Sadly the gap between preschool and kindergarten widens each year. As a teacher passionate about letting children be little while we can I also live in the real world. How do you get children ready for the big change that is about to happen ? I asked one of my mentors ” Am I doing my littles a disservice by not doing all those things they will see in kindergarten ? Should I be expecting them to color worksheets instead of create art ? Should we be sitting in circle time for extended periods so we get used to sitting longer ? Should we be lining up more and playing less ? ” Sigh…. My mentor suggested this time of year to start to play ” kindergarten games.” Today we read a book about kindergarten and through out the week we will be playing more ” kindergarten games. ”
We do all the right things to get ready for kindergarten.
We use our tiny finger muscles to take apart a clock. Not only do we find out what is inside but we also get our fingers ready to write !Number line made from our loose parts blocks !Which letter comes next ?I see a pattern, do you ?BOOKS !