KINDERGARTEN READINESS
A website devoted to helping parents & educators
prepare young children for success in kindergarten

 
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Resources for Teachers

Are you looking for new Report Cards or Progress Reports?

Looking for a way to evaluate how ready your preschoolers are for kindergarten?

Looking for suggestions to give parents?

Ways to enhance your preschool or kindergarten program?

Then you've come to the right place!


As you know, these are no longer the days of “kids will learn everything they need to know in kindergarten”. Kindergarten is far more challenging than it used to be.

The evaluation in our Kindergarten Readiness Guide covers everything! Find out exactly where each preschooler is on the spectrum of Kindergarten Readiness or exactly where each kindergartener is in relation to the curriculum and standards. Share the information with parents and together you can work to encourage strengths and improve weaknesses. Perfect for ages 3, 4, 5 and 6.

  • Assessments for Reading, Writing, Math, Speaking & Listening, Motor Skills, and Social/Emotional Development all based on state standards
  • Simple, step-by-step instructions for completing the evaluations
  • Checklists for over 100 skills to track progress throughout the year
  • Notations for Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced skill levels
  • Teaching Suggestions for over 100 skills for school and home. Useful for teachers when creating lesson plans and for giving parents strategies to use at home.
  • Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Pre-K and kindergarten
  • Lists of Additional Resources

Congratulations on helping parents and children have a successful kindergarten experience! As you know, it is so important to start early and be consistent.

We want every child’s kindergarten year to be happy, successful, and stress-free for all involved, child, teacher, and family. Please use the suggestions from this website and The Kindergarten Readiness Guide to make that happen.

We look forward to helping you create successful kindergarteners!

Useful Documents

The following documents have been created by Kindergarten Readiness and are intended to provide teachers with tools to help create a developmentally-appropriate learning environment for preschoolers. All documents are free for teacher use. If you have created a document that you would like to share on this site, please email it to: jmorris@kindergartenreadiness.net

Click on the links below to open and view the documents or to be sent to the appropriate website.

Assessments

Progress Report for ages 3-4

Progress Report for ages 4-5

(Progress reports include checklists for over 100 skills and 3 columns for 3 separate assessments to track progress throughout the year. Room for comments after each section.)

Class Progress Report Spreadsheet

Behavior & Discipline

Sample Discipline Policy

Strategies for Promoting Positive Attitudes

Behavior Management in the Preschool Classroom

Behavior Management Ideas 

Monthly Toddler & Preschool Activity Calendars (Send Home to Parents)


Handbooks
 

Sample Preschool Handbook


Maps




Newsletters  




Nutrition

Healthy Snack and Lunch Ideas Flyer


Parents & Family

Family Communication Ideas

Family Involvement Plan Ages 3-5

Ideal Parental Involvement

Parent Instructional Workshop - (Powerpoint Presentation)
 

Philosophies of Education

My Personal Philosophy of Education



My Philosophy Statement on Play


Reading

Simple Strategies for Busy Parents: Reading Skills

Improving Pre-Reading Skills in Preschoolers- My Masters Thesis Paper
(Skip to the end for a weekly schedule)


Schedules


Please check back! More Documents coming soon!


Websites

The 6 Most Important Child Development Studies of 2011

Starfall
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This is a great website to motivate children to learn to read with phonics! This site provides educational computer games and videos for kids in preschool and elementary school. Starfall also offers a Kindergarten Reading and Language Arts Curriculum and The Starfall Store with low-cost books and phonics journals that parallel the website. 


 
  

Teacher Resource Books and Kits

Math Their Way by Mary Baratta-Lorton

Words Their Way by Donald Bear, et al

Sing, Spell, Read, and Write Phonics Kit

Zoo Phonics by Georgene E. Bradshaw