Giddy Up for kindergarten 
Things your child should practice and know before starting Kindergarten in August
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Write First Name
(Know letters & sounds)
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Practice writing with a pencil
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Count to 20
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Identify colors
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Practice scissors skills
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Identify shapes:
-triangle
-circle
-square
-rectangle
-oval
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Practice counting objects
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Retell a story (beginning, middle, and end)
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Practice writing numbers 1-10
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Use comparative words (big, small, greater, less)
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Read books
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I can draw a picture and tell a story to match
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Know all capital letters
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Practice solving your own problems
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Know all lowercase letters
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Practice cleaning up after yourself
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Practice writing letters
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Identify numbers 1-20
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Practice drawing a person (not a stick person)
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Practice sharing
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Use positional/directional words (below, left)
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I can complete a pattern
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Know all letter sounds
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I can count to tell how many
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Match uppercase and lowercase letters
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