A 1979 guide for kids going into grade one
A blogger for Chicago Now came across the “Your Six-Year-Old” guide book from 1979. Is your 6-year-old ready to start grade one? Blogger Christine Whitley reprinted the guide book’s checklist. If your kid gets at least 10/12 on the following list, he/she is ready!
1. Will your child be six years, six months or older when he begins first grade and starts receiving reading instruction?
2. Does your child have two to five permanent or second teeth?
3. Can you child tell, in such a way that his speech is understood by a school crossing guard or policeman, where he lives?
4. Can he draw and color and stay within the lines of the design being colored?
5. Can he stand on one foot with eyes closed for five to ten seconds?
