Is it better for kids to start Kindergarten at 5 or 6? Why?
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The cutoff to enter Kindergarten where we live is December 2nd (they have to be turning 5 by then to start the August before) my daighter missed it by 10 days. She is very bright and even her pediatrician said to try to get her in, she was ready. They would not accept her. I was so upset, thinking she was going to be older than everyone and would ature faster when she got to highschool and stuff. But the year that I kept her home was fantastic. I started teaching her spanish, and she took riding lessons. She is a very confident child, moreso now than last year. They will be in school for a long time, but there is only a small window where we can keep them home and offer them something other than what school does. In our case, it was great that she stayed home. Think about how you would spend the year with him. Will he go to daycare anyway?? You might as well. Will you be home with him and be able to spend time with him that will forever be treasured? Your call. :)
I would say 5 so he is not almost a whole year older then other kids if he starts later. Most 6 year old born around the same time will be in first grade.
I am a kindergarten teacher and if he turns five before September, he will be fine to start kindergarten. I've actually had children start at four years of age because their birthday is in September. These children are a bit immature, but they eventually catch up with the others, some even exceed the older children academically.
i think it's unfortunate they have to start at 5 OR 6; i didn't go to kindergarten at all; tested out of it and started 1st grade at age 7. worked out fine for me.
It's hard to answer that based on only the child's age. His maturity level, what skills and knowledge he has aquired already and his ability to separate from mom for the school day all come into play. YOU know your child better than we do.
You might meet with a KG teacher at his potential school and discuss your son with her. Find out if she thinks he seems ready for school.
I think it depends on whether YOU think he's ready for Kindergarten. I know a lot of people who held their kids back when they had a birthday in October or November. My daughter turned 5 in November and she went and it turned out fine. But I did wonder if she'd be ready.
i would say 5 because its better to start kids early. they tend to pick things up at a better capacity than kids that are older and they graduate earlier.
i would say that it just depends on how developed your child is. both socially, and physically for his age.
age 5 most states require kids be enrolled at age 5. why make him be the oldest in his class. start him the year he turns 5
I started at age 4. I was the youngest in my class, but I was fine.
Usually, it's fine at 5. It really depends on him and his readiness to be in school. Worry about his needs only, not what anyone else thinks or advises. My son turned 5 in May, and started Kindergarten that August. He had one year of K4 before that, and was a stay-home kid until he started K4. But, what matters is what's best for YOUR son and your son only. Best wishes!
My oldest is five, and will be six November 2007. He starts Kindergarten in August. He'll probably be there for two years.
My youngest is three, and will be five at the end of July, 2008. He's starting kindergarten when he's five and will also probably be there for two years.
We have our reasons.
I know a lot of guys who had late birthdays and were held back a year, either by being in kindergarten a year late or being there for two years. There are all kinds of reasons, but if you decide to, he won't be the only one.
The school will tell you. They have to be five by a certain date. If not then they wait another year. All my children except one [I have four] started at 5. The other one started at 6, she wasn't really mature enough yet. We discussed it with the school and they agreed to wait one year.
Most likely he'll be able to start Kindergarten at 5, but you can go by his personality and maturity level. I have a friend who waited until her daughter was 6, and the girl did well and is now in 1st grade. I know 2 boys who started kindergarten last year with my daughter, one had barely turned 5 over the summer, the other was actually a 4 year old and turned 5 after school started. Both of those boys are now taking Kindergarten again because they just weren't ready to move to 1st grade. My daughter turned 6 shortly after school started last year, she missed the school's cut-off date to turn 5 by 12 days the year before. When we had our meeting with her teacher the week before Kindergarten started and the teacher found out she was going to turn 6 soon, she was thrilled, she said she loves teaching 6 year olds the kindergarten skills. Now in 1st grade and 7 years old my daughter and the other kids in the class who are older are reading better and behaving better than the younger kids in the class. I'm not saying that's always the case for kids, but it's something to consider. In the mean-time, just enjoy your boy, they grow up too fast.
I started Kindergarten at 4, and while I was fine with it, it was kind of a bummer to be the youngest in my class throughout school...I drove later than everyone in my class and graduated at 17. It turned out okay, but if I could have chosen, I might have waited until I was at least 5.
I have heard from several sources that girls develop socially about 2 years ahead of boys - which was one of the reasons I had my son start Kindergarten at 6. He is doing very well - in fact I think the extra year helped tune his social and listening skills before placing him in an environment with lots of other kids and teachers.
Start the fall after his 5th birthday = September 2009. He'll be the same age as the majority of his peers.
When he turns 5. If you wait till he' s 6 then he'll be the oldest in all of his classes.
my son turned 5 in july 2006 and had to go to kindergarted because of our state laws. guess what his teachers biggist complaint everytime i talk to her is how immature he is. if i had to do it over again i would have kept him home. i guess it's how your son is. i'm not going to lie my son's a big, spoiled, baby.
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