KinderPrep —
KinderPrep is a series of workshops for parents and their preschool children—ages 4-5—who are preparing to enter kindergarten. Using songs, books, and fun activities, parents will learn how to help their children develop the skills needed to be successful in kindergarten.
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For additional resources for preschool children, visit our Early Learning Bags page or view our upcoming storytimes.
Workshops
Join Miss Barbara in our KinderPrep workshops on Wednesdays from 6-7pm in the storytime room. View the workshop schedule in our online calendar.
***This session of KinderPrep workshops is full, but be sure to check back in the spring!***
You can also view recordings of previous workshops and activities below.
Workshop Recordings
When traditional gatherings at the library were on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, Miss Barbara recorded her KinderPrep workshops and shared them online. You can view each workshop below.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Supplemental Activities
In Order by Skill Set
After you’ve finished the workshops above, download these supplemental activities. We recommend at least one per week. In this section, the activities have been sorted by skill. If you want to mix up the order, view them in the order they were published.
Beginning Sounds
The following activities are available:
Letters
The following activities are available:
Sequencing
The following activities are available:
Supplemental Activities
In Order by Publication
To mix up the activities week by week, we recommend completing them in the order we published them. Here’s the list in that order:
- Activity 1 – Colors
- Activity 2 – Numbers
- Activity 3 – Shapes
- Activity 4 – Beginning Sounds
- Activity 5 – Letters
- Activity 6 – Sequencing
- Activity 7 – Fine Motor
- Activity 8 – Opposites
- Activity 9 – Rhyming
- Activity 10 – Colors
- Activity 11 – Shapes
- Activity 12 – Numbers
- Activity 13 – Letters
- Activity 14 – Beginning Sounds
- Activity 15 – Patterns
- Activity 16 – Name
- Activity 17 – Rhyming
- Activity 18 – Opposites
- Activity 19 – Sequencing
- Activity 20 – Letters
- Activity 21 – Colors/Numbers
- Activity 22 – Shapes
- Activity 23 – Patterns
- Activity 24 – Name
- Activity 25 – Sequencing
- Activity 26 – Rhyming
- Activity 27 – Beginning Sounds
- Activity 28 – Letters
- Activity 29 – Syllables
- Activity 30 – Numbers
- Activity 31 – Colors
- Activity 32 – Opposites
- Activity 33 – Patterns
- Activity 34 – Name
- Activity 35 – Rhyming
- Activity 36 – Positional Words
- Activity 37 – Beginning Sounds
- Activity 38 – Fine Motor
- Activity 39 – Letters
- Activity 40 – Syllables
- Activity 41 – Numbers
- Activity 42 – Sequencing
- Activity 43 – Colors
- Activity 44 – Shapes
- Activity 45 – Positional Words
- Activity 46 – Patterns
- Activity 47 – Beginning Sounds
- Activity 48 – Opposites
- Activity 49 – Fine Motor
- Activity 50 – Syllables
- Activity 51 – Sequencing
- Activity 52 – Positional Words