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Helping your soon-to-be kindergartener be successful in school. Kindergarten Readiness Expectations READ Y SE T GO

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Helping your soon-to-be kindergartener be

successful in school.

Kindergarten Readiness

Expectations

R E A D YS E T

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Student Self Help Skills

• Eatsamixofhealthyfoods.• Sleeps10-11hourspernight.• Saysfullname.• Usestoiletwithouthelp.• Washes&driesownhands.• Blowsnose,coverssneezes&

cough.• Tellsotherswhattheyneed.• Putsonownshoesandcoat.

Social & Emotional Skills

• Listenstoadults&followsrules.• Keepshands&feettoself.• Getsalongwithotherchildren.• Playswithotherchildrenand

solvesproblemswithkindness.• Sitsandlistensforashorttime.• Namesfeelingsandcontrols

actions.• Listenstoastorywithout

interrupting.• Stayswithtaskevenwhen

difficult.• Triesnewthings.

Language & Literacy Skills

• Likesbooksandbeingreadto.• Knowsthatlettershavesounds.• Knowsrhymesandsings.• Showsinterestinsoundsand

words.• Holdsabookandturnspages.• Knowsupperandlowercase

letters.• Knowswordsthatrhymeandjoins

rhyminggames.• Talkstokidsandadultsinfull

sentences.

Math Skills• Knowsnumbers0-10inany

order.• Countsto20orhigher.• Knowsbasicshapes(circle,

square,triangle,etc.).• Names10colors.• Countsagroupof10

objects.• Sees&completessimple

patterns(red,blue,red,blue).

Small & Large Motor Skills

• Holdsscissorscorrectly.• Cutsstraightandcurved

lineswithsomeskill.• Holdspencil,crayon,and

markerintherightway.• Writesnamewithonlythe

firstlettercapital.• Catches&throwsaball.• Gallopsandhopsonone

foot.

Kindergarten Readiness ExpectationsAccording to Minnesota statute, a child is ready for kindergarten when he/she:

• Isatleast5yearsofagebySeptember1stofthechild’sstartofkindergarten• Hasreceivedearlychildhoodscreening• Hasreceivedmedicallyacceptableimmunizations

Examples of knowledge and skills listed in the standards are below. This list is only to show examples of children’s development. It is NOT intended to be a checklist of required skills.