School Sparks - Kindergarten Readiness

In my experience with preschoolers and kindergartners, January is often a very exciting time of year. I always marveled at the growth that children exhibited when they returned from the two-week winter break. Somehow, the time away from school gave children a chance to integrate all they had been learning. It seemed like things were starting to gel! No wonder January was always one of my favorite months in school. One of the areas where I consistently saw growth was in the area of patterns - both creating patterns and recognizing patterns.

Worksheets added this week: Halloween math worksheets. Plus, extra tips and activity suggestions for helping your child have a fun and educational Halloween with math.

Worksheets added this week: Addition and number writing worksheets. Plus, extra suggestions for using these challenging addition and number writing worksheets.

As the summer winds down and the beginning of a new school year quickly approaches, it is a great time to help children refresh their math skills. For young children entering preschool or kindergarten, beginning math skills actually involve two different skill sets: 1) being able to count correctly by memory from 1 to 10 and 2) learning the concept of one-to-one correspondence.

Worksheets added this week: Fourth of July math worksheets. Plus, extra tips and activity suggestions for making this Fourth of July a mathematical celebration.

Worksheets added this week: Subtraction worksheets. Plus, extra tips for using these exciting subtraction worksheets.

New this week: a new e-book: Easter board game and activities for young kids filled with exciting Easter-themed games and activities that are as educational as they are fun.

Worksheets added this week: Easter math worksheets. Plus, extra tips for using these engaging Easter math worksheets.

Worksheets added this week: Number worksheets - Number 10. Plus, activity suggestions to try at home to help your child learn about the number 10.

Worksheets added this week: Addition worksheets. Plus, extra tips and activity suggestions for helping children master basic addition.