The start of School education, with the Pre-primary classes, is generally known as kindergarten schooling. As the name suggests the kind of school is just a play area or a garden, for the toddlers, to get to know how to learn things, collectively and with the things and services, the environment provides to us. The items, which can attract and lure kids are also included in the activity of letting them know. The basic aim of such schools is to develop a basic understanding of knowing things, collective efforts, and doing things together and giving them a fraternity of peers and friends, which may develop into lifelong relationships. The schools teach the kids the following attributes under the sustainable and collective efforts of the Indian education system, like
Can a kindergartener write ?
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The basic writing knowledge and ability to form letters and numbers is taught at the level, and so before entering into the elementary schools, one is equipped and well versed with the writing technique, formation of letters, words in languages as per the area or region.
What should a 5-year-old know ?
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Since a five-year-old is just trying and has just started learning, the basic things one must know is how much he/she has the power to grasp, what curriculum the kindergarten school is following. The basic counting and sometimes addition and subtraction up to 2 digits, image recognition, animals, and birds identification and others. The course is vast in terms of what one can learn, but it solely depends on the individual and environment.
How do I prepare my child for kindergarten ?
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It is difficult to get newborns to admit to schools. The Kindergarten schools become the first place where the infants are for the highest amount of time separated from their respective homes. It is difficult for parents and kids both but is a necessary process. One must develop and instil qualities of learning, and letting them live beyond the presence of their parents too.
What independent skills before kindergarten should be present in the children ?
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To grow and should be ready to get separated and learn without parents or guardians too. The basic Animals and birds identification. Speaking of various words and phrases. Maybe a little bit of counting.
What about transportation facilities ?
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Kindergarten schools offer transportation facilities too, but it solely depends on the school to school. Though parents like to pick and drop their infants themselves, this service is not discreetly mentioned in various forms.
What is the assessment process of screening and when will my child be screened ?
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The assessment technique is mostly internal as per the schools, which will check the knowledge and education level of the student. During the ongoing activities of the class or some practical assessment, the students are evaluated. At the end of Kindergarten schools, that is Prep or Upper K.G(UKG) is a class where a formal test takes place to allow the child to pass onto the next class that is elementary schools.
How do I support my kindergarten students' learning ?
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By doing and repeating the learning activities of the school at home, and by involving the kids in all activities done, so that they learn the importance of doing these things in general. Reciting the counting, alphabets and other interesting activities can be taught at home too.
How long is a kindergarten school day ?
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Normally the full day is five to six hours while half-day approximately is for three hours. Schools that offer the latter option typically provide two sessions, morning and afternoon. The playgroup and Nursery sessions are way smaller at times.
Is Nursery and Lower Kindergarten(LKG) the same ?
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To get into Lower Kindergarten (LKG) no formal and exclusive assessment is required, though some may confuse it to be the same class. But they are different and the age group of children should be 3โ4 years old at admission.
Prep is the most structured Kindergarten class amongst all its variety. And this is important too.
Is morning or afternoon kindergarten better ?
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As traditionally we have learnt schooling and learning is a morning process, but studies show differently and prefer afternoon schools.
