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====Ready4K is a place for teachers to share their expertise on what it takes for a child to best be prepared for Kindergarten. Sharing acitivities are also welcome to help any preschool teacher or parent to best prepare our children for school.====

__﻿Social-Emotional Skills__

 * Able to separate from parent(s)
 * Able to take care of personal needs (snaps, zips, bathroom needs)
 * Follows routines
 * Asks for help
 * Expresses self verbally
 * Gets along well with others
 * Works independently
 * Recognizes authority
 * Puts toys away

__Math Skills__

 * Recognizes basic colors and shapes
 * Understands day and night
 * Counts to 10
 * Counts objects to 10
 * Able to recognize some numerals

__**Reading Readiness**__
 * Prints own first name
 * Knows the difference between letters and numbers
 * Knows some nursery rhymes
 * recognizes own first name in writing
 * looks at pictures and tells a story
 * __Listening and Sequencing__**
 * Pays attention
 * Sits still during a story
 * Follows simple verbal directions.

__**Motor Skills**__
 * Runs
 * Walks a straight line
 * Hops on one foot
 * Stands on one foot for 10 seconds
 * Throws a ball
 * Jumps with both feet off the ground
 * Draws and cuts simple shapes
 * Completes simple puzzles
 * Draws/colors beyond a simple scribble