Preparing Preschoolers for Kindergarten

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Prepare preschool children for kindergarten by focusing on the whole child rather than a one-size-fits-all checklist. Designed for early childhood educators and childcare professionals, this course explores self-help skills, social-emotional development, early math and reading readiness, and motor skills. Participants will explore practical strategies and examples and reflect on how to support individual children’s strengths and needs. Apply these strategies to create meaningful learning experiences that build children’s confidence, independence, and readiness for a successful transition to kindergarten. Course length – 2.0 hours.

This course will help answer the following questions:

• What are the important self-help skills to teach?

• What social/emotional skills should I help the children with?

• What are some areas of math to teach?

• Where should I start with reading readiness?

• How can I help with motor skills?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Explain the importance of teaching self help skills to preschool children before they enter kindergarten.

• Implement strategies that help preschool children develop the social and emotional skills needed for kindergarten.

• Implement activities that prepare preschool children with the language and math skills needed for kindergarten readiness.