Kindergarten Readiness
In this 20-minute interview Linda Bevilacqua, President of the Core Knowledge Foundation, outlines indicators of kindergarten readiness and activities that you can do to help prepare your child for kindergarten. More…
Starter Kits
Ready to move to the next grade? Not sure what materials you need to get started with Core Knowledge? We have made it easy by offering these easy-to-order starter kits for preschool through grade 5. More…
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Spanish Translation
All files are available for download here, in Adobe PDF format, at no charge. Simply click on the links below to view and download the documents. Note that many of these files are rather large; please allow sufficient time to download.
Illustrations are not included in the translations. Please use the page number references in the margin to find the pictures in the English book.
I. Language and Literature
- Reading, Writing, and Your Kindergartner
- Literature
- Familiar and Favorite Poems
- Aesop's Fables
- Stories-Part I
- Stories-Part II
- Two Tall Tales
- Sayings
II. History and Geography
III. Visual Arts
IV. Music
V. Mathematics
VI. Science
- Introduction and Plants and Plant Growth
- Seasons and Weather
- Animals and Their Needs
- The Human Body
- Taking Care of the Earth
- An Invisible Force: Magnetism
- Stories About Scientists

