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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten

DCDSB has created resources to help parents/guardians prepare their child for Kindergarten. To view these tips, resources and videos, please visit our Preparing for Kindergarten webpage.

Helpful Resources

The following resources are available to help parent(s) or guardian(s) support their child's transition into Kindergarten. 

  • DCDSB's Welcome to Kindergarten Guide
  • Welcome to Kindergarten Booklet (Ministry)
  • Canada Learning Bonds
  • Financial Empowerment Resource
  • Help your Child Get Ready for School
  • Kids Can Magazine
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  • Doing Mathematics with Your Child
  • Full-Day Kindergarten: A Question and Answer Guide for Parents
  • Reading and Writing with your child K-6
  • How Does Learning Happen?
  • The Extended Day Program - Full Day Early Learning - Kindergarten
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  • Building Resilience in Young Children
  • Grandview Kids Speech-Language Pathology

  • Kinark Child and Youth Family Services 
  • Summer Rays Programs

Book Suggestions

We have compiled a list of book suggestions for parents and guardians to read with their young learners. Please see below for book suggestions. We will continue to add to the list to provide families with educational and enjoyable books and resources. 

 Holiday Picture Books for Early Years
  • Baseball Bats for Christmas by Michael Kusugak
  • The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore
  • A Porcupine in A Pine Tree: A Canadian 12 Days of Christmas by Helaine Becker
  • When Santa Was A Baby by Linda Bailey (also available in French)
  • Dream Snow by Eric Carle
  • God Gave Us Christmas by Lisa Tawn Bergren
  • Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
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