We asked kindergarten teacher, Hannah Brown Tronske, @kinderqueen123, to share her product picks to help support your child's learning as they prepare for kindergarten. Here's what she had to say:
Daily Routines Chart
Kindergarten follows a structured day with set times for learning, meals, play, and rest. Practicing routines at home throughout the summer helps children adjust more easily as they work on responsibilities, independence, and time management skills.
Daily Calendar
Kindergarten students will go over the calendar, weather, and important events every morning with their teachers. Help your child become familiar with a daily calendar by implementing this in your summer daily routine. This will help them gain confidence as they enter kindergarten.
Fill & Roll Grocery Basket Play Set
Pretend play is one of the most meaningful ways young children learn. The Fill & Roll Grocery Basket Play Set encourages kids to use their imagination while building language skills, social-emotional development, empathy and fine motor skills. It is also a great way for children to practice real-world routines, like shopping, sorting and cleaning up after play.
Scissors Skills
Learning how to use scissors is an important skill to have in kindergarten, and can take time to master. Get a head start this summer on introducing scissors with the travel-friendly Scissor Skills Activity Pad which helps children work on fine motor skills and promotes proper form!
Alphabet Nesting and Stacking Blocks
This product exposes letters and sounds to young children while they can also work on basic math skills such as comparing sizes, counting, and sequencing. I love how there is a matching visual for each letter to introduce the letter sound.
Catch & Count Fishing Game
Number sense is one of the most important math skills a child can have while entering kindergarten. This game helps children understand the quantities of numbers 1-5 in a fun and engaging way.
Primary Lacing Beads
This activity promotes fine motor skills which can lead to success in a student's handwriting, drawing, scissor skills, opening containers, buttoning/zipping clothing, managing school supplies, and more!
Deluxe Wooden Standing Art Easel
This product can encourage young children to work on art skills as well as writing skills. The more students practice fine motor skills and strengthen their hand muscles, the neater their handwriting/drawings will be!
100 Piece Wood Blocks Set
This activity is excellent for students to learn/identify shapes, understand spatial awareness, and use their imagination. Parents can also encourage their little ones to practice cleaning up when they are finished which promotes responsibility.
Counting Shape Stacker
This math activity is excellent because it incorporates working on multiple early math skills: number sense, number recognition, counting, shapes, and learning how to read number words. I haven’t seen an activity that includes so many skills and it is definitely kindergarten teacher approved!
