Countdown To Kindergarten
Early Childhood Partners of Hamilton, Wenham, Manchester, and Essex is here to support your child's transition to Kindergarten. Every Spring, we distribute a Countdown To Kindergarten Calendar, which includes a daily activity for your soon to be Kindergarten student. We also collaborate with our community partners to host special
Countdown to Kindergarten Events, including book giveaways and story times!
All children entering Kindergarten are welcome to all events, regardless of school assignment or town.
Countdown to Kindergarten Events, including book giveaways and story times!
All children entering Kindergarten are welcome to all events, regardless of school assignment or town.
Resources To Support Conversations About Going Back To School
Going back to school or childcare can bring up many feelings for all of us: caregivers, providers and especially our youngest children. Here are two great resources for families that will help in the transition back to school/childcare:
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL SOCIAL STORY TEMPLATE
Social stories are a great way to prepare a child for something new. By reading and seeing images ahead of time, they have time to process change, talk about their feelings, and feel more in control when they go into this new experience.
Mass AIMH, DMH, MSPCC, and the Partnership for Early Childhood Mental Health created this Social Story Template. The template can be downloaded and edited for use by providers and families to help children prepare for the changes so they can feel more in control as they reenter school/childcare.
Click here to Download our Social Story Template
SALLY THE PUPPET TALKS ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
We have permission to share a timely resource that has been provided by Cape Cod Children’s Place CFCE and Pitter Patter Puppets. This video is a tool to support families and community partners as they begin to talk with children about going back to school.
Mary Wilson has done a fantastic job introducing open-ended questions around re-entering the mixed delivery system. The video is an excellent starting point for processing next steps and identifying feelings that children might have.
Here is the link for the CFCE video: Sally The Puppet Talks About Going Back To School
Going back to school or childcare can bring up many feelings for all of us: caregivers, providers and especially our youngest children. Here are two great resources for families that will help in the transition back to school/childcare:
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL SOCIAL STORY TEMPLATE
Social stories are a great way to prepare a child for something new. By reading and seeing images ahead of time, they have time to process change, talk about their feelings, and feel more in control when they go into this new experience.
Mass AIMH, DMH, MSPCC, and the Partnership for Early Childhood Mental Health created this Social Story Template. The template can be downloaded and edited for use by providers and families to help children prepare for the changes so they can feel more in control as they reenter school/childcare.
Click here to Download our Social Story Template
SALLY THE PUPPET TALKS ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
We have permission to share a timely resource that has been provided by Cape Cod Children’s Place CFCE and Pitter Patter Puppets. This video is a tool to support families and community partners as they begin to talk with children about going back to school.
Mary Wilson has done a fantastic job introducing open-ended questions around re-entering the mixed delivery system. The video is an excellent starting point for processing next steps and identifying feelings that children might have.
Here is the link for the CFCE video: Sally The Puppet Talks About Going Back To School
COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN CALENDAR 2020-2021
KINDERGARTEN READINESS ARTICLES:
- Kindergarten Readiness: Social and Emotional Development (Ohio.gov.) Great List!
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (Essential skills for Kindergarten!)
- Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Ready for Kindergarten?
- Kindergarten Math
- Countdown To Kindergarten for the Child with Special Needs
- Paving the Way to Kindergarten for Young Children with Disabilities
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten;Language Development
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten: Learning & Thinking
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten: Beginning Reading
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten: Beginning Writing
- Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Numbers & Counting
- Getting Ready for Kindergarten: Physical Development
- Getting Ready For Kindergarten: Social & Emotional Development
- Parent Tool Kit: Kindergarten
- Is My Child Ready for Kindergarten?
- NEA: A Parent's Guide to A Successful Kindergarten Transition
- NAEYC: Is My Child Ready For Kindergarten?
- How to Prepare Your Child with Disabilities for Kindergarten: Tips for Parents
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Early Childhood Partners programs are funded by the Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) serving Hamilton, Wenham, Manchester, and Essex. All educational and non-academic programs, activities and employment opportunities at Hamilton-Wenham RSD are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic
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