I am unsure of if I should put my son throught preschool before entering kindergarden next year. He is very well socialized so that is not a problem. What is or at least should be required for him to know before starting kindergarden???

NowWhat

I think it depends on your school. Is it all day kindergarten? How old is your son?
Preschool not only teaches social aspects of school but it helps them learn structure and what is required of them in a classroom.

beefstew88

Pre school can really good for teaching school procedures and to prepare your child to enter kindergarten.

It really helps if your child knows how to say, not sing, the letters of the alphabet. Make sure lmnop does not come out as 1 letter. Many kids do not realize that m and n are different because the song "blends" than together. Knowledge of some sounds and some rhyming words is a plus as well.

Your child should be able to count to 10 or 20. It also helps if he can count object to at least 10.

Knowing their full name, address, birthday, parent's names, and phone number is good also. Be sure when teaching their name they can distingush 1st, middle, and last.

Hope this helps.

xavier johnson1

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Luv2Dance

Hi...I'm a Kindergarten teacher...I think Pre-K is a great foundation for K...but it's really your choice on if you want your son enrolled or not. I don't know where you live, so expectations may be different, but this is what I look for entering Kindergarten:
That a child:
*can independently pack and unpack schoolbag
*zipper pants/ jack
*share/take turns
*talk one at a time
*sit on carpet pretzel style quietly (this would be learned in pre-school) for lessons or stories
*Count 0-15
*Write first name and read name
* Say alphabet
* Recognize letters
* Recognize numbers 0-10
* Recognize circle, square, diamond, rectangle, oval
* can recognize rhyming words if given to him (cat and hat)
*Can trace over dotted lines
*Can draw a face
*Understands words such as over, under, inside, outside, next to, etc
* Knows primary colors

Hope this was helpful. Good luck to you and your little cutie!!!