Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Transition Activities
Parents Guide to Kindergarten
Question of the Day
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Fear, extreme joy, excitement, sadness, or frustration

Strong emotions some children will experiences when thinking about kindergarten

100

This area is turned into a kindergarten classroom

What is dramatic play

  • Items that you would see in a kindergarten classroom should take over the dramatic play area. Ask the kids what they think should go in there as well.
100

The child’s first and most important teacher

Who is the parent?

100

Showing children a photo of a kindergarten classroom, and two other rooms such as a restaurant and post office. What is my question of the day?

Which of these is like a kindergarten Classroom? 

200

Activity about list of site visit predictions (Focus Question One)

Mighty Minute 33- Thumbs Up

200

Questions for Kindergarteners from the children in your classroom

What is the kindergarten field trip

  • This is an activity where you can ask your kids what questions they have for the kindergarten kids about kindergarten.  You can write them down on a large posterboard and be sure to ask them when you visit the kindergarten classroom
200

Name of the resource Head Start teachers give to parents at May’s home visit.

What is ‘A Family’s Guide to Kindergarten?’

200

You share an experience with children from a time when you felt nervous.  What is your question of the day?

Have you ever felt nervous? 

300

During this week I will discuss feelings about kindergarten during large group time

Week 2- How do we feel about going to Kindergarten

300

Gymnasium, PE, Library, Computer Lab, Lunchroom

What are areas in an elementary school

  • This activity can be a discussion of the new things they may see at their new school- pictures are a great resources with this to be able to show them what it looks like and have a discussion
300

Give me things to sort by shape, size, color. I am building what

What is ‘math development’ or ‘math skills’

300

My neighbor was sick, so I took her soup. Ask children how they show others they care. What is my question of the day?

How do you like to show kindness to someone?

400

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, Kindergarten Here I Come, Kindergarten Rocks

Question of the Day- Which book would you like to read? (Offer 3 choices of books about going to kindergarten)

400

Washing the dolls, putting blocks away, organizing the classroom

Activities to be done the last week of school to help children understand the Head Start is almost over

  • What are some other ways to involve the children in the closing of the classroom?
400

It’s a website with full online curriculum preschool – kindergarten

What is ‘abcmouse.com?

400

If children use basic feeling words such as happy, sad, or mad introduce them to more complex words for those feelings such as delighted, moody, or upset. What is my question of the day?

How do you feel today?

500

Memories, Expression, Cooperate

What are vocabulary words for the week of How do we make and keep friends in kindergarten

500

Put together a chart with each child’s picture and where they are going.

How you will show children that are going to kindergarten and children that are returning to HS next year

500

She is the author of the book The Kissing Hand?

Who is Audrey Penn

500

Encourage children to share what they remember most or what they like the best. What’s my question of the day?

Which was your favorite study this year?

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