Step by step toward school readiness
Even in kindergarten, children begin to develop motor, cognitive, language and emotional skills that make later learning easier. It’s worthwhile for parents to support their child’s school readiness in everyday life instead of relying solely on institutions. Even digital offerings are no substitute for sensory experiences in a playful daily life. The goal isn’t for children to already read, write, or do math before school starts, but to develop important foundations for learning through playful everyday experiences. Children gain knowledge and skills through conversation, play, and exploration in daily life. They engage with what’s happening around them. It’s easy to assume that children naturally pick up essential skills like language, number sense, or social behavior along the way. In reality, many children face challenges at the start of school and in the years that follow that call for intentional support. The environment plays a crucial role, as it strongly influences how children develop knowledge, skills, and values. As the most important caregivers, parents shape this daily life by creating opportunities for active experiences with people, animals, nature, and through counting games, memory activities, and shared conversations. Through these experiences, children build essential foundations for school readiness, including language and emotional skills, memory, concentration, logical thinking and an early understanding of numbers.
