Social Media Calendar

Transition to Kindergarten Toolk
Social Media Calendar

Introduction
This social media calendar is part of the Florida Department of Education's Office of Early Le
Districts, schools and educational centers can use these sample posts to provide families wit
in their child's transition to kindergarten. In addition to suggested sample posts, this toolkit inc
effective social media engagement strategy. Feel free to revise, edit and repurpose the mess
organization’s needs.
Calendar Overview
This calendar targets the important transition period from preschool to kindergarten (specifica
November). Large-scale research studies have shown that preparing children for kindergarte
emotional and academic success. Each month in the calendar includes 4-6 posts targeting ke
Social Media Best Practices

Before implementing this social media strategy, consider this basic set of best practices to eff
engage with your target audience: families!

Content
When posting, the key is to maintain a consistent presence, publishing content at least twice
impact on social media. Content should be short, no more than two to three sentences, to en
key message and call to action. Whenever possible, accompany posts with suggested image
Visual posts get more interaction.
Engagement
The content included in this toolkit is designed to engage families. Make sure to create oppor
EXAMPLE
SAMPLE
Using the Calendar POST
Example Sample Post
Overview
The calendar is organized by month, and each monthly sheet contains several sample posts. Each
post is marked by a number indicating the order in which posts are used throughout the month.Post
It's No. Instagram Post Facebook Post Twitter Post Supporting Asset
best to post a minimum of 1-2 times a week. The sample text for each post includes versions Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
optimized for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Sample posts for Twitter may be altered to meet the understanding time! Have your understanding time! Have your understanding time! Have your
child wash their hands for at child wash their hands for at child wash their hands for at
platform's 280 character limit, and sample posts for Instagram cannot include links. least 20 seconds. This is about least 20 seconds. This is about least 20 seconds. This is about
as long as it takes to sing as long as it takes to sing as long as it takes to sing
Sample Text "Happy Birthday" twice. "Happy Birthday" twice. For "Happy Birthday" twice.
You are free to edit or change the sample post content to suit your district, school or educaitonal more tips about getting ready #Transition2K
center's needs. Each cell in a numbered row corresponds to a social media platform. To use the 1 for kindergarten visit: #EarlyMathematicsFL
sample text, copy and paste the text from a numbered post. If you are using a Windows PC, you can http://www.floridaearlylearning.c #UnderstandingTime
quickly transfer text by using the shortcuts Ctrl+C (copy) and Ctrl+V (paste). Mac users can use om/vpk/families/transition-to-
CMD+C (copy) and CMD+V (paste). kindergarten #Transition2K
#EarlyMathematicsFL
#UnderstandingTime
Images and Supporting Assets
Because posts that include images attract more engagement and interaction, each post includes a
suggested supporting image asset.
You are free to download and use these images, or substitute your own images or video. Downloading a high-resolution supporting asset
To download an image, click the cell to open the "[Hyperlink to full-quality image]."
The link will open an Adobe Acrobat web page where you can download the high-resolution
supporting asset.
To download the asset, click the downward-facing arrow in the top right corner of the web page.
The low-resolution thumbnail image visible in the "Supporting Asset" cell in this Excel file is for
preview purposes only and is not reccomended for use on social media.
Transition to Kindergarden Sample Posts - December (Learning to Write)
Timeline Instagram Post Facebook Post Twitter Post Supporting Asset
Kindergarten success activity: letter Kindergarten success activity: Kindergarten success activity: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
matching! Children can recognize letter matching! Children can letter matching! Children can
letters before they can actually recognize letters before they can recognize letters before they
name them. Using letters magnets actually name them. Using letters can actually name them. Using
or paper printouts, ask your child to magnets or paper printouts, ask letters magnets or paper
find the matching letter pairs. your child to find the matching printouts, ask your child to find
1 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL letter pairs. #Transition2K the matching letter pairs.
#LearningToWrite #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#LearningToWrite #LearningToWrite
Ready for kindergarten skill: writing! Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
Read or listen to a recording of "The writing! Read or listen to a writing! Read or listen to a
Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant. recording of "The Relatives Came" recording of "The Relatives
Help your child make a list of who by Cynthia Rylant. Help your child Came" by Cynthia Rylant. Help
may be visiting your family, or who make a list of who may be visiting your child make a list of who
you are visiting for the holidays. your family, or who you are visiting may be visiting your family, or
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL for the holidays. For more who you are visiting for the
#LearningToWrite kindergarten book ideas visit: holidays. #Transition2K
2 http://www.floridaearlylearning.co #EarlyLiteracyFL
m/vpk/families/transition-to- #LearningToWrite
kindergarten #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#LearningToWrite
Ready for kindergarten skill: writing! Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
Ask your child to write their first writing! Ask your child to write their writing! Ask your child to write
name and draw a picture of first name and draw a picture of their first name and draw a
themselves using this activity sheet themselves using this activity picture of themselves using this
or a regular piece of paper. sheet or a regular piece of paper. activity sheet or a piece of
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL For more kindergarten success paper. #Transition2K
#LearningToWrite tips visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
3 http://www.floridaearlylearning.co #LearningToWrite
m/vpk/families/transition-to-
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#LearningToWrite
Celebrate the New Year with your Celebrate the New Year with your Celebrate the New Year with [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
child! It's easy to create a family child! It's easy to create a family your child! It's easy to create a
tradition for welcoming the new tradition for welcoming the new family tradition for welcoming
year. Write down fun resolutions, year. Write down fun resolutions, the new year. Write down fun
make cards for friends or have a make cards for friends or have a resolutions, make cards for
family movie night and slumber family movie night and slumber friends or have a family movie
party. #Transition2K party. For more ideas visit: night and slumber party.
#EarlyLiteracyFL #LearningToWrite https://www.familyeducation.com/f #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
4 un/10-fun-ways-celebrate-new- #LearningToWrite
years-family #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#LearningToWrite
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - January (Counting and Numbers)
Post No. Instagram Post Facebook Post Twitter Post Supporting Asset
Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
counting! Take a trip to the counting! Take a trip to the library counting! Take a trip to the library
library and find a book about and find a book about numbers. and find a book about numbers.
numbers. "Caps for Sale" by "Caps for Sale" by Esphyr "Caps for Sale" by Esphyr
Esphyr Slobodkina is a great Slobodkina is a great book to Slobodkina is a great book to
book to practice counting. practice counting. For more practice counting. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten prep book ideas visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
1 #EarlyMathematicsFL#Counting http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #EarlyMathematicsFL#CountingAnd
AndNumbers pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten Numbers
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL#CountingAnd
Numbers
counting! Play a card game like counting! Play a card game like UNO counting! Play a card game like
UNO with your child. Don’t forget with your child. Don’t forget to count UNO with your child. Don’t forget to
to count the number of cards in the number of cards in the deck! For count the number of cards in the
the deck! #Transition2K more tips about getting ready for deck #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #EarlyMathematicsFL
2 #CountingAndNumbers pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten #CountingAndNumbers
#EarlyMathematicsFL
#CountingAndNumbers
numbers! Have your child read numbers! Have your child read the numbers! Have your child read the
the numbers on the Ready numbers on the Ready Freddy chart numbers on the Ready Freddy chart
Freddy chart and answer the and answer the question. For more and answer the question.
question. #Transition2K tips about getting ready for #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten visit: #EarlyMathematicsFL
3 #EarlyMathematicsFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #CountingAndNumbers
#CountingAndNumbers pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#EarlyMathematicsFL
#CountingAndNumbers
counting! Sing with your child: counting! Sing with your child: “Five counting! Sing with your child: “5
“Five Little Snowmen Standing in Little Snowmen Standing in a Row. Little Snowmen Standing in a Row.
a Row. Each with a hat and a Each with a hat and a big red bow. Each with a hat and a big red bow.
big red bow. Out came the sun Out came the sun and it stayed all Out came the sun and it stayed all
and it stayed all day. And one day. And one little snowman melted day. One little snowman melted
little snowman melted away." away." Ask how many are left after away." Ask how many are left after
Ask how many are left after each each verse. Talk about snow and each verse. #Transition2K
verse. Talk about snow and what things you would need to build #CountingAndNumbers
4 what things you would need to a snowman. #Transition2K
build a snowman. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyMathematicsFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL #CountingAndNumbers
#CountingAndNumbers
counting & numbers! Place 20 counting & numbers! Place 20 items counting & numbers! Place 20 items
items in a bag. Show a number in a bag. Show a number to your in a bag. Show a number to your
to your child and have them child and have them count out that child and have them count out that
count out that number of items number of items from the bag. For number of items from the bag.
from the bag.#Transition2K more tips about getting ready for #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten visit: #EarlyMathematicsFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #CountingAndNumbers
5 #CountingAndNumbers pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#EarlyMathematicsFL
#CountingAndNumbers
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - February (Understanding Time)
understanding time! Have your understanding time! Have your child understanding time! Have your child
child wash their hands for at wash their hands for at least 20 wash their hands for at least 20
least 20 seconds. This is about seconds. This is about as long as it seconds. This is about as long as it
as long as it takes to sing takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice. takes to sing "Happy Birthday"
"Happy Birthday" twice. For more tips about getting ready for twice. #Transition2K
#Transition2K kindergarten visit: #EarlyMathematicsFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #UnderstandingTime
1 #UnderstandingTime pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#Transition2K #EarlyMathematicsFL
#UnderstandingTime
understanding time! Bake understanding time! Bake cookies understanding time! Bake cookies
cookies with your child and use with your child and use a timer to with your child and use a timer to
a timer to see how long it takes. see how long it takes. #Transition2K see how long it takes. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyMathematicsFL #EarlyMathematicsFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL #UnderstandingTime #UnderstandingTime
#UnderstandingTime
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understanding time! Race with understanding time! Race with your understanding time! Race with your
your child. Walking, skipping and child. Walking, skipping and then child. Walking, skipping and then
then jumping. Discuss who jumping. Discuss who came in first jumping. Discuss who came in first
came in first and second or set a and second or set a timer and track and second or set a timer and track
timer and track the results. the results. #Transition2K the results. #Transition2K
3 #Transition2K #EarlyMathematicsFL #EarlyMathematicsFL
#EarlyMathematicsFL #UnderstandingTime #UnderstandingTime
#UnderstandingTime
understanding time! Discuss understanding time! Discuss with understanding time! Help your child
with your child how people do your child how people do activities at write their daily schedule with times
activities at specific times specific times throughout the day. listed for activities such as waking
throughout the day. Help them Help them write their daily schedule up, going to school or eating lunch.
write their daily schedule with with times listed for activities such as #Transition2K #EarlyMathematicsFL
times listed for activities such as waking up, going to school or eating #UnderstandingTime
waking up, going to school or lunch. For more tips about getting
eating lunch. #Transition2K ready for kindergarten visit:
4 #EarlyMathematicsFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
#UnderstandingTime pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#Transition2K #EarlyMathematicsFL
#UnderstandingTime
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - March (Motor Skills)
Ready for kindergarten skills: Ready for kindergarten skills: Ready for kindergarten skills: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
knowing names for parts of the knowing names for parts of the knowing names for parts of the
human body! Visit the library and human body! Visit the library and human body! Visit the library and
look for books that explain how look for books that explain how the look for books that explain how the
the body works. Check out "Me body works. Check out "Me and My body works. Check out "Me and My
and My Amazing Body" by Joan Amazing Body" by Joan Sweeney. Amazing Body" by Joan Sweeney.
1 Sweeney. #Transition2K For more kindergarten prep book #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL ideas visit: #MotorSkills
#MotorSkills http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#MotorSkills
Ready for kindergarten skills: Ready for kindergarten skills: motor Ready for kindergarten skills: motor [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
motor skills! Have your child skills! Have your child trace their skills! Have your child trace their
trace their hand on paper, color hand on paper, color it and cut it out hand on paper, color it and cut it out
it and cut it out with safety with safety scissors. #Transition2K with safety scissors. #Transition2K
scissors. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills #EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills
#EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills
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motor skills! Encourage your skills! Encourage your child to skills! Encourage your child to
child to practice putting on and practice putting on and tying their practice putting on and tying their
tying their shoes. #Transition2K shoes. #Transition2K shoes. #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills #EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills #EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills
motor skills! Using a ruler, have skills! Using a ruler, have your child skills! Using a ruler, have your child
your child draw as many straight draw as many straight lines as they draw as many straight lines as they
lines as they can. Then count can. Then count them together! For can. Then count them together!
them together! #Transition2K more tips about getting ready for #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL #MotorSkills kindergarten visit: #MotorSkills
http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
4 pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#MotorSkills
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - April (Making New Friends)
Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: making Ready for kindergarten skill: making [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
making new friends! Children new friends! Children transitioning to new friends! Help your child feel
transitioning to kindergarten will kindergarten will be meeting new excited about making new friends in
be meeting new teachers and teachers and classmates. Help your kindergarten. Read "Making
classmates. Help your child feel child feel excited about making new Friends" by Fred
excited about making new friends. Read "Making Friends" by Rogers.#Transition2K
friends! Read "Making Friends" Fred Rogers. For more kindergarten #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends
by Fred Rogers. #Transition2K prep book ideas visit:
1 #EarlyLiteracyFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
#MakingFriends pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#MakingFriends
It's an exciting time of the year: It's an exciting time of the year: Families are getting ready for [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
families are getting ready for families are getting ready for kindergarten! This site has tips
kindergarten! Is your child kindergarten! Is your child ready? about what to expect and how you
ready? All through spring and This site has tips about what to can make your child's transition to
summer, we'll be posting helpful expect and what you can do to make kindergarten successful:
tips and activities you can do to your child's transition to kindergarten http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/
make your child's transition to successful: vpk/families/transition-to-
2 kindergarten successful. Follow http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v kindergarten #Transition2K
us for more. #Transition2K pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends
#EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#MakingFriends #MakingFriends
making new friends! Help your new friends! Help your child new friends! Help your child
child complete this Ready complete this Ready Freddy activity complete this activity sheet, or make
Freddy activity sheet, or make a sheet, or make a list of the qualities a list of the qualities that make a
list of the qualities that make a that make a good friend. Talk about good friend. Talk about a good
good friend. Talk about a good a good friend you have and what you friend you have and what you
3 friend you have and what you admire about them! #Transition2K admire about them! #Transition2K
admire about them! #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends
#MakingFriends
making new friends! Have one of new friends! Have one of your child's new friends! Have one of your
your child's pre-k classmates pre-k classmates over to play. child's pre-k classmates over to
over to play. Before the Before the classmate arrives, speak play. Before the classmate arrives,
classmate arrives, speak with with your child about sharing toys speak with your child about sharing
your child about sharing toys and taking turns. #Transition2K toys and taking turns. #Transition2K
and taking turns. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends
4 #EarlyLiteracyFL
#MakingFriends
making new friends! Taking new friends! Taking turns and new friends! Taking turns and
turns and sportsmanship are sportsmanship are some qualities sportsmanship are some qualities
some qualities that make a good that make a good friend. Play a that make a good friend. Play a
friend. Play a board game with board game with your child and board game with your child and
your child and practice these practice these skills. #Transition2K practice these skills. #Transition2K
skills. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends #EarlyLiteracyFL #MakingFriends
5 #EarlyLiteracyFL
#MakingFriends
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - May (Self Awareness)
independence! As children independence! As children transition independence! Children
transition to kindergarten they to kindergarten they will be expected transitioning to kindergarten will be
will be expected to complete to complete more tasks, like tying expected to complete more tasks
more tasks, like tying shoes and shoes and opening their lunchbox. like tying shoes and opening their
opening their lunchbox. Encourage independence by giving lunchbox. Give them simple
Encourage independence by simple directions and letting them directions and let them complete
1 giving simple directions and accomplish tasks on their own. tasks on their own. #Transition2K
letting them accomplish tasks on #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #BuildingSelfAwareness
their own. #Transition2K #BuildingSelfAwareness
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#BuildingSelfAwareness
Celebrate Mother's Day with Celebrate Mother's Day with your Celebrate Mother's Day with your [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
your child! Fold a piece of child! Fold a piece of construction child! Fold a piece of construction
construction paper and use paper and use crayons to make a paper and use crayons to make a
crayons to make a special-thank special-thank you card for mom or special-thank you card for mom or
you card for mom or grandma. grandma. #Transition2K grandma. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL
#HappyMothersDay #HappyMothersDay #HappyMothersDay
2
Ready for kindergarten skill: self Ready for kindergarten skill: self Ready for kindergarten skill: self [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
confidence! Print or make your confidence! Print or make your own confidence! Print or make your own
own Ready Freddy Look What I Ready Freddy Look What I Can Do Ready Freddy Look What I Can Do
Can Do Chart. Draw a smiley Chart. Draw a smiley face every Chart. Draw a smiley face every
face every time your child time your child accomplishes one of time your child accomplishes one of
accomplishes one of the tasks the tasks on the chart. For more tips the tasks on the chart.
on the chart. about getting ready for kindergarten #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
3 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL visit: #BuildingSelfAwareness
#BuildingSelfAwareness http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
independence! Help your child independence! Help your child independence! Help your child
develop independence by develop independence by practicing develop independence by practicing
practicing everyday skills (e.g., everyday skills (e.g., everyday skills (e.g.,
buttoning/unbuttoning, zippers, buttoning/unbuttoning, zippers, tying buttoning/unbuttoning, zippers, tying
tying shoes). #Transition2K shoes). #Transition2K shoes). #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL
4 #BuildingSelfAwareness #BuildingSelfAwareness #BuildingSelfAwareness
Ready for kindergarten skill: self Ready for kindergarten skill: self Ready for kindergarten skill: self [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
confidence! Children who are confidence! Children who are confidence! Children who are
confident are excited to learn confident are excited to learn new confident are excited to learn new
new skills and take on new skills and take on new challenges. skills and take on new challenges.
challenges. When your child When your child tries someething When your child tries someething
tries someething new or new or accomplishes a task, new or accomplishes a task,
5 accomplishes a task, celebrate! celebrate! Small steps add up to big celebrate! Small steps add up to big
Small steps add up to big success. #Transition2K success. #Transition2K
success. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #BuildingSelfAwareness
#EarlyLiteracyFL #BuildingSelfAwareness
Memorial Day is on Monday! Memorial Day is on Monday! Ready Memorial Day is on Monday! Ready [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
Ready for kindergarten tip: for kindergarten tip: Speak with your for kindergarten tip: Speak with your
Speak with your child about child about what the holiday means child about what the holiday means
what the holiday means and how and how your family shows and how your family shows
your family shows appreciation appreciation for people who serve appreciation for people who serve
for people who serve others. others. #Transition2K others. #Transition2K
6 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #MemorialDay #EarlyLiteracyFL #MemorialDay
#MemorialDay
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - June (Understanding Feelings)
KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN! KINDERGARTEN COUNTDOWN! [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
COUNTDOWN! 10... 9... 8... 7... 10... 9... 8... 7... Start the count 10-9-8-7... Start the count down to
Start the count down to down to kindergarten by reading kindergarten with Alison McGhee’s
kindergarten by reading Alison Alison McGhee’s book "Count Down book "Count Down to Kindergarten!"
McGhee’s book "Count Down to to Kindergarten!" Then on a paper On a calendar, put a sticker on the
Kindergarten!" Then on a paper calendar place a colorful sticker on day kindergarten starts. Count the
calendar place a colorful sticker the day kindergarten starts. Count number of days with your child.
on the day kindergarten starts. the number of days with your child. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
1 Count the number of days with For more kindergarten prep book #Countdown2K
your child. #Transition2K ideas visit:
#EarlyLiteracyFL #Countdown2K http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
#Countdown2K
Ready for kindergarten skill: talk Ready for kindergarten skill: talk Ready for kindergarten skill: talk [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
about feelings! Ask your child to about feelings! Ask your child to use about feelings! Ask your child to use
use the Ready Freddy Chart to the Ready Freddy Chart to describe the Ready Freddy Chart to describe
describe how they are feeling how they are feeling each day this how they are feeling each day this
each day this month. month. For more tips about getting month. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL ready for kindergarten visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
#UnderstandingFeelings http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #UnderstandingFeelings
2 pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#UnderstandingFeelings
Ready for kindergarten skill: talk Ready for kindergarten skill: talk Ready for kindergarten skill: talk [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
about feelings! Visit the library about feelings! Visit the library and about feelings! Visit the library and
and look for a book about look for a book about feelings, like look for a book about feelings, like
feelings, like "What Makes Me "What Makes Me Happy" by "What Makes Me Happy" by
Happy" by Catherine & Laurence Catherine & Laurence Anholt, Catherine & Laurence Anholt,
Anholt, "Smudge’s Grumpy Day" "Smudge’s Grumpy Day" by Miriam "Smudge’s Grumpy Day" by Miriam
by Miriam Moss or "Today I Feel Moss or "Today I Feel Silly & Other Moss. #Transition2K
Silly & Other Moods That Make Moods That Make My Day" by Jamie #EarlyLiteracyFL
3 My Day" by Jamie Lee Curtis. Lee Curtis. For more kindergarten #UnderstandingFeelings
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL prep book ideas visit:
#UnderstandingFeelings http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
Sunday is Father’s Day! Ask Sunday is Father’s Day! Ask your Sunday is Father’s Day! Ask your [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
your child to help you prepare a child to help you prepare a breakfast child to help you prepare a breakfast
breakfast treat for dad or treat for dad or grandpa. treat for dad or grandpa.
grandpa. #Transition2K #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL #HappyFathersDay #HappyFathersDay
#HappyFathersDay
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There are lots of ways to help There are lots of ways to help your There are lots of ways to help your [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
your child get ready for child get ready for kindergarten. child get ready for kindergarten.
kindergarten. Experiencing new Experiencing new places, routines or Experiencing new places, routines
places, routines or meeting new meeting new people can all make or meeting new people can all help
people can all make starting starting kindergarten easier. Try make starting kindergarten easier.
kindergarten easier. Try going going somewhere new with your Try going somewhere new with your
somewhere new with your child. child. For more kindergarten prep child. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL tips visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
5 #UnderstandingFeelings http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #UnderstandingFeelings
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - July (Kindergarten Readiness Month)
Is your child ready for the Is your child ready for the transition Is your child ready for the transition [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
transition to kindergarten? to kindergarten? Understanding to kindergarten? Understanding
Understanding routines and routines and schedules will help your routines and schedules will help
schedules will help your child child adjust. Speak with your child your child adjust. Speak with your
adjust. Speak with your child about your routine, and the different child about your routine, and the
about your routine, and the things you do throughout the day. different things you do throughout
different things you do For more tips about getting ready for the day. #Transition2K
throughout the day. kindergarten visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
1 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v #KindergartenReadiness
#KindergartenReadiness pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
#KindergartenReadiness
Transition to kindergarten Transition to kindergarten summer Transition to kindergarten summer [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
summer learning tip: Play "I-spy" learning tip: Play "I-spy" while on a learning tip: Play "I-spy" while on a
while on a walk or driving with walk or driving with your child, walk or driving with your child,
your child, looking for specific looking for specific colors, letters, looking for specific colors, letters,
colors, letters, shapes or shapes or numbers. For ways to shapes or numbers. #Transition2K
numbers. #Transition2K help your child get ready for #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten visit: #KindergartenReadiness
2 #KindergartenReadiness http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
You can help your child You can help your child understand Help your child understand what the [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
understand what the first day of what the first day of kindergarten will first day of kindergarten will be like.
kindergarten will be like. Read be like. Read books about starting Read together and talk about "David
books about starting school so school so your child knows what to Goes to School" by David Shannon
your child knows what to expect. expect. Try "David Goes to School" or "The King of Kindergarten" by
Try "David Goes to School" by by David Shannon or "The King of Derrick Banes and Vanessa
David Shannon or "The King of Kindergarten" by Derrick Banes and Brantley-Newton. #Transition2K
Kindergarten" by Derrick Banes Vanessa Brantley-Newton. For more #EarlyLiteracyFL
3 and Vanessa Brantley-Newton. kindergarten prep book ideas visit: #KindergartenReadiness
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
#KindergartenReadiness pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten
making new friends! Getting new friends! Getting ready for new friends! Getting ready for
ready for kindergarten involves kindergarten involves making new kindergarten involves making new
making new friends. Talk about friends. Talk about a time you made friends. Talk about a time you made
a time you made a new friend, a new friend, and help your child a new friend, and help your child
and help your child make a list of make a list of the qualities a good make a list of the qualities a good
the qualities a good friend has. friend has. #Transition2K friend has. #Transition2K
4 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL
#KindergartenReadiness #KindergartenReadiness #KindergartenReadiness
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do to get your child ready for get your child ready for get your child ready for
kindergarten? We'll be posting kindergarten? For kindergarten kindergarten? For kindergarten
activities, helpful hints and more preparation checklists and preparation checklists and
to help make your child's resources, follow us and visit resources, follow us and visit
transition to kindergarten a http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/
5 success! #Transition2K pk/families/transition-to-kindergarten vpk/families/transition-to-
#EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL kindergarten #Transition2K
#KindergartenReadiness #KindergartenReadiness #EarlyLiteracyFL
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - August (New Kindergarten Routines)
HELLO, KINDERGARTEN! HELLO, KINDERGARTEN! HELLO, KINDERGARTEN! [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
Preschool children often feel Preschool children often feel anxious Preschool children can feel anxious
anxious about moving on to about moving on to kindergarten and about kindergarten and leaving their
kindergarten and leaving their leaving their familiar preschool familiar preschool programs. Ask
familiar preschool programs. Ask programs. Ask your child how they your child how they are feeling and
your child how they are feeling are feeling and if there is anything if there is anything they are
and if there is anything they are they are wondering about wondering about kindergarten.
1 wondering about kindergarten. kindergarten. See more tips for a #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL smooth transition to kindergarten at: #NewKRoutines
#NewKRoutines http://www.floridaearlylearning.com/v
#NewKRoutines
Ready for kindergarten skill: new Ready for kindergarten skill: new Ready for kindergarten skill: new [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
routines! Beginning a school routines! Beginning a school routines! Beginning a school
morning routine with your child is morning routine with your child is morning routine with your child is
important. Speak with your child important. Speak with your child important. Speak with your child
about morning routines, about morning routines, including about morning routines, including
including how they will be how will they be transported to how will they be transported to
transported to school. school. #Transition2K school. #Transition2K
2 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #NewKRoutines #EarlyLiteracyFL #NewKRoutines
#NewKRoutines
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child feel good about starting feel good about starting feel good about starting
kindergarten: Put a family photo kindergarten: Put a family photo kindergarten: Put a family photo
inside their backpack or inside their backpack or lunchbox. inside their backpack or lunchbox.
lunchbox. Draw a picture and Draw a picture and add a simple Draw a picture and add a note like,
add a simple note like, “We love note like, “We love you!” These little “We love you!” These little tokens
3 you!” These little tokens can tokens can help them feel secure. can help them feel secure.
help them feel secure. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #NewKRoutines #NewKRoutines
#NewKRoutines
Ready for kindergarten skill: new Ready for kindergarten skill: new Ready for kindergarten skill: new [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
routines! When children learn routines! When children learn how to routines! When children learn to get
how to get dressed on their own, get dressed on their own, it builds dressed on their own, it builds
it builds self-confidence and self-confidence and helps prepare confidence and prepares them for
helps prepare them for school them for school success. "Froggy success. "Froggy Gets Dressed" by
success. "Froggy Gets Dressed" Gets Dressed" by Jonathan London Jonathan London is a guide to new
by Jonathan London is an is an entertaining guide to new morning routines. #Transition2K
4 entertaining guide to new morning routines. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #NewKRoutines
morning routines. #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #NewKRoutines
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#NewKRoutines
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - September (Setting Goals)
Labor day is on Monday! Think Labor day is on Monday! Think of Labor day is Monday! Think of some [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
of some easy family tasks your some easy family tasks your child family tasks your child can help with.
child can help with. They can can help with. They can sort the They can sort laundry by color, set
sort the laundry by color, set the laundry by color, set the dinner table the dinner table with napkins or tidy
dinner table with napkins or tidy with napkins or tidy the room. It’s a the room. It’s a great way to help
the room. It’s a great way to help great way to help them feel them feel capable while learning
1 them feel important and capable important and capable while learning new skills. #Transition2K
while learning new skills. new skills. #EarlyLiteracyFL
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #KindergartenGoals
#KindergartenGoals #KindergartenGoals
Celebrate Grandparents Day Celebrate Grandparents Day with Celebrate Grandparents Day with [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
with your child! Show your child your child! Show your child a photo your child! Show your child a photo
a photo of their grandparents. of their grandparents. Ask if they of their grandparents. Ask if they
Ask if they look alike or different, look alike or different, and tell a look alike or different, and tell a
and tell a story. #Transition2K story. #Transition2K story. #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #GrandparentsDay #EarlyLiteracyFL
#GrandparentsDay #GrandparentsDay
2
Nature walk time! Take a walk Nature walk time! Take a walk with Nature walk time! Take a walk with [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
with your child. Have them point your child. Have them point out your child. Have them point out
out those things that are living those things that are living and non- those things that are living and non-
and non-living. If you can, take living. If you can, take pictures to living. If you can, take pictures to
pictures to remember your walk. remember your walk. #Transition2K remember your walk. #Transition2K
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL #EarlyLiteracyFL
3 #KindergartenGoals #KindergartenGoals #KindergartenGoals
Creating curious children: you Creating curious children: you can Creating curious children: you can [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
can help your child be curious help your child be curious and think help your child be curious and think
and think like a scientist! This like a scientist! This will grow their like a scientist! This will grow their
will grow their critical thinking critical thinking skills. Ask a question, critical thinking skills. Ask a
skills. Ask a question, then wait then wait and give your child enough question, then wait and give your
and give your child enough time time to think, predict and respond. child enough time to think, predict
to think, predict and respond. Visit: https://www.naeyc.org/our- and respond. #Transition2K
4 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL work/families/nurturing-scientist #EarlyLiteracyFL
#KindergartenGoals -your-child #Transition2K #KindergartenGoals
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#KindergartenGoals
Transition to Kindergarten Sample Posts - October (Knowing Shapes)
SHAPES, SHAPES, SHAPES! Read SHAPES, SHAPES, SHAPES! SHAPES, SHAPES, SHAPES!
or watch a video recording of the Read or watch a video recording Read or watch a video
book "Shapes, Shapes, Shapes" by of the book "Shapes, Shapes, recording of the book "Shapes,
Tana Hoban. Take a walk around Shapes" by Tana Hoban. Take a Shapes, Shapes" by Tana
the neighborhood with your child walk around the neighborhood Hoban. Take a walk around the
1 and name the different shapes you with your child and name the neighborhood together and
see together. #Transition2K different shapes you see together. name the different shapes you
#EarlyLiteracyFL #KnowingShapes #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL see together. #Transition2K
#KnowingShapes #EarlyLiteracyFL
#KnowingShapes
Ready for kindergarten skill: sorting Ready for kindergarten skill: Ready for kindergarten skill: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
shapes! Cut out different shapes sorting shapes! Cut out different sorting shapes! Cut shapes
from colored construction paper or shapes from colored construction from construction paper or use
use shape blocks. Ask your child to paper or use shape blocks. Ask shape blocks. Ask your child to
sort the shapes that look the same your child to sort the shapes that sort the shapes that look the
into piles. Talk about how they are look the same into piles. Talk same into piles. Talk about how
2 the same or different as you name about how they are the same or they are the same or different
each shape. #Transition2K different as you name each shape. and name each one.
#EarlyLiteracyFL #KnowingShapes #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K
#KnowingShapes #EarlyLiteracyFL
#KnowingShapes
Kindergarten success activity: Kindergarten success activity: Kindergarten success activity: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
nature scavenger hunt! Go on a nature scavenger hunt! Go on a nature scavenger hunt! Go on a
nature walk with your child. Look for nature walk with your child. Look walk with your child. Look for
things the wind blows, items that for things the wind blows, items things the wind blows, items
look like common shapes or animals that look like common shapes or that look like common shapes
that have four legs. Bring a animals that have four legs. Bring or animals with 4 legs. Bring a
magnifying glass or snap photos a magnifying glass or snap photos magnifying glass or snap
along the way. Nature helps kids along the way. Nature helps kids photos along the way.
3 learn! #Transition2K learn https://www.naeyc.org/our- #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL #KnowingShapes work/families/ideas-exploring- #EarlyLiteracyFL
outdoors #Transition2K #KnowingShapes
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#KnowingShapes
Kindergarten success activity: Kindergarten success activity: Kindergarten success activity: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
pumpkin time! Visit your local pumpkin time! Visit your local pumpkin time! Visit a pumpkin
pumpkin patch or supermarket with pumpkin patch or supermarket patch or supermarket with your
your child. Compare the different with your child. Compare the child. Compare different
shapes, sizes and weights of different shapes, sizes and pumpkins shapes, sizes and
pumpkins. Ask your child to use weights of pumpkins. Ask your weights. Ask your child to
words to describe the pumpkins child to use words to describe the describe the pumpkins with all
using all of their five senses. You pumpkins using all of their five of their five senses.
could even ask "What does a senses. You could even ask #Transition2K
4 pumpkin smell like?" #Transition2K "What does a pumpkin smell like? #EarlyLiteracyFL
#EarlyLiteracyFL #KnowingShapes https://www.pre- #KnowingShapes
kpages.com/pumpkin-science-
exploration/ #Transition2K
#EarlyLiteracyFL
#KnowingShapes
Social Media Templates for November (Learning Colors)
Election Day is coming! Help your Election Day is coming! Help your Election Day is coming! Help [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
child ask family and friends to vote child ask family and friends to your child ask family and
for their favorite color. Make a vote for their favorite color. Make friends to vote for their favorite
simple graph with each person’s a simple graph with each person’s color. Make a simple graph with
name and make a mark or put a name and make a mark or put a each person’s name and make
1 sticker under their favorite color. sticker under their favorite color. a mark or put a sticker under
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL their favorite color.
#LearningColors #LearningColors #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#LearningColors
Celebrate Veterans Day with your Celebrate Veterans Day with your Celebrate Veterans Day with [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
child! There are tons of great ways child! There are tons of great ways your child! There are many
to honor veterans that young to honor veterans that young ways to honor veterans that
children will understand. Help your children will understand. Help your children will understand. Help
child make thank-you cards to mail child make thank-you cards to mail your child make thank-you
or drop off at the local VA hospital or or drop off at the local VA hospital cards for the local VA hospital
nursing home. Place flags in your or nursing home. Place flags in or nursing home. Put flags in
font yard or window, or attend a your font yard or window, or your window or attend a
local parade. #Transition2K attend a local parade. For other parade. #Transition2K
2 #EarlyLiteracyFL #VeteransDay ideas visit: #EarlyLiteracyFL
https://www.military.com/spousebu #VeteransDay
zz/blog/2015/11/10-ways-to-teach-
your-kids-about-veterans-day.html
#VeteransDay
Brown bear, brown bear, what do Brown bear, brown bear, what do Brown bear, what do you see? [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
you see? Read or listen to a you see? Read or listen to a Read "Brown Bear, Brown
recording of "Brown Bear, Brown recording of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by Eric Carle. Ask your
Bear" by Eric Carle. Ask your child Bear" by Eric Carle. Ask your child child what things are the same
to name other things that are the to name other things that are the color on each page, and to
same color on each page. After same color on each page. After follow along with you after
reading it a few times, ask your child reading it a few times, ask your you've read it a few times.
to follow along on the page as you child to follow along on the page What color is their favorite?
read. Which color is their favorite? as you read. Which color is their #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
#Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL favorite? For more kindergarten #LearningColors
3 #LearningColors success book ideas visit:
http://www.floridaearlylearning.co
m/vpk/families/transition-to-
#EarlyLiteracyFL #LearningColors
You can create simple Thanksgiving You can create simple You can create simple [hyperlink to full-quality image]
traditions your child will remember! Thanksgiving traditions your child Thanksgiving traditions your
Give your child a specific task like will remember! Give your child a child will remember! Give your
designing the table centerpiece, specific task like designing the child a specific task like
creating placemats or name cards, table centerpiece, creating designing the table
or putting whipped cream on the placemats or name cards, or centerpiece, creating
dessert. What do you want your putting whipped cream on the placemats or name cards, or
child remember about this time of dessert. What do you want your putting whipped cream on the
thanks for family and friends? child remember about this time of dessert. #Transition2K
4 #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL thanks for family and friends #EarlyLiteracyFL
#HappyThanksgiving https://kids.nationalgeographic.co #HappyThanksgiving
m/explore/history/thanksgiving-
traditions/
#HappyThanksgiving
Kindergarten success activity: I-spy Kindergarten success activity: I- Kindergarten success activity: [Hyperlink to full-quality image]
something... yellow! Do a color spy something... yellow! Do a I-spy something... yellow! Do a
theme for each day in a week. Have color theme for each day in a color theme each day in a
your child dress in blue, find a green week. Have your child dress in week. Your child can dress in
apple or make art that uses the blue, find a green apple or make blue or make art with the day's
color of the day. Go on a scavenger art that uses the color of the day. color. Take a walk looking for
hunt indoors or outdoors looking for Go on a scavenger hunt indoors different colors. Get a photo
different colors. Take a photo when or outdoors looking for different when you find them.
you find them. #Transition2K colors. Take a photo when you #Transition2K #EarlyLiteracyFL
5 #EarlyLiteracyFL #LearningColors find them. #Transition2K #LearningColors
#EarlyLiteracyFL #LearningColors

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