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See below for additional resources to support your child's transition to Kindergarten.
The BCPS Elementary Learning Department has developed this course as a resource for you! Our goal is to provide parents, guardians, and caregivers with guidance and resources needed to help ensure their child is successful in school. We encourage you to speak with your child’s teacher for additional information and strategies.
Office of Early Learning Transition to K
The Florida Office of Early Learning developed this website to support K Transition. Visit to explore resources support ready families, ready community, and ready schools. Transition refers to the totality of experiences and opportunities a child encounters in moving from one program or setting to another. Opportunities and experiences that familiarize children and families with new settings, expectations and relationships can help make connections that ease adjustments. When transitions are effective they provide the supports children need to make these adjustments. When children make successful transitions they Enjoy school and look forward to going, Show steady growth in academic and social skillsHave families who are more actively engaged in their learning (Howard, 2010).\
University of Florida Early Literacy Tips Sheets
These tips sheets provide parents and teachers of young children with easy-to-implement tips and strategies to build early language and literacy skills right at home. Make sure to check out the corresponding videos to see these tips in action!
Office of Early Learning Family Tips for Four-Year-Olds
Your child’s learning and development starts at home. You are your child’s first teacher. Your child’s development of values, learning skills and social skills begins at birth. The Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards will help you support your child’s learning and development from birth to age five. These resources will help you understand more about your child’s development and find activities and information to use at home with your child.
Broward Bookworms provides FREE BOOKS to Broward County families with children between 0 to 5 years of age. Families can sign up to receive new books in English or Spanish, which also includes an activity guide. Must be a Broward County Resident with a child 5 years old or younger. Limit two (2) bookworm book bundles per household. Bookworms is funded and administered by the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, The Division of Early Learning, Broward Reads, Scholastic Books, and Brown & Brown Insurance. To register to received your FREE BOOKS, visit https://www.elcbroward.org/bookworms.
