Intended as a resource for kindergarten teachers, administrators, parents, and those who develop curriculum, this handbook is designed to assist local school districts in planning and administering kindergarten programs. Consisting of three distinct sections, each with its separate cover, the handbook provides: (1) a guide to curriculum development; (2) a list of skills teachers would expect children to master before, during, and after kindergarten; and (3) guidelines for activities for kindergarten children. The section on curriculum is designed to provide information enabling school districts to develop their own individual program. Contents focus on characteristics of kindergarten children, the learning environment, early childhood screening, evaluation, program goals, and working with special needs students. The section listing skills is organized around the concepts of self, sound, taction, size, numbers, form, space, and color; and the behavioral domains of language and speech, gross and fine motor development, feeding, dressing, personal hygiene, safety, and social and emotional development. The section describing kindergarten activities ranges in alphabetical order across the domains of art, cooking, music, poems/fingerplays, seasonal activities, special events, cognition, movement, and language and sensory experiences. The 133 activities described were provided by educators from across the state of South Dakota. (RH)