U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT

HELPING YOUR CHILD GET READY
FOR SCHOOL

with activities for children from birth through age 5

By Nancy Paulu
Edited by Wilma P. Greene
Illustrated by Anne Lunsford

CONTENTS

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Learning Begins Early
• What Does It Mean To Be Ready for School?
• Activities
  • Birth to 1 Year
    • Developing Trust
    • Touch and See!
  • 1 to 2 Years
    • Shop till You Drop
    • Puppet Magic
    • Moving On
  • 2 to 3 Years
    • Read to Me!
    • Music Makers
    • Play Dough
  • 3 to 4 Years
    • Kitchen Cut-Ups
    • Scribble, Paint, and Paste
    • Chores
  • 4 to 5 Years
    • "Hands-on" Math
    • Getting Along
    • My Book
• What About Kindergarten?
• Appendices
  • Good Television Habits
  • Choosing Child Care
  • Ready-for-School Checklist
  • Notes
• What We Can Do To Help Our Children Learn

This book is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part for educational purposes is granted.

Publication of this book was managed by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education. Listing of materials and resources in this book should not be construed or interpreted as an endorsement by the Department of any private organization or business listed herein.

Print version published October 1992.
Electronic version prepared March 1997.

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