Chula Vista Public Librarys

Kindergarten
Boot Camp
Quick Facts:
Over 75 families participated in
our Kindergarten Bootcamp last
summer.
Over 90% of the children had not
attended preschool. These
children were cared for by
parents, family or friends.
What roles can you
play?
Create learning stations.
Read to individual students.
Be a greeter/ potty monitor.
Create Ready for School Kits
Suggestions?
Our Next Steps:
Distribute yers to local schools as parents enroll
children for Kindergarten (February)
Weekly Kindergarten story times during March
Weeklong Bootcamp March 24-27
Summer Bootcamp Sessions
Community
Family
Program Design Program Goals
Create an authentic kindergarten
classroom experience.
Allow children to become familiar
with common materials that they
will see and use in kindergarten.
Provide time for students to
become familiar working
independently, in small groups
and a large group setting.
Provide time for parents to
observe their child in a new
setting.
Allow parents to spend 20-30
minutes of sacred time to share
this Kindergarten experience with
their child.
Encourage parents to share their
ideas and thoughts with other
parents.
Minutes Activity
5 Sign in/ opening
5 Attendance
15 Picture Book and
class discussion
20-25 Table Work (writing/
cutting/ drawing)
10 Exploration Centers
30 Parent Participation
Physical
and Motor
Development
Social
and Emotional
Development
Interest in
learning
Language and
Cognitive
Development
Child