The following materials have been created by the Ready Freddy team for use at home, in schools and early childhood classrooms, and by family support and other home visiting services.
This calendar can help families prepare for and start kindergarten. This is also a great tool for home visitors to use with families enrolling in kindergarten.
For Home Visitors: A Quick Guide to Using the Activity Calendar
Follow Freddy as he gets ready for his first day of school!
Listen to and download three Ready Freddy songs!
Take a look at some of Freddy's favorite books about getting ready for kindergarten!
Parents know their child best. This worksheet helps parents introduce important information to their child’s new teacher.
This child/parent activity helps introduce a child to the teacher from the child’s perspective. Pages can be filled with drawings or text, depending on the skill level and interest of the child. Parents should help talk through and think about pages, but what is on the page should be the child’s work (not done by the parent’s hand).
A synopsis of quality transition from the school perspective. Does your school need a transition team?
For school communities that want to develop or improve a transition team. Sample materials from the guide are provided. Please contact us for individual technical assistance or to learn more about developing a team.
A Kindergarten Club is a 6-session parent-child group that helps families prepare for kindergarten. This curriculum is designed to provide familiarity with school and is great for any children who have not attended pre-K. In communities where kindergarten teachers can facilitate the clubs, parents and children have a wonderful opportunity to develop positive early relationships. Please contact us if you'd like to learn more or order copies of the curriculum.
To find other important work on topics covered in this site, visit our Resources by Topic page.
The Ready Freddy Program
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development
400 North Lexington Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Phone: 412-244-5385 | Email: rfreddy@pitt.edu
