Ready for School -
Building Blocks for Kindergarten
Healthy Habits - Self Care, Physical Wellbeing, and Motor Skills
Now is a great time to reinforce healthy eating habits. Children need to have energy and to be alert for school. Focus on healthy choices for breakfast, lunch, and snacks in child-size portions.
Good sleeping habits are important too. A five year old needs between ten and twelve hours of sleep every night.
Children are ready for the kindergarten classroom when they can take care of personal needs, such as going to the bathroom, washing hands, and buttoning, zipping and tying clothes and shoes. It builds a child's confidence when he or she is independent with self-care. Kids like to know "I can do It!"
Here are a few more tips:
- Exercise and outside play is an important part of their development
- A daily schedule helps with getting to bed on time
- Provide healthy choices in meals and kid-sized snacks.
- Have regular dental and health check ups
