9 Ways to Help Your Child Get Ready for School Activity

Build a strong foundation for school readiness.

This 9 Ways to Help Your Child Get Ready for School Activity gives families nine simple ways to support children’s learning and development while creating a colorful School Readiness Quilt together.

The activity includes nine “squares” of school readiness:

• Experiences: Share everyday experiences and talk about what you see, do, and learn together.
• Shared Reading: Read books together and talk about the stories.
• Shared Writing: Write, draw, make lists, or create together.
• Routines: Build simple daily routines your child can count on.
• Time: Spend time talking, listening, playing, and enjoying each other.
• Responsibilities: Let your child help with simple jobs at home.
• Explanations: Answer questions and talk about how things work.
• Curiosity: Encourage your child to ask questions and explore new ideas.
• Imagination: Pretend, create, tell stories, and dream together.

Children can draw, color, or decorate each square as families explore the nine ideas. When complete, the quilt becomes a special keepsake that celebrates their journey toward school readiness.

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