SCHOOL READINESS LINKS
Below are links to a variety of school readiness resources: Free activity ideas for various books (printable): Hands on Educational Toddler Activity Ideas: Breakfast Invitations: Independent Activities for Toddlers and Kids: Shape Hopscotch: Candyland Sight Word Game (printable): Fine Motor Alphabet Mats (printable): Name Recognition Activities: Dental Hygiene: Crayola: Free printable coloring pages: Fun crafts: Crayola Product Stain Removal Guide: Interactive Play Online: Outdoor Play Ideas/Activities in southwest Minnesota: Camden State Park Garvin Park Upper Sioux Agency State Park Lac qui Parle State Park Lake Shetek State Park Shetek Environment Learning For Parents: An excellent website to see what skills your child needs to work on: Provides free tools and resources to families to assist them in making informed choices regarding high-quality care and education opportunities: Includes literacy apps, A-Z reading topics, tools to help struggling readers, and more:
http://www.unitedwayswmn.org/BTB
www.busytoddler.com
www.dayswithgrey.com
http://www.housingaforest.com/shape-hopscotch/
http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2015/08/candyland-sight-word-games.html
https://thelettersofliteracy.com/counting-bear-fine-motor-alphabet-mats/
https://handsonaswegrow.com/35-name-activities-for-preschoolers/
https://teachingmama.org/15-activities-about-teeth/
http://www.crayola.com/featured/free-coloring-pages/
http://www.crayola.com/crafts/
http://www.crayola.com/support/stain-tips/
http://pbskids.org/
https://www.abcmouse.com/
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.funbrain.com/
https://www.abcya.com
Born Learning Trails located in Cottonwood, Granite Falls, Fulda, Currie, Lake Wilson, Hendricks, Balaton, and Walnut Grove. A bilingual trail has also been installed in Marshall. Learn more at this link: http://www.unitedwayswmn.org/BLT
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/camden/index.html
https://www.lyonco.org/departments/environmental/parks-trails/garvin-county-park
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/upper_sioux_agency/index.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lac_qui_parle/index.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_shetek/index.html
https://shetek.org/enviroed/
www.helpmegrow.org
www.parentaware.org
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents
Pickaway County children and youth will have all the skills they need to reach their full potential.
Education Partners will demonstrate one of the measurable outcomes with a defined long-term impact.
Measurable Outcomes
- An increase in school readiness for children, with a focus especially on physical health, mental health or social development
- Improvement in academic proficiency and skill, especially by engaging parent
- An increase in adults who master the reading skill, graduate or acquire a GED, and make a successful transition to higher education or work
Long-Term Impacts
- Children enter school developmentally on track in terms of literacy and social, emotional, and intellectual skills
- Elementary students are prepared to succeed later in school
- Young people graduate from high school
- Young adults make a successful transition from high school to work life
Education is the cornerstone of individual and community success. But with more than 1.2 million children dropping out each year, America faces an education crisis. The cost? More than $312 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivity over their lifetimes.1 These trends are reversible, but only when communities and public, private and nonprofit sectors work together.
How You Can Help
To reach our goal, we need your help. The strategies proven to work are those that connect communities to their schools: parent involvement; literacy volunteers in the classroom; mentors for disadvantaged students; business leaders engaged in early childhood advocacy. Volunteer to help.
