10 things your 5 year olds should know before heading off to primary school.
They should be able to;
- Say and read their full name.
- Write their full names on their worksheets and, sign in for school activities unaided.
- Orally state their home address, read and possibly write it.
- Recite, write or dail both parents mobile numbers or an emergency number if need be. Parents ought to seriously take teaching this to their children. Better safe than sorry!
- Capable of feeding themselves, refill their cup/ bottle and clean up after meal.
- Undress before and after using the restroom and clean up throughly afterwards.
- Share their opinion in a group, talk in front of their class and confidently express self.
- Tie their shoe lace, buckle their footwear, wear their footwear in correct order : This life skill should be embodied early as it is useful throughout life.
- Read and follow instructions of task and copy notes from the board.
- Unpack bag/ lunch box, sort/ classify items accordingly, arrange/ organise desk/ locker and pack up books/ personal belonging before leaving for home daily.
Dear Parents if you can tick off all ten items, then your 5 year old is ready to embark on the next phase of their educational voyage. Less than 5 ticks means you have some grounds to cover ahead of next academic session.
Today is a good time to commence teaching them those things that they are yet to master.
I hope you found this list useful.
