Ready for K

Avery playing with his school bus.

Last night I attended my final Ready for Kindergarten- Infant session. The “Ready for K” program is designed for parents of children birth to 5 (aka Kindergarten age), there are 3 sessions a year, fall, winter, and spring. Each session has a different focus...math, reading, social/emotional and  “tools” (toys) are provided that you take home to work with your child on the skills discussed. Last nights “tools” were a 5” ball, Melissa and Doug wooden stacking rings, wooden puzzle, and soft book to put pictures in, all really great toys. The infant classes center around making sure your baby is developing and providing a variety of sensory simulation. Most of things that were covered in the Infant class may seem really basic like, talking to your baby, but the first year is so important in the learning process that all those basics become the most important things. One fun little fact I learned last night is how much the brain grows and “learns” in the early stages of life, if you applied the way the brain grows in the first month to weight, a 8.5lb baby would weight 170lbs at one month.....that is crazy!
One concept regardless of the actual focus of the session is reading and how important it is to read to and with your baby, 20 minutes a day is what is suggested. Avery loves books so this is an easy task at our house. All in all the classes have been very education and informational, in the spring I will start the 1-2year old sessions I cant wait to see what I learn then.