lower-case letters

    Identifies upper-case letters

    Identifies lower-case letters

    Mathematical Thinking
    Patterns and Relationships

    Sorts by color, shape, and size

    Orders or seriates several objects on the basis of one attribute

    Recognizes simple patterns and duplicates them

    Number concept and operations

    Rote counts to 20

    Counts objects with meaning to 10

    Matches numerals

    Identifies by naming, numerals 0-10

    Geometry and spatial relations

    Identifies 4 shapes- circle, square, rectangle, triangle

    Demonstrates concepts of positional/directional concepts (up/down, over/under, in/out,


    behind/in front of, beside/between, top/bottom, inside/outside, above/below, high/low,
    right/left, off/on, first/last, far/near, go/stop).

    Measurement

    Shows understanding of and uses comparative words (big/little, large/small, short/long,


    tall/short, slow/fast, few/many, empty/full, less/more.

    Physical Development
    Gross-Motor Skills

    Pedals and steers a tricycle

    Jumps in place, landing on two feet

    Jumps consecutively- 7 jumps

    Balances on one foot for 5 seconds

    Hops on one foot 2-3 hops

    Hops on one foot- 6 ft.

    Throws a ball with direction- 5 ft.

    Catches a thrown ball with arms and body

    Climbs a playground ladder

    Skips smoothly for 20 feet

    Fine-Motor Skills

    Stacks 10, one-inch blocks

    Strings 4 1/2 beads in two minutes

    Completes a seven piece interlocking puzzle

    Makes a pancake, snake, and ball from playdough

    Grasps pencil correctly

    Copies: vertical line, horizontal line, circle, cross, square, V, triangle

    Copies first name

    Prints first name without a model

    Grasps scissors correctly

    Cuts within 1/4 of a 6 straight line on construction paper

    Cuts out a 3 square on construction paper

    Cuts out a 3 triangle on construction paper

    Cuts out a 3 circle on construction paper

    Uses a glue stick appropriately

    Uses appropriate amount of glue for tasks

    The Arts
    Creative Arts

    Identifies 10 colors: red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, black, white, brown, pink

    Uses a variety of art materials for tactile experience and exploration

    Music/Movement

    Participates in group music experiences

    Participates in creative movement/dance

    Creative Dramatics

    Makes believe with objects

    Takes on pretend roles and situations.

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