What Kindergarteners Should Know

Jen, a kindergarten teacher who writes A Butterfly Moment , offered “10 things all kindergarteners should be able to do coming into class”:

• 1. recognize their name when written
• 2. sing the ABC’s
• 3. recognize most of the basic colors
• 4. count to 10
• 5. recognize the basic shapes
• 6. hold a crayon or pencil correctly (or at least close to correctly)
• 7. put on their shoes (I’ll do the tying for a while.)
• 8. go to the bathroom by themselves
• 9. know the difference between snack and lunch (Sandwiches are lunch. Goldfish crackers are snack.)
• 10. sit still for at least 15 seconds

Question: Do you know all these things upon entering kindergarten/first grade?