The Kindergarten Readiness Spinwheel
Support Materials
READY? download the image to the left to create your own spinwheel.
SET… Take your first spin to see what you land on.
LEARN! Download the lesson below and get ready to practice getting ready for kindergarten and learn about our magical planet. Each slice of the wheel links you to a set of practices to prepare any young child for kindergarten.
About
Spin the wheel to open up a world of fun, connection, curiosity, and love for all life on our planet with your preschooler.
The Get Ready For Kindergarten Spinwheel is a free turnkey, low-cost, high-value environmental education resource brought to you by Pittsburgh’s WQED Education & Earth Friends. This Spinwheel can be used at home, in preschool, or in any early childhood learning environment.
Spin the wheel to land on one of six lessons + activities and check out our reading list and vocabulary words. Earth Friends and WQED are excited to bring teachers and parents everywhere this resource to use at anytime to enrich learning through play, hands-on actives, and getting outside.
Credits: Earth Friends and WQED
Standards
PA KEYS Standards
AL.1 PK.A Explore and ask questions to seek meaningful information about a growing range of topics, ideas, and tasks.
AL.1 PK.B Demonstrate a willingness to participate in new and challenging experiences.
AL.3 PK.A Use music, art, and/or stories to express ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
16.1 PK.D Establish goals independently and recognize their influence on choices.
16.2 PK.E Ask for and accept offers of help when needed or appropriate.
16.3 PK.A Interpret the consequences of choices.
1.2 PK.J Use new vocabulary and phrases acquired in conversations and being read to.
2.1 PK.A.1 Know number names and the count sequence.
2.1 PK.A.2 Count to tell the number of objects.
2.3 PK.A.1 Identify and describe shapes.
5.3 PK.F Identify appropriate behaviors for responsible classroom citizens.
3.1 PK.A: Use observations to identify and describe what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
3.2 PK.A: Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
3.3 PK.A: Identify seasons that correspond with observable conditions and identify how weather affects daily life.
3.4 PK.A: Identify natural resources available to people in their daily lives.
3.4 PK.D: Engage in activities that reduce the impact of humans on the local environment..
7.2 PK.A Describe the characteristics of home and frequently visited locations to gain an understanding of physical features.
Emerging to … Describe the location of places in the home, school, and community to gain an understanding of relative location.
9.1.V PK.A Know and use basic elements of visual arts.
9.1.V PK.E Use imagination and creativity to express self through visual arts.
10.1 PK.C Identify foods that keep our body healthy
10.2 PK.A Identify fundamental practices for good health.
10.4 PK.A Demonstrate coordination of body movements in active play.
10.5 PK.A Use hands, fingers, and wrists to manipulate objects.
10.5 PK.B Coordinate eye and hand movements to perform a task.
10.5 PK.C Use tools that require use of fingers, hands, and/or wrists to accomplish a task.
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