School supplies have been on store shelves for weeks. It's the first day of August and school is less than three weeks away for the grade school and four weeks for preschool. Here are some ideas to help with the first day of preschool or kindergarten---
*Visit the school and play on the playground.
*Go to the library and read books about going to school.
*Watch Cookie Monster on his first day of school or Barney and friends.
Sesame Street--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ZR1eExYsI
Barney--http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8UgPCgqaMo
*Drive by the school occasionally and draw a picture of the school or the playground.
*Pretend it is the first day of school and practice waving good-bye or saying good-bye at a door.
*Play school and take turns being the teacher.
*Have your child dictate and you write what they think the first day of school will be like. What do they want to learn in kindergarten? Read it at the end of the first day and read it at the end of the year.
*For kindergartners, eat some meals from a lunch box. This is good practice for opening containers and then cleaning up their lunch.
*Several days before school, organize what your child will need for the first day. The night before pick out clothes.
Enjoy the last weeks of summer and we will see you soon!
