Activities To Help Prepare Your Child For Kindergarten
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3Activities to Help Prepare Your
Child for Kindergarten
Practice writing his/her first and last name
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1. Have your child practice writing his/her name using a variety of tools such
as a Magna Doodle, crayons, pencils, and markers. Check that your child is
gripping the writing utensil correctly. You may even consider having your child
practice writing his/her name using different items around the house such as
pudding, rice, sand, or shaving cream.
*** Be sure that your child uses a capital letter only at the beginning and lowercase
letters for the rest of the name.
2. Write your child’s name in large letters (or use magnetic letters). Say each letter
aloud as you write or place it so your child can associate the name of the letter
with the shape of the letter.
3. Cut apart the letters of your child’s name (or use magnetic letters) and have
him/her put them back in the correct order saying the name of each letter while
doing so. (Start with just the first name, adding the last name only when they have
mastered this.)
4. Label your child’s door or other objects so his/her name can be seen in print.
Practice recognizing and writing the numbers 0 to 10 (or higher)
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1. Read and enjoy counting books together.
2. Point out numbers in license plates, in the store, in your home, and all
around you.
3. Use magnetic numbers to have your child practice naming them. Have
your child put the numbers for your phone number in order saying each
number while doing so.
4. Practice writing numbers with a variety of materials such as pencils,
crayons, markers, sidewalk chalk, etc…as in name writing above. (see
number formation sheet in folder).
Practice counting orally and practice counting objects (to 10 or
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higher)
1. Have your child count his/her own snacks such as pretzels, goldfish
crackers, grapes, etc….
2. Count each item as you pick up 10 things to put away in the house or bedroom.
3. Count the number of stair steps in your house or the number of steps from your
car to the store.
Practice naming and correctly writing the letters in the alphabet
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1. Read and enjoy alphabet books together.
2. Help your child recognize letters of the alphabet in everyday life (ex. Restaurants,
road signs, store signs, cereal boxes, etc…).
3. Explore with magnetic letters (see the activity sheet in the folder).
4. Practice recognizing and writing both upper and lowercase letters. (see letter
information sheet in folder).
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