Believe it or not, all kindergarteners do not enter your doors equal in shape, size or readiness.
The first couple of weeks of school is the perfect time for pre-assessing for readiness and understanding. Allow for exploration of centers, materials and manipulatives and you can’t imagine what you find out. Instead of spending two weeks teaching shapes, in those first few days of school, you might discover that most of your class already has already mastered that topic. Those that have mastered them can move on and expand their understanding.