Sing ABCs (phonic rules as the year progresses).Count to 20 (skip-counting as the year progresses).This will take a lot longer on the first day! You can start with just a few and add to it as the month progresses. ![]() Then teach them the daily opening routine. I have a hand signal to match each rule so they do something to help them learn the rules. We only have 5 rules and they are all stated in the positive, telling the kids what we do want, not what we don’t want. We will revisit and talk about and practice them all month. We then role play some examples of not keeping the rules. We will talk about what it looks like and sounds like when they are keeping the rule. The first day of school I will introduce the rules. The kids will get started on something exciting and watch others doing it, so there will be no fears or tears as mom leaves. You will be welcoming kids, speaking to parents and otherwise engaged. You want something that can be set out that the kids can do one their own with no help at all.
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