Kindergarten Transition
Parent Tip Sheets*

1 PDF Transition to Kindergarten What is it and why it is important?
2 PDF Home Is A School Zone, TOO!
3 PDF First Steps  The Year Before Kindergarten
4 PDF Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten: A Checklist for Parents and Families
5 PDF The Importance of Reading to Your Child
6 PDF What to Expect of a Kindergartener
7 PDF Before the First Day (For the children)
8 PDF Entry Requirements (How to Fulfill Them)
9 PDF Helpful Hints from Kindergarten Teachers (For families of four-year-olds)
10 PDF Before the First Day - Organizational hints for parents
11 PDF Getting to School Safely
12 PDF The Final Days - Tips for final preparation and drop-off
13 PDF Developmentally Appropriate Practices
14 PDF Communication Between Parents, Child, and Teacher

*These tip sheets are from Terrific Transitions