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Kindergarten Readiness

Homework

For children in Pre-K who are preparing for Kindergarten Instructions:

* Wording written in italics is to be read by parents to children and the children are to respond

verbally (i.e. out loud).

* Wording written in standard font is to be read aloud by parents to children and will provide a

space for children to respond in writing.

1. a. Can you tell me your address? (The child should provide their street address, city, state, and zip code)

- alternate with –1. b. Can you tell me where you live? (The child should provide their street address, city, state, and zip code)

2. Can you tell me your phone number?

3. Could you tell me how old you are? – and – What is your birthday? (The child should state the month, date, and year of birth)

4. On your sheet of paper, please write your first and last name. (Childshould spell both names correctly and capitalize the first letters only)

5. On your sheet of paper, could you write the alphabet for me? (Child

should write his or her upper case letters)

6. Can you please count to 20?

7. a. I’m going to say a part of your body and you point to it, OK?

Thumb; Toes; Neck; Stomach; Chest; Back; Knees; Chin; Fingernails; Heels; Ankles; Jaw; Shoulders; Elbow; Hips; Wrist; Waist

– once child has mastered this task –

7. b. I’m going to point to a part of my body and you tell me what it is called (Point to body parts on list above)



8. With your fingers, can you show me how many 5 is? Can you show me 7? Can you show me 9?

9. a. On your paper (point child to section entitled “Copying Shapes”)can you draw each of the shapes that you see?

– and –

9. b. Can you tell me what each shape is called?

10. a. On your paper, can you point to the correct color when I say it?

Orange; Grey; Green; Pink; Blue; Black; Red; Brown; Purple

– once child has mastered this task –

10. b. Can you tell me the name of each of the colors on your paper?

11. Can you draw a person for me on your blank paper? (Child should

include in his drawing: head, eyes, nose, hair, mouth, ears, hair, neck,

shoulders, trunk, arms, legs, feet, hands (with 5 fingers each)

12. Can you look at your paper (point child to section entitled “Finding what is different”) and tell me which picture is different than the others? (Complete all 6 sets)

Notes to Parents:* Do not expect that your child will know or should know all of the answers to this practice

worksheet. The overwhelming majority of children will not have mastered many of these skil

by the time they enter Kindergarten.

* This worksheet helps children to practice skills that are often measured on standardized

tests or screens given by school districts before children start school. School districts

use screening inventories for a variety of reasons (e.g. to determine Kindergarten "readines

to place children in classes or groups based on ability; to develop class rosters of

children with equally diverse skill sets; to assess for early indicators of both "developmenta

delays" and "giftedness"; to determine whether summer school or Junior Kindergarten may

necessary, etc.). Standardized measures which include assessments of similar concepts to

those targeted on this worksheet include: DIAL-R (Developmental Indicators for the

Assessment of Learning - Revised); Brigance (Brigance K&1 Screen); Daberon (Daberon

Screening for School Readiness); KIDS (Missouri Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental

Skills); and many others.

While it has been suggested that these instruments predict a student's academic potential,

scientific studies have called into question whether or not that is actually true (Education

Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 1991, V.13 / 2, p. 159 - 175), so - DON'T WORRY!



First Name:

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Last Name:

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Alphabet:

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Child Answer Form



Copying Shapes:

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Draw a Person:



Identifying Colors:

Finding What is Different:



Finding What is Different:

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