| My son is only days away from his first
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| | church who is also one of his Sunday
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| day of kindergarten. He is excited but a
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| | School teachers. Soon I could point out
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| little nervous. I am confidant that he
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| | even more teachers that he would know as
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| will be able to start off his public
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| | well as how many students are familiar
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| school career with a bang and not a
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| | and he soon forgot his reluctance to
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| whimper because I have done a great deal
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| | attend the new school. By the time it he
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| to prepare him for this exciting new
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| | attended kindergarten open house he knew
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| event.Granted my child has a head start
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| | that one of his friends had the same
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| over some kindergarten students because
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| | kindergarten teacher and that an older
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| he attended preschool, but even so I took
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| | friend had the same teacher a few years
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| five key steps to help him make the
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| | before. On the night of open house he was
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| transition to a new school, new teacher,
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| | soon meeting his future classmates and
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| and new experience. These five steps can
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| | playing together like old friends.Go Over
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| help parents prepare their new
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| | The ScheduleWhile I don't know a
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| kindergarten student for this important
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| | minute-by-minute plan for his
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| life event.Introduce The SpaceI took
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| | kindergarten day, I do know from talking
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| advantage of every opportunity offered to
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| | with school officials and his teacher
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| bring my son into the building where he
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| | approximately how my son's day will go. I
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| will attend school. We toured his
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| | have gone over the big picture scenario
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| classroom and school, attended the
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| | with him several times. I don't expect
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| kindergarten open house, and every time
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| | him to memorize his schedule even to
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| we had to bring paperwork to school I
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| | remember much of the detail. But I know
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| made sure to bring my son as well. Long
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| | that he likes to have an idea of how his
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| before the start of school my son knew
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| | future will unfold. This same child
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| which school would be his when he started
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| | always asks for directions when we are
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| kindergarten. Long before the first day
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| | going on a trip even though he is 11
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| of school my son was familiar with his
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| | years away from driving.Introducing your
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| classroom and the basic layout of the
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| | child to the main events of the day will
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| school.Introduce Key PeopleMake sure that
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| | help take some of the fear and
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| your child has a chance to meet her
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| | uncertainty out of those first days of
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| teacher before school begins. Simply
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| | school when so much is strange and
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| having one familiar face on the
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| | unfamiliar.Make Up Some
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| all-important first day will make a big
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| | GuidelinesStarting school will mean your
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| difference. If your child will ride the
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| | child is likely inundated with a long
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| bus then try to introduce her to the bus
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| | list of new rules governing their
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| driver as well. Attend your school's open
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| | behavior, their schedule, and their
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| house or visit school before the first
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| | education. It can be rather overwhelming
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| day to also introduce other key teachers
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| | for young children. While my son is
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| and staff members such as the school
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| | learning the specifics, I gave him these
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| nurse, librarian, principal, etc. The
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| | three broad guidelines to help him make
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| more people who are friendly, smiling and
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| | better decisions about how he should
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| familiar when school starts then the less
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| | behave in school:1. Listen to his
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| intimidating school will be to a young
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| | teachers
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| child.Find Some FriendsMy son didn't want
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| | 2. Be kind to others
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| to say good-bye to his preschool and move
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| | 3. Try his bestReally, all the other
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| on to kindergarten and elementary school.
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| | rules he will encounter in school will
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| However when I pointed out the number of
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| | simply be refinements of these three
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| his friends who would attend his new
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| | basic rules.Use these five simple steps
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| school he started to get interested. When
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| | to prepare your child for kindergarten
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| he went for kindergarten screening one of
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| | and to ease the transition into school
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| the screeners included a friend from
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| | life.
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