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 * What does my student need to know to be ready for Kindergarten?**

-Students should be familiar with the alphabet and be able to identify (in random order) most of the upper and lowercase letters. Students should be working on learning letter sounds. Please refer to www.starfall.com for proper letter sounds. -Students should be working on counting to 100. Start small by learning to count to 10, then 20, etc. -Students should recognize their basic shapes: triangle, circle, square and rectangle. -Students should recognize their colors -Students should be familiar with the parts of a book and how to use a book. For example, students can identify the front, book, title and point to words as someone reads to them. -Students should be practicing holding a pencil/crayon correctly and using scissors. -Students should be able to write his/her first name, beginning with a capital letter. -Students should be able to sit still for short periods of time and follow directions. -Students should be respectful and kind to everyone!