Ways To Help with Readiness Skills at Home

There are lots of ways to make learning fun at home.  Here are a few activities to try with your Preschooler and/or Kindergartner that promote readiness skills in a fun and engaging way.  Have fun!

Shapes:  Square, Circle, Triangle

Help your child find objects around the house that are in the shape of circles, square, (i.e. bathroom tiles) and triangles.  Encourage him/her to name the shapes of each object, or to put objects of the same shape together.

Colors

Play a color game with your child.  Choose a color such as red, and ask your child to point out everything in the room that is red.  The color game can be played at home, in a store, in the car, or while taking a walk (Autumn: leaves changing).

Positions: First, Middle, and Last

Print the child's full name and names of other members of the family on a piece of paper.  Then point out first, middle, and last names of each person.  Add an art piece to this by having the child draw pictures of each member of the family.  Remember to point out body parts such as face, eyes, nose, ears, arms, legs, feet, etc.