Kindergarten

Kindergarten Can Be Overwhelming - Some Educators Try to Ease the Way

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The start of kindergarten can be an overwhelming time for students - and their parents. In Portland, Ore., a summer program is designed to ease that transition and help students succeed in that critical kindergarten year.  (August 15, 2018)

https://video.edweek.org/detail/videos/teaching-and-learning/video/5822510867001/kindergarten-can-be-overwhelming---some-educators-try-to-ease-the-way?autoStart=true&page=2 Links to an external site.

Ways To Use
  • Discussion: what activities did you see the children doing?  What skills does the pre-kindergarten program focus on?
  • Discussion: should all children go to preschool?
  • Research:   In CA, kindergarten isn't mandatory.  What's the status of kindergarten in other states?  What does kindergarten look like in CA, vs other states?

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