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Is Your Child Ready For School?

Is Your Child Ready For School?

Complete all questions by choosing the answers below that best describe your preschooler’s abilities. We will email you a custom learning plan filled with activities to do with your child.

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health

Health & Wellness

Section 1 of 4

My child can follow safety rules: recognize warning symbols (stop sign, poison symbol, etc.) and recite his/her full name, address, and phone number.

My child can do the following independently: go to the bathroom, get dressed, brush teeth, and wash hands.

My child can hold and use a pencil properly, cut with safety scissors, and put together simple (4 to 9 piece) puzzles.

My child can do most of these – jump, run, hop on one foot, throw or kick a ball.

literacy

Literacy

Section 2 of 4

My child can speak in complete sentences and make up or retell stories.

My child can "write" letters, words, or stories by drawing or scribbling to express ideas.

My child can look at pictures of objects and tell me which two represent words that rhyme.

My child can recognize and name at least 10 letters in the alphabet, and knows some letter sounds (e.g. B is "buh").

stem

STEM

Section 4 of 4

My child can tell me what comes next in a simple pattern, like red button, blue button, red button, blue button, red button, _____.

My child can compare two objects using words like less, more, smaller, bigger, etc.

My child can recognize basic shapes, like circle, square, and triangle, and sort objects by shape, size, and/or color.

My child can count out loud from 1 to 10 in order and recognize a few 1-digit numbers by sight.