End-of-Preschool Parent Checklist

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This checklist provides a summary of the main learning goals for the school year and helps parents know what preschool children should know and be able to do by the end of the preschool year. (A print-friendly checklist is attached below in English and in Spanish.)

The attached resource, "Kindergarten, Ready, Set, Go!" gives parents and families top tips and ideas for helping their children grow, develop, and learn.

Thinking and Learning (cognitive)

Reading

• Names all letters
• Listens to someone reading; looks at books often
• Retells events from a familiar story
• Uses reading skills with books (top/bottom, left/right, front/back, finger-point)

Writing

• Draws and writes letter-like shapes/letters
• Writes first name
• Writes labels/words on drawings
• Tells a short story about self by drawing and/or writing

Math

• Sorts familiar objects
• Creates simple patterns (red, blue, red, blue, etc.)
• Names shapes (circle, triangle, rectangle, square)
• Counts groups of objects to 10
• Counts to 20; names numerals 1-10

Talking and Listening (expressive and receptive language)

• Speaks clearly in complete sentences
• Takes turns talking and listening about the same subject
• States first and last name, city, and street
• Listens and follows two-step directions

Feeling Good/Getting Along with Others (socio-emotional)

• Learns words for different feelings (happy, angry, sad, etc.)
• Engages in activity, for at least 15 minutes, individually and with others
• Follows rules at home and school
• Plays easily with one or more children

Moving Large and Small Muscles (gross and fine motor)

• Balances for ten seconds on one foot
• Hops on one foot, five times
• Washes hands before eating and after bathroom
• Holds pencil, crayons, and scissors correctly