Helping children do well in school prepares them for a successful future, both in school and in life. This is one of a series of handbooks that Alberta Education developed, in the Curriculum Handbook for Parents series, to help parents understand what children will learn in the classroom, as well as the education goals set for the school year. This handbook answers the following questions about kindergarten: What are young children like? What and how do children learn? What will parents see in the kindergarten area? How and why are children assessed in kindergarten? How does the kindergarten program prepare children for grade 1, and how can parents be involved? [This document was produced by Alberta Education.]