Kindergarten Kickoff

The Louisiana Children’s Museum will host our third annual Kindergarten Kickoff!!  The overall goals of this event are to allay some of the anxiety of parents and caregivers as it relates to starting “big school”, to have a moment to celebrate this milestone with upcoming Kindergarteners, and have kiddos practice a few skills that are expected in their new grade. Some of our facilitated activities for them will include cutting with scissors, placing folders in their backpacks, balancing their lunch trays, writing their names, boarding a school bus, etc. We will also have several Kindergarten teachers mingling throughout the Museum who will also host two 20-minute talks (one in Spanish) during the event. They will cover some expectations for parents, caregivers, and students. Of course, there will be three special story times with books on the topic of Kindergarten. Several community partners will be present to share their services and programs, including New Orleans Public Schools, the New Orleans Public Library, We Scribblin’, and the New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center. This event will be free with required registration on our website.