Jill and Joey are so excited about starting kindergarten! Your kids will get excited too, as they learn essential skills through fun songs, animated characters, and video clips of real children. Skills include colors, counting, tying shoes, following directions, holding a pencil, printing letters and numbers, listening, number recognition, getting dressed, left/right directions, and more.

Ages 3 - 5. Approx. 45 minutes.

Getting Ready for Kindergarten DVD works well for preschool instruction at home or school. The fun, animated characters Jill and Joey make it easy for children to get involved and practice right along with the video. Plus, video clips of real children help demonstrate some of the skills covered. Rock 'N Learn consulted with leading kindergarten teachers to address those skills most critical for kindergarten success.

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 are learning to speak English. This makes it an ideal video for English language learners (ELL) as well as kindergarten readiness.