Kindercarton Guide
Each month, our program focuses on
a theme so that your little one will
have a way to connect everything they
learn.
When children can connect new
learning to things they already know, they remember
things more easily!
As lifelong educators, moms, and
grandmas,
the team at Get Ready 4
Kindergarten knows the importance
of engaging young children in active
learning that builds their confidence
as communicators, thinkers, and
problem solvers.
This Kindercarton will help
your child
develop those skills.
View our Guide to Kindercartons
July Learning Calendar
Summer is here and this calendar helps you plan learning activities all month!
The Kindercarton box is built on the
5 Building Blocks of Learning
TALK
The monthly Parent Guide outlines the talking skills to focus on this month and gives you ideas on how to encourage your child to communicate more. There is a vocabulary list to use as your child learns about the monthly theme. In the box, you’ll find picture word cards that go with this month’s vocabulary. Since this is your first box, you’ll find a hole punch and ring. Punch a hole in each card with the hole punch and slide them on the ring. Please note: The word cards are not for reading; use them for recognition and vocabulary building.
Read
The parent guide describes
reading readiness skills
with ideas for encouraging
reading together and helping your child
follow the stories. In your Kindercarton,
you’ll find a great book for you to read over
and over (repetition is an important part
of learning to read)! In the Parent Guide,
we’ve included a list of extra reading
choices about the monthly theme that
you can look for online
or at your local library.
Think
This section covers the math
and language readiness
skills your child needs to be
successful in kindergarten. Each month
builds on the previous month and over
the course of a year your child will be
introduced to everything they need to
know to start kindergarten ready to learn.
You can
find our year-long curriculum on this page. We also include Science or Social Studies
in the Think section of your parent handbook.
Each month you can record what your child has learned about the theme in the Science Journal (in your September box). Your child may or
may not want to add something to the
journal page; they may want to draw a
picture, dictate some words for you to
record, or even try to write some letters
by themselves. Any attempt to record
information is a great first step for being a scientist.
Play
We encourage three kinds
of play in our program, and
each is important to your
child’s development: free play, organized
play and dramatic play.
Free play is just letting them go—
run, shriek, build with blocks, on the
playground—have fun for fun’s sake. If
they engage in conversation with another
child, even better!
Organized play is when you play a game
like Go Fish or hide-and-seek with your
child. These games are structured, usually
with a goal or purpose.
Dramatic play: Some children can set
up a dramatic play scenario on their
own, but they love it when you help and
play, too. You can provide some simple
props like plastic dishes and a menu for
a “restaurant” so your child can practice
communication, math, science, and/or
life skills while they play. We provide
suggestions in each month’s box and
sometimes include props to help you set up a play area.
DO
This part of the guide covers
crafts, cooking, and family
fun outings ideas.
Everything you need to complete each
craft is in the individual craft bags.
The featured activities above
are a fun things to do with your child.