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• Buy shoes and clothing that are easy for children to buckle, zip, and fasten
on their own.
Notes • Let your child get dressed and put on shoes by him or herself.

• Encourage your child to take turns and share with other children.

• Let your child do simple chores like setting the table at mealtimes or cleaning
up toys after playing.

• Encourage independent toileting and hand washing.
• Let your child work independently on activities such as completing puzzles.

4. Communication skills

Listening and speaking are the first steps to reading and writing in the preschool
years. Through conversations with parents, teachers, and friends, children learn
about the people, places, and objects that they will later read and write about.
It is through speaking that young children tell us what they know and understand
about the world.

To make sure that children can communicate their thoughts and feelings
in school, parents should:
• Have regular conversations with their child.

• Encourage their child to listen and respond to others when they speak.
• Answer the child’s questions, even if the answer is “no.”

• Help their child learn and use new words.
• Explore language through singing, rhyming, songs, and chants.

• Model the language they want the child to use.
• Write notes to their child.

5. Health and Physical Well-Being

Activities for parents to ensure their child is physically ready for school:
• Eats a balanced diet
• Gets plenty of rest

• Receives regular medical and dental care
• Has had all necessary immunizations

• Can run, jump, climb, and does other activities that help develop large
muscles and provide exercise
• Uses pencils, crayons, scissors, and paints and does other activities that
help develop small muscles

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