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A Day in the Life of a Kindergartener In kindergarten your child will • Make new friends • Learn about the world he lives in • Learn about letters, sounds, words, and books • Practice pre-reading skills • Begin to learn how to read, spell, and write
• Learn about numbers, shapes, patterns, and sizes • Explore themes and projects that integrate reading, writing, mathematics, and science • Explore themes and projects that integrate learning with visual and performing arts (painting, drawing, singing, dancing, etc.) • Work in small groups and large groups • Have less time for recess • Have little or no time for naps • Eat in cafeteria
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Is Your Child Prepared for Kindergarten? Although teachers do not expect all children to have the same level of skills coming into kindergarten, the indicators below are good signs that your child is ready to learn and succeed.
Starting Progressing Mastered
Can say their first and last names
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Make simple drawings
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Hold crayons like a pencil and use safety scissors appropriately
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Name basic colors and shapes
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Recite the alphabet and count to ten
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Listen to adults and follow instructions
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Know their ages and the names of family members
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Begin to learn their phone number
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Can sit still for a 15- to 20-minute activity
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Share, take turns, and raise their hands
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Play with other children without biting or hitting
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Play Follow-the-Leader by walking, running, and jumping
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Express their needs
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Take care of basic needs on their own, such as going to the bathroom and washing hands
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Is Your Child Prepared for Kindergarten?
Starting Progressing Mastered
Recognize their possessions, backpacks, lunchboxes, jackets, etc. ■
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Gets at least eight hours of sleep each night
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Know the name of many things
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Know if a book is upside down
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Look from left to right when “reading” a book
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Recognize letters of the alphabet
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Begin to write letters of the alphabet
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Recognize their names and are beginning to write their names
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Know the sounds that some letters of the alphabet make
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Hear the first sound in a simple word like “ball”
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Hear words that rhyme in books like Cat in the Hat
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Show interest in books, turn pages, and pretend to read
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Hold conversations and tell simple stories
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Tell you what they like about a book
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• Receives all required immunizations to enter kindergarten
Pre-Reading Skills for Reading Success To prepare for reading success, children need to develop these six skills: Vocabulary Know the names of persons, actions, places, and things.
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Phonemic Awareness Be able to hear and distinguish the smaller sounds in words.
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Print Motivation Show interest and enjoy books.
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Narrative Skills Be able to describe things and events and tell stories.
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Print Awareness Notice print, know how to handle a book, and know how to follow words on a page. Letter Knowledge Know letters are different from each other, know the names of alphabet, and recognize they make different sounds. Recognize letters at home and in the world around us.
Parents, you can help make all the difference at home. Talking, reading, and singing with your children can set them up for a significantly more successful future. Be your child’s biggest fan.
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Helping Your Child Prepare for Kindergarten You can do many things to help prepare your child for learning. And the more you learn together, the happier your child will be.
READ
TALK
• Read out loud to your child every day. • Have your child “read” to you, even if they are not actually reading yet. • Let your child draw, “write,” and doodle often. Provide blank paper or a tablet to use that is his or her own. • Have family storytelling time. • Do fun learning activity booklets together. • Have conversations and be a good listener. • Play games – for instance, games involving rhyming, counting, matching, or guessing.
PLAY
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• Read road signs, grocery-store signs, restaurant signs, license plates, street signs, and house numbers as you travel together. • Visit the public library often. • Go to the library and select dual-language audio books. • Select vocabulary-building bilingual children’s books. • Label all of the items in your home with index cards. For example, “door” posted on the front door, etc.
• Limit television time to educational programs that you watch together.
HELPING AT HOME
Invite your child to help you with simple things around the house. This will make your child feel important and useful. With your assistance, use that time to help your child develop confidence, as well as valuable math and language skills like matching, sorting clothes, measuring ingredients, counting, reading simple words from a shopping list, or finding a word on a specific item on the pantry shelf. Check out www.first5california.com/parents for more free tools and advice.
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Un día en la vida de un estudiante de kindergarten En kindergarten su niño • Hará nuevos amigos • Aprenderá sobre el mundo que lo rodea • Aprenderá sobre letras, sonidos, palabras y libros • Practicará las destrezas que necesita adquirir antes de leer • Comenzará a aprender a leer, deletrear y escribir • Aprenderá sobre números, figuras, patrones y tamaños
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• Comenzará a aprender sobre temas y proyectos en los que se integran la lectura, la escritura, la matemática, la ciencia y los estudios sociales • Comenzará a aprender sobre temas y proyectos en los que se integran el teatro y las artes visuales (pintura, dibujo, canto, baile, etc.) • Trabajará en grupos pequeños y grandes • Tendrá menos tiempo de receso • Tomará solo una siesta corta o no tendrá siesta • Comerá en la cafetería
¿Está su niño preparado para kindergarten? Aunque los maestros no esperan que todos los niños tengan el mismo nivel de destrezas, los indicadores que aparecen a continuación le pueden dar una idea sobre si su hijo está listo para aprender y tener éxito en kindergarten.
Domina Comenzando Progresando el concepto
Sabe su nombre y apellido
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Hace dibujos simples
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Agarra las crayolas como si fueran un lápiz y usa las tijeras para niños correctamente
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Se sabe los colores y las figuras geométricas básicas
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Recita el alfabeto y cuenta hasta diez
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Escucha a los adultos y sigue sus instrucciones
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Sabe los nombres de sus familiares y sus edades
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Puede permanecer sentado entre 15 a 20 minutos realizando una actividad
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Comparte, espera su turno, levanta la mano para hablar
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Juega con otros niños sin morderlos ni pegarles
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Juega a seguir el líder caminando, corriendo y saltando
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Expresa sus necesidades
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Es capaz de resolver independientemente necesidades básicas como, por ejemplo, ir al baño, y lavarse las manos
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¿Está su niño preparado para kindergarten? Domina Comenzando Progresando el concepto
Reconoce sus pertenencias, su mochila, su lonchera, su abrigo, etc.
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Duerme al menos ocho horas cada noche
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Sabe el nombre de muchas cosas
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Sabe si un libro está boca abajo
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Mira de izquierda a derecha cuando “lee” un libro
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Reconoce las letras del alfabeto
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Comienza a escribir las letras del alfabeto
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Reconoce su nombre y comienza a escribirlo
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Conoce el sonido de algunas letras del alfabeto
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Reconoce el primer sonido de una palabra simple
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Reconoce palabras que riman
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Muestra interés en leer libros, sabe pasar las páginas y pretende leer
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Sostiene una conversación y cuenta historias simples
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Dice lo que le gusta de un libro
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Haga que su hijo: • Reciba un chequeo médico al menos una vez al año Permission to reproduce this item is granted by Scholastic Book Fairs®. SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/ or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. 0-545-75735-5. First 5 California and associated logos are registered service marks of the First 5 California Children and Families Commission. All rights reserved.
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• Reciba todas las vacunas requeridas para comenzar el kindergarten
Destrezas necesarias para aprender a leer Como preparación para aprender a leer, los niños necesitan desarrollar estas seis destrezas: VOCABULARIO Conocer los nombres de personas, lugares y cosas.
Domina Comenzando Progresando el concepto
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INTERÉS EN MATERIALES IMPRESOS Interesarse por los libros y disfrutarlos.
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DESTREZAS NARRATIVAS Ser capaz de describir cosas y sucesos y saber contar historias.
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CONCIENCIA DEL TEXTO Reconocer la letra impresa, saber manipular un libro y saber seguir las palabras en la página. CONOCER LAS LETRAS Saber diferenciar las letras unas de otras, conocer sus nombres y estar familiarizado con sus sonidos, y reconocer las letras que se usan más comúnmente. CONCIENCIA FONÉTICA Ser capaz de escuchar, distinguir y jugar con los sonidos que forman las palabras.
Padres, ustedes pueden marcar la diferencia en casa. Al hablar, leer y cantar con sus hijos los pueden ayudar a tener un futuro significativamente más exitoso. Sea el admirador número uno de su hijo.
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Cómo ayudar a su hijo a prepararse para kindergarten Hay muchas cosas que usted puede hacer para ayudar a su hijo a prepararse para aprender. Y cuanto más aprendan juntos, más feliz se sentirá su niño.
LEER
HABLAR
• Léale en voz alta a su hijo cada día. • Haga que su hijo le “lea” a usted, incluso si el niño aún no sabe leer.
JUGAR
CANTAR
• L imite el uso de la televisión a programas educativos ocasionales que puedan ver juntos.
• Deje que su niño dibuje, “escriba” y garabatee. Dele un papel en blanco o una pizarrilla donde pueda hacer lo que prefiera.
• L ean juntos los letreros de las carreteras, las tiendas, los restaurantes, las placas de los autos, los nombres y números de las calles y los números de las casas.
• Tengan en casa una hora del cuento en familia.
•V isiten la biblioteca pública y seleccionen audiolibros en inglés y español.
• Realicen actividades educativas y divertidas juntos.
•S eleccionen libros bilingües que ayuden a desarrollar el vocabulario.
• Conversen y escuche lo que dice su hijo.
•P onga letreros a todas las cosas en la casa. Por ejemplo, ponga un letrero que diga “puerta” en la puerta principal de la casa.
• Jueguen juegos en los que, por ejemplo, se usen poesías, o haya que contar o relacionar cosas similares.
AYUDA EN CASA
Anime a su hijo a ayudar con tareas sencillas en la casa. Esto lo hará sentirse importante y útil. El realizar esas tareas, lo ayudará a desarrollar la autoconfianza, así como valiosas destrezas de matemática y de lenguaje como, por ejemplo, comparar, clasificar, medir, contar, leer palabras sencillas de la lista de compras o hallar un objeto específico en la alacena. Visite www.first5california.com/parents para más información y consejos.
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