37 Experiences Every Child Should Have
Before Starting School

This wonderful list of experiences—gathered by education experts and honed by knowledgeable principals and teachers over the years—can now be yours to help your child build success in school from the very first day. Whether your young child is in preschool, day care, or at home with you, there are some simple but important experiences every child should have during the Pre-K years to enhance and enrich learning in the school years to come.

This Parent Guide provides you with a “To Do” list of things that your child should have experienced before they get to kindergarten along with suggestions on how to work with your child to make the most of each learning experience. Sadly, there are children that are behind simply because they don’t understand or have not experienced life lessons that others in the group believe are common knowledge. Principals and kindergarten teachers know that these children usually end up being behind their peers. Don’t let your child be the child left behind! Get started with these 37 experiences that all children should have before starting kindergarten. You’ll get ideas to enhance your child’s development in these critical areas: social/emotional, physical, language and cognitive. Experiencing and learning from the 32 ideas in this guide will help you get your child off to the best start possible.