Selected Children's Books About Kindergarten
Explore this list of children’s books about the transition to kindergarten. Find stories to increase children’s comfort with their new learning setting.
Transitions
Children experience many transitions, including from home to an early care and education setting, between age groups or program settings, and from preschool to kindergarten. Supporting these transitions for children, families, and staff is critically important because even positive change can be challenging. How the foundation for positive transitions is laid across all levels of the system to support children, families, and staff through transitions can have far-reaching effects on children’s well-being and academic success. Program staff consider the long-term process of building and maintaining the capacity to support children and families at all levels. They also look at ways to improve how they connect and communicate within systems during transitions.
Transitions Resources for Families
Review a list of resources—including practical guides, special topics, and research— that offer support to families during the kindergarten transition process
Your Child Is Going to Kindergarten: Making the Move Together
This guide offers tips, organized across a timeline, for families to engage in the kindergarten transition and support their children throughout the process.
Activity Calendar for Families
Explore this activity calendar for families includes month-by-month activity lists for supporting the kindergarten transition in the year prior to kindergarten entry.
Transitions: From the Children's Perspective
In this video, learn what transition to kindergarten means from a child’s perspective. Find out what activities become important to children as they make this big change.