Solid Rock Kindergarten

Sadly, we have not had enough students enroll to start our kindergarten class. If we could have 6 kiddos register right away, we could probably still do it! Contact Renee at [email protected]

A lot of parents want to know how to prepare their kids to start school for the first time. My personal advice is to skip the flash cards right now and teach them the below things.

Self-Help
- How to open and close containers. Specifically the kind you’ll put in their lunch boxes.
- How to pinch and tear packaging. (Pre-packaged snacks, ketchup packets, etc)
- How to put a straw into a Capri sun pouch.
It will take your child’s teacher a long time to circulate around the lunch table to assist. That means less time your child has to eat. Also, your child’s teacher would really love to eat too 🙂

- How to take off a jacket so that the sleeves don’t get pulled through. How to fix the jacket if the sleeves do get pulled through. How to zip it up.
- How to zip and snap or button pants.
- Your child will be the holy grail of their class if they can tie their shoes.

Personal Care:
- TO GO TO THE BATHROOM WITH THE DOOR CLOSED. Please teach them this. It may be no big deal at home, but it will be at school if they expose themselves to an entire classroom full of their friends.
- How to pump soap. How to properly wash their hands. To turn the sink off and dry their hands.

Social:
- How to wait and take turns.
- How to share. How to compromise.
- How to listen and follow 2 step directions. (First, take your jacket off. Then put it on the hanger) If you want to get crazy - try 3 step!

Language:
- Build vocabulary with them! Talk to them. Use big words. Explain that they mean. When they start to learn to read, it’ll be much easier for them to identify a word that is already in their vocabulary.
- Help them build their own language and memory by reflecting. Tell them what you need at the grocery store. When you get there, ask “What did we come to the store for?”
- Make them ask a question! Don’t let them say “I’m thirsty” and hand them a glass of water. You are being their problem solver, rather than having them find their own solutions. Teach them to ask for what they need. “May I please have a glass of water?”

Coping Skills:
- Talk very intentionally about strategies to deal with emotions.
- “When you’re feeling scared, let’s try doing box breaths.”
- “If you’re feeling sad, what’s something happy that you could think about to cheer you up?”

As an early childhood teacher, your child will be ready to learn if you can just work on these things. All the academic stuff will come! You don’t need to pound their tiny brains full of memorized facts. Just work with them in developing as a tiny human 🙂

Parents of upcoming kindergarteners - starting school can be scary, but we can do hard things! ♥️

"The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn." ~ John Lubbock

Looking forward to our Open House this Saturday, July 17 from 10-12.
The room is ready and we have had some interested but we still need help spreading the word.
Please share the page and our website if you’re able!

Solid Rock Kindergarten | Solid Rock Church | San Marcos, Texas Solid Rock Kindergarten (SRK) is a ministry of Solid Rock Church. It is our commitment that SRK maintains a Christian atmosphere and makes Christ and His teachings a real and foundational part of our program. Why Solid Rock Kindergarten? We at SRK offer one low student-to-teacher ratio Kindergar ...

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Open House/Meet the teachers
Monday, June 21
5-7pm
Come see us

Can’t wait for some littles to enjoy these centers as much as I enjoy looking at them! 📚🧮🦹‍♀️🖍🔤
Here’s a sneak peek at the room.

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