5 year olds

 

Are they ready for Kindergarten??

 

 

Visual Skills

v      My child can recognize these colors:

v      Red, blue, yellow, green, white, pink, orange,

black, brown, purple, violet

v      My child can recognize these shapes:

Square, circle, rectangle, diamond,

v      triangle, oval, star, heart.

v      My child can recognize numerals 1 thru 10

v      My child can recognize some large and small alphabet letters.

v      My child is interested in looking at books

 

Verbal Skills

v      My child can count verbally in sequence

v      My child can say his/her address, phone number, parents’ names

v      My child has a receptive vocabulary:  can tells what words mean

v      My child has understandable speech

v      My child understands quantitative concepts:  how much, how many.

 

Personal Development

v      My child can take care of personal needs

v      My child has a working imagination

v      My child has a sense of left to right progression

v      My child can move around the house or school building alone

v      My child can take off and put on outer clothing:  can zip and button

v      My child has a good self-image

v      My child enjoys role-playing

 

Peer Relationships

v      When asked, will enter a new situation

v      Knows how to share

v      Can sit in a group

v      Can speak in front of the group

v      Can listen when others talk

v      Can share another’s joy or sorrow

 

Small Muscle Coordination

v      Can use simple tools

v      Can cut with scissors

v      Can put together a simple puzzle

v      Can draw a person with some of these features:

head, legs, arms, body, neck, eyes, nose, mouth, hair, feet, clothes,

fingers, hands, thumbs, ears, eyebrows.

v      Has form to painting

 

With a pencil, my child can:

v      Match simple forms

v      Match geometric shapes

v      Match shapes to pictures

v      Match numbers, colors, sizes

v      Trace shapes

v      Color within the lines

v      Finish the shapes

 

My child has an understanding of:

v      Opposites

v      Relationships—things that go together

v      Consequences

 

My child can classify objects on a page

v      Things to eat

v      Things that fly

v      Things that make noise

v      Things with wheels

v      Things to wear

v      Flowers, vegetables, fruits, animals, tools

 

My child is beginning to:

v      Recognize some color words

v      Hear beginning sounds

v      Hear rhyming words

v      Match details

v      Match direction of designs

v      See positional relationships

v      Understand size relationships