PRE-TO-K TRANSITIONS
Building the bridge between home and the first year of schooling is one of the keys to a child’s success — yet this link has traditionally been the weakest.
Here are some perspectives on the importance of strengthening the transition from Pre-K to K.
Be sure and have your child participate in Early Childhood Screening to check his/her development, vision and hearing.
Edina teachers have identified Power Standards: the most important skills kids need as they enter Kindergarten.
Edina kindergarten students offer their advice to preschoolers. Watch video here
Tips for Kindergartners is a book that was created by a kindergarten class for a the Edina Family Center's "Kindergarten Camp."
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A study conducted by the Minnesota Department of education found that over 50% of children entering kindergarten were not fully prepared to learn. Areas assessed include: physical development, personal and social development, the arts, language and literacy, and mathematical thinking.
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