As your children finish preschool, Seagull Schools in Honolulu, HI, recommends doing everything you can to prepare them for kindergarten. Since their beginnings in 1971, their early education center has helped families make the transition from the preschool curriculum to the primary school environment as easy and smooth as possible.

What to Expect During the Transition

Heavy Emphasis on Learning

Depending on what preschool program your child is attending, there is usually a learning curve involved with the kindergarten curriculum. You can anticipate a heavy emphasis on reading, writing, and basic math skills. To prepare your child, you can provide them with as many opportunities to read and write at home as possible and teach them their numbers and alphabet.

Important Educational Standards

Since there isn’t a nationalized preschool curriculum, students enter kindergarten at different learning levels. Primary school must help students meet various local, state, and federal educational standards. A good way to get your kid ready is to check with early childhood education experts in your area about benchmarks they should be meeting before elementary school starts.

More Structured Schedule

Perhaps the greatest adjustment children will need to make when starting kindergarten is adapting to the new schedule. In the weeks before primary school starts, get them up earlier in the morning and make them go to bed earlier at night. By developing this schedule early on, you can help them relax and minimize any anxiety associated with being away from home and apart from you and the rest of the family.

Of course, enrolling your child in preschool is the best way to prepare them for kindergarten. To learn more about Seagull Schools, call (808) 533-0004 or visit them online to see an overview of their preschool curriculum, philosophy, and history.