What should a parent teach their child before Kindrgarten in Canada?

The most important thing for a child in kindergarten is social skills. Once they have the concept of sharing, being kind, listening and not talking when someone else is, then you can work on the academics like letters, numbers and reading. Most kids starting kindergarten can't read, but should know how to read and print their own name. Knowing the alphabet and recognizing the letters and the sounds they make will give your child a head start.

Don't stress out about this too much. ALL kids in kindergarten and grade 1 are at different levels. They will level out eventually!

How about the correct way to spell kindergarten.

they need to learn some basic stuff like how to put on and take off their coats, gloves and shoes. and how to interract with other children their age. Teaching them some nursery rhymes wouldn't hurt either...

Good luck eh?

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They should know how to write there name,count to100 tie there shoes know there ABC.and it is Never to Early to start reading.Help them sound things out.To color inbetween the lines.

They should know their ABC'S, count up to hundred,spell their name,learnt to spell easy words like

cat

I,me

dog

mother

father

they should be able to spell their parents name too.