...Academic Skills

• First and last name

• First and last name of parents

• Three nursery rhymes

• Six basic shapes

• Eight basic colors

• Right and left hand

• Proper use of scissors

• How to print first name with upper and lower case letters

• The difference between a letter and a number

• Basic safety rules

• How to count to 10 or more

• Recognize first name in print

• Experience with using pencils, crayons, markers

 ...Social Skills

• Sit and listen to a story without interrupting

• Appropriately use tissue and take care of personal needs.

• Use “please,” “no,” “yes,” “thank you,” and “excuse me” in everyday conversation

• Properly care for books and turn pages carefully

• Put on and remove jacket, gloves, sweater, and shoes

• Follow oral directions

 How can you help your child at home?

• Read everyday with your child!

• Encourage your child to talk about their daily activities, using complete sentences.

• Take trips with your child to the library, the park, the store act.

• Limit television and video games in favor of other activities such as: painting, playing with play-dough, drawing, cooking, outdoor play.

• Play simple games such as Memory, Candy Land, and Simon Says.