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In order to make Pre-Kindergarten an amazing time everyone, I have listed items that you can practice this year at home and a few stress relievers to help with the adjustment to school life.

**Working with your child **

-Please read to your child daily. You can read with them at home, while in the car, or when running daily. Ask your child __why__, __when__, __where__, __what__ and __how__ questions as you read stories. -If you do teach your child how to print his/her own name, use a capital letter only for the first letter of each name and lower case for the rest. -Please teach your child to tie his/her own laces before sending him/her to school. -Enjoy games with your child –Checkers, Dominoes, Candyland, Hi-Ho Cherry-O!, Chutes and Ladders, puzzles, etc. -Go places and talk to your child about what you see.

**Examples Of What Your Child Should Learn This year: **

-Recognizing his/her first name -Recognize 8 colors – red, yellow, green, blue, black, brown, purple, and orange -Recognize 4 shapes – square, rectangle, circle, triangle -Name the letters in his/her first name -Sing the alphabet song -Rote count to 30 -Have self-care skills such as button and unbutton clothing, buckle a belt, zip zippers, put on or take off a garment such as a sweater, know how to go to the restroom, take care of toileting needs without help, wash hands after using the restroom and blow nose.

**<span style="color: #993366; font-family: 'AbcPrint','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Ways to Reduce Stress **

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'AbcPrint','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">-Begin teaching your child organizational skills and responsibility. He/she will be expected to bring designated items to school. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'AbcPrint','serif'; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">-Make sure your child gets plenty of sleep and a healthy breakfast and lunch.