Preparing Your Child For School

As a child heads off to school, there are some things that can be helpful in preparing them for school.  The author of these articles, Mary Elizabeth, is an educator, consultant, and author/designer of education products, including books and content for software in the areas of language arts and literature, social studies, mathematics, and music. She holds an M.Ed. in reading education, is a licensed teacher and reading clinician, and was the content creator and webmaster of the Vermont School Information website. She has three children.

Preparing Your Child For School Articles

Independence: The First Day of School
The first day of school can be scary for a child.  This is the first day attending an elementary school.  The first day of meeting a new teacher.  Help prepare your child for the first day of school by teaching independence.

Preparing Your Child: Communication
Part of preparing your child for school means more than preparing them just for the cirriculum.They need communication skills as well.Communication is more than words and being able to speak and interpret sentences.

Preparing Your Child: Social Skills
Preparing your child for school is more than preparing them to accept educational cirriculum. The social environment at school is likely to be different from home. This article provides tips on preparing your child socially for attending school.

Preparing Your Child for School: Science
It’s possible to prepare your child well for school science experiences without specialized equipment or cirriculum. Find tips on how to prepare your child to start thinking scientifically before they start school in this article.

Preparing Your Child For: Math
Preparing your child for math can be fun and easy. This article has tips on preparing your child for counting, dividing, comparing, sorting, measuring. All of the these can help prepare your child for studying math in school.

Preparing Your Child: Reading
Preparing your child for reading is important. Students who are ready to read do very well in school. Parents get tips on how to get your child to have an interest in reading and get them prepared to participate in school reading cirriculum.

Kindergarten Reading
This article has information on the IRA/NCTE standards for Kindergarten reading.  Keep reading for standards-based Kindergarten reading activities for kindergarten-age students, whether they attend public, private or home school.

Kindergarten History
This article discusses the elements of the History of Kindergarten. Including; Kindergarten History: Time, Kindergarten History: Place, Kindergarten History: Culture and Kindergarten History: Family also how Culture relates to Kindergarten History.