Kindergarten

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Is your child entering kindergarten this fall?

The East Lansing Public Library has many picture books about getting ready to go to kindergarten that you can share with your child. Click here for our Welcome, Kindergarten! booklist.

You will also want to mark your calendar for our 6th annual Welcome Kindergarten! event on Wednesday, August 22, 2-3 pm. Come for a story time featuring local kindergarten teachers and finish with a craft. Please register for this event starting August 8 in person or by phone, 351-2420, ext 5.

To read a helpful article about getting your child ready for kindergarten on the SchoolFamily.com site, click here.

Wednesday, August 24
2 - 3 pm

Is your child entering kindergarten this fall?

If so, sign your child up for Welcome, Kindergarten!, a special story time just for children who will be entering kindergarten in fall 2011.

East Lansing kindergarten teachers - Mrs. Cawood (Donley), Mrs. McFee (St. Thomas), & Mrs. Sung (Marble) - will share stories, songs, and action rhymes.  Finish off the hour by making a special kindergarten craft. 

Sign up at the library's children's desk or by phone, 517-351-2420; ext. 4. (You may leave a message on the voicemail.)

IS YOUR CHILD ENTERING KINDERGARTEN THIS FALL?

If so, please join us for "Welcome Kindergarten!", a special story time just for children entering kindergarten this fall. 

Children will listen to stories about starting kindergarten, sing songs, and do a craft. Joining us as guest readers will be Mrs. Cawood from Donley Elementary School, Mrs. McFee from St. Thomas Aquinas School, and Mrs. Roseth from Marble Elementary School.

This FREE program is limited to children entering kindergarten in fall 2010.  No older or younger siblings, please.

Please register for this program by calling 517-351-2420, ext. 4. You may also register at the library on the sign-up sheet at the Children's Reference Desk.

If you are interested in browsing East Lansing Public Library's list of books about kindergarten or searching websites related to kindergarten readiness, please click on "read more" below.

For a list of books in our catalog that are stories about Kindergarten or information for parents of children entering Kindergarten, please click here.


Websites of interest to parents of children entering Kindergarten:

Michigan Department of Education:
Transition to Kindergarten Parent Guides - "The Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Office of Early Childhood Education and Family Services, is pleased to share a resource for parents of children entering kindergarten.  The resource is a culmination of many offices within MDE working together to develop Parent Guides, a series of tip sheets which highlight a variety of questions parents may have when their children are entering kindergarten."

SchoolFamily.com:
Get Ready for Kindergarten - easing the stress on that momentous first day of kindergarten

FamilyEducation.com:
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist - a checklist of skills found on most kindergarten checklists