Getting Ready for Kindergarten - DVD

Getting Ready for Kindergarten DVD works well for preschool instruction in daycare or at home. The fun, animated characters Jill and Joey make it easy for your child to get involved and practice right along with the video. Getting Ready for Kindergarten includes plenty of real children to help demonstrate the skills covered. We consulted with leading kindergarten teachers to be certain we covered those skills that would help ensure success in kindergarten.

Getting Ready for Kindergarten covers these skills:

buttoning • zipping • colors • counting • tying shoes with "bunny ear method" • following directions • sequencing • sorting • neatness and organizing • asking permission • walking in a line • size comparisons • drawing a person • sharing • listening comprehension • letter recognition • number recognition • holding a pencil • printing letters and numbers • shapes • patterns • left/right directions

Getting Ready for Kindergarten is also a perfect supplement for kindergarten teachers to use with students who want to learn to speak English. This makes it an ideal video for ESL instruction as well as kindergarten readiness.

Getting Ready for Kindergarten includes:

• Getting Dressed
• Tying My Shoes
• Making My Bed
• Cleaning My Room
• Breakfast Time
• Using the Rest Room
• Drawing Myself
• Story Time
• The Letter Song
• Writing My Name
• Cutting and Pasting
• Playing With Blocks
• Writing Numbers
• Learning Left and Right

QUOTES: ”With its combination of animation and live actors, the pace is just the right speed for young children. The music is cheery and upbeat; the lessons are valuable and relevant. The two characters on the DVD take the viewer through life skills like setting the table, tying shoes, and making the bed, academic and pre-academic skills like counting, learning their letters and writing their name, as well as social/play skills like playing with blocks and following directions. Certain lessons are repeated several times for optimal learning. Not only will these lessons promote school readiness in terms of skills, they will also help assure children nervous about starting school that they will have a positive experience.” –Parents’ Choice Recommended, 2005

“These are the perfect skills for starting kindergarten.” –Belynda Counts, kindergarten teacher for over 20 years

“You can preview excerpts from this DVD online at www.rocknlearn.com. Reading a review is one thing, but seeing it for yourself BEFORE you buy is even better. You can even let your child view the excerpts and see if he/she appears interested in the DVD, which is what I did.” –Parent, Amazon.com – Five Star Review

Getting Ready for Kindergarten – “This video is a great way for your little one to prepare for school. Follow Joey and Jill as they prepare for kindergarten and see what their friend Molly has to teach them. Children benefit from a visual learning experience with this video that is very well produced. Learn about buttoning, zipping and getting dressed, tying shoes with the ‘bunny ear method,’ sorting by colors and shapes, how to hold a pencil and scissors properly, size comparisons, drawing a person, printing numbers, recognizing the letters of the alphabet, left/right, following directions and more.” –Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Audio/Video, 2005