Preschool Preview
Contributor: Shari Zook | File type : Blog Post
When four- and five-year-old children think about school, what do they imagine? Do the smatterings they hear from older siblings, cousins, and friends give them a fun picture or a bleak one? I was... Read More
Teaching Your Children Their ABC’s Without Them Realizing It
Contributor: Kendra Martin | File type : Blog Post
For many of our private schools, kindergarten only runs several days of the week or starts in the second half of the school year and may have barely gotten a start before COVID-19 made its appear... Read More
Laying a Solid Foundation in Preschool (Jonas Sauder)
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | Length : 47 | File type : Audio
First-grade teachers expect that six-year-olds come to school with a solid foundation ready for formal reading instruction. Without that foundation, the students are ill-equipped to learn, and teacher... Read More
Preschool Checklist
Contributor: Randall Yoder | File type : Document
This document offers parents a way to assess their child's readiness for school. Your school may wish to adapt this list and share it with the parents of future students.
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Preparing the Preschooler for First Grade
Contributor: Randall Yoder | File type : Document
How should parents get their child ready to go to school? This document gives a range of readiness targets from cheerful obedience to jumping rope. Your school may wish to adapt this list and share it... Read More
Laying a Solid Pre-School Foundation
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | File type : Document
How should parents prepare their children for school (and life in general)? How does a school assess whether a child is ready to enroll in first grade? Jonas offers this list of preparation goals.
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Recommendations for Parents and Preschoolers (Jonas Sauder)
Contributor: Jonas Sauder | Length : 68 | File type : Audio
What should a child know or be able to do before going to school? Jonas discusses readiness skills. Courtesy Christian Light Education (CLE).