Young Children (Ages 0-5)
Online Learning Resources
Sites to help you prepare your child for school. Give your child a running head start toward excellence in school.
Resources for Parents of Young Children (Ages 0-5)
Books, Videos, and Articles for parents.
Activities for Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Find local things to do for your young one.
Online Learning Resources
General Sites
abcmouse.com
pbskids.com
fun brain
national geographic kids
curious world
babytv
brain candy tv (free for Amazon users)
Educational Sites for Young Children
Starfall.com
Leapfrog
Word Factory
Letter Factory
Importance of Limiting Online Screen Time for Young Children
Resources for Parents of Young Children (Ages 0-5)
Featured Website:
Successful Black Parenting (www.successfulblackparenting.com)

Online Websites & Communities
Articles
Books
Local Activities for Young Children
EventOn Calendar for Young Children
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Places for Young Children in Chicagoland Area

TAKE YOUR EBT CARD AND ID
Admission is $3 or less for up to four people per EBT card
Participating Museums
Kohl's Children's Museum (Glenview, IL)
Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Kindergarten Readiness
The Stats
Collectively, we have some work to do.
In 2018, only 35% of our children are entering the school district Kindergarten Ready
(compared to 68% white, 71% multiracial, 49% asian, and 39% Hispanic)
- % Evanston Black children entering school Kindergarten Ready
- % Evanston Black children entering school NOT Kindergarten Ready
Let's work to get 100% of our children equipped and ready to succeed before they enter the school district.
Top 15 Things Every Child Should Know Before Entering Kindergarten
- 1. Be able to state first and last name when asked.
- Be able to write first name with first letter upper case and remaining letters lower case.
- Use appropriate three-finger grasp when using writing instruments (pencils, crayons and scissors)
- Count to at least thirty and tells what number comes before or after a given number to 20.
- Know all the letters in their first name.
- Identify basic geometric shapes (triangle, circle, square, rectangle, oval, star, rhombus (diamond) and heart)
- Know basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, black, white, brown, pink)
- Identify numerals 1-10 in random order.
- Make most letter/sound matches.
- Identify most upper and lower case letters.
- Use finger to accurately touch count items to ten.
- Knows concepts of print (front and back of book, which page comes first, track words left to right).
- Be able to rhyme words.
- Retells simple stories in sequence.
- When given a word (“man”) and a new beginning sound (/f/), creates the familiar word (“fan”)
Educational Resources
Video Teaching Letter Sounds

Video Teaching Beginning Phonics
