Depending on the the score in tonight’s Stanley Cup Finals Game #6, we may finish with hockey later this evening. If not, it’s on to Game #7. But learning from hockey and using it to promote readiness for kindergarten can continue.
One of the best kindergarten readiness activities that parents and caregivers can do is share books and stories with kids. Listening, language, predicting, following along, making connections and more all happen when kids and books interact. Libraries and bookstores have many books about hockey, all the way from very simple board books for wee ones to chapter books for older kids. Some are pretend stories, and some are information books. Some will have new names, and some names will be familiar to grandparents! These are just a few of the many great hockey books. If this series goes on much longer we’ll have time to write new books! Happy reading. Go, Hockey, go.