Free pre-K lesson plan · Unit 9: Ready for kindergarten
Pre-K 4, week 36: ready for kindergarten
This is the last week of Pre-K 4, and a celebration. Your learner plays favorite review games, counts to 20, draws themselves going to kindergarten and looks back at how much they have grown. Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist to choose what to practice next.
Week 36 of 36 · See the Pre-K 4 year map · Not sure of the level? Take the 3-question Pre-K 3 or Pre-K 4 picker
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5-minute parent prep
- Gather a few drawings and parent notes pages from this year.
- Pick 3 favorite letters and a favorite song from the year.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, this year's drawings, a spoon and a pot (optional). No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Letters review | Letters I know page, Sound hunt review card |
| Tuesday | Math review | Count it all page, Count to 20 parade card |
| Wednesday | Explore | All the lines page, Look how I've grown card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Me in kindergarten page, Celebration dance card |
| Friday | Story and review | Song of the week, Parent notes page |
| Every day | Read, sing, play | Read a picture book together, sing the song of the week, play outside and check in on feelings with the free feelings cards. |
Printable pages
Letters I know
Say: "Name each picture. What sound does it start with?" Your learner names each picture and says its first sound. Color the ones your learner knows quickly, and circle the ones to practice.
Count it all
Say: "Count each row and color the dots." Your learner counts each group and colors the same number of dots. Then count all the pictures on the page together.
All the lines
Say: "Straight, wavy, zigzag. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces a straight line, a wavy line and a zigzag line.
Me in kindergarten
Say: "Draw yourself going to kindergarten. What will you take? Who will you meet?" Your learner draws in the frame. Write their words under the picture, and keep it for the first day of school.
Activity cards
Sound hunt review
- Pick 3 letters from this year.
- Find something in the house that starts with each one.
- Your learner says the sound and the letter name.
Easier: Pick 1 letter.
Next step: Find something for 5 letters.
Say this: "B, b, book. Book starts with b."
No supplies: Play "I spy" from one spot in the room.
Literacy: phonological awareness
Count to 20 parade
- March around the room and count each step out loud.
- Tap the drum on every number.
- Stop with a big cheer at 20.
Easier: Count to 10 and stop.
Next step: Count back from 10 to 0, then cheer.
Say this: "Eighteen, nineteen, twenty. Hooray."
No supplies: Clap the numbers instead of marching.
Math: counting and cardinality
Look how I've grown
- Look at the drawings from week 4 and this week side by side.
- Your learner tells what they can do now.
- Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist on UpOnly Learning to pick what to practice over the summer.
Easier: Look at two drawings.
Next step: Your learner picks a favorite activity from the year to do again.
Say this: "Look how your drawing has changed. You worked hard."
No supplies: Just talk about the year: favorite songs, games and letters.
Approaches to learning: confidence and curiosity
Celebration dance
- Sing a favorite song from this year while you dance.
- Stop singing: everyone freezes.
- Start again and end with a high five.
Easier: Dance slowly.
Next step: Freeze in a letter shape: Y, X or T.
Say this: "Freeze. Now dance. High five, you did it."
No supplies: Needs nothing but space.
Approaches to learning: self-regulation
Song of the week: Ready, ready
I can count and I can sing,
I know letters, everything.
I can ask and I can share,
Kindergarten, I'll be there.
Actions: Count on fingers, wave hands in the air, then take a bow. Try next: Add a line about your learner's favorite thing from this year.
Parent notes for Friday
Not a test. Notice what your learner does this week, and practice the rest later. Nothing here is sent to UpOnly Learning.
- Says the first sound of 8 picture words
- Counts to 20
- Draws a person with a body, arms and legs
- Talks about starting kindergarten
Want the bigger picture? Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist.
Safety for this week
- Use objects too big to fit in your learner's mouth, and stay close during any counting with real objects.
- Child-size scissors only, with an adult watching. Hand scissors over handle first.
- Choose crayons, markers and paint labeled for young learners (look for the AP seal).
- Adults handle anything hot or sharp.
Questions parents ask
Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist on UpOnly Learning. For each skill you choose "I've seen it", "Not yet" or "Not sure", and get a list of what to practice. It is not a test. Many skills keep growing in kindergarten, so not yet is fine.
Keep it light: read together every day, count things you see, play letter sound games and practice routines like packing a bag. Repeat favorite weeks from this year. Short, playful practice keeps skills fresh without feeling like school all summer.
Yes. Every week stays free, so you can go back to any letter, number or science activity. Use the parent notes pages to pick the weeks that need more practice. Repeating a favorite week is a fun way to end the year.
Paper, crayons, a few drawings from this year and, if you like, a spoon and a pot for a drum. Every activity card also has a no-supplies swap, so you can start with what you already have at home. Print in black and white to save ink.
Related pages
- Free Pre-K curriculum for 4 year olds, week by week
- Child development guide: preschoolers, 3 to 5
- Free kindergarten reading practice and kindergarten math practice for when your learner is ready for more
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