Spark Education by Dr. Michelle Peterson

Ready for Preschool

A confident start begins with small, everyday steps.

Practical guidance to read. Familiar routines and printables to use together.

Get the readiness bundle — $14.95

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Try the free morning routine

What Really Matters Before the First Day, a parent guide by Dr. Michelle Peterson — **Parent Guide**Read and understand

The Printable Toolkit: routines, check-ins, and practical family pages — **Printable Toolkit**Print and use

Printable PDFsColor + alternate print editionsFor home or the classroom

Small steps you can put into practice.

Take a look inside: support for first goodbyes, growing independence, and familiar mornings.

A little help, a larger role: finding a manageable part of an everyday task — **Room to try.** Everyday ways to support independence.From the Parent Guide

A goodbye with a clear ending: words for the handoff and why they help — **Words that help.** Reassurance for those first goodbyes.From the Parent Guide

A printable readiness check-in with space to notice and plan — **Notice the little things.** Reflect on skills as they develop.From the Printable Toolkit

My Preschool Morning: twelve illustrated steps with checkboxes — **A familiar start.** Practice the morning, one picture at a time.From the Printable Toolkit

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Choose what helps your family.

Start with the guidance, choose practical printables, or bring both home together.

Both readiness resources

Ready for Preschool Bundle

The Parent Guide in color and grayscale, plus the Printable Toolkit in color and low ink.

70-page illustrated Parent Guide with 17 practical chapters
41-page Printable Toolkit with check-ins, routines, prompts and forms
Four PDFs across two download packages, with printing instructions

111 distinct pages across both resources. Alternate print editions repeat the same content.

$14.95 USD

$18.90 separately
Save $3.95

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What Really Matters Before the First Day

Understand readiness and prepare with confidence.

Practical support for independence, goodbyes, communication, everyday routines and the first week. Seventeen illustrated chapters with linked contents and cited resources. 70 pages, plus a matching grayscale edition. Toolkit sold separately.

$11.95 USD

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The Printable Toolkit

Useful tools for small, everyday steps.

Readiness check-ins, family practice plans, visual routines, conversation prompts and family-to-school forms. 41 pages, plus a matching low-ink edition. Guide sold separately.

$6.95 USD

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Preschool Play & Readiness Collection

Play today. Prepare for what’s next.

Bring home all three resources: ideas for everyday play, guidance for the first day, and practical pages to use together.

365 Invitations to Play429 pages of child-led play
What Really Matters Before the First Day70-page Parent Guide · color + grayscale
The Printable Toolkit41 pages · color + low ink

Already own the readiness bundle? The collection includes the same guide and toolkit. You can buy the play book separately.

$24.95 USD

Save $8.90 versus $33.85 for the three individual resources.

Get all three resources

One-time purchase. Digital delivery through Payhip.

Try a free sample

Start with tomorrow morning.

Practice the morning together, one picture at a time. The three-page sample includes instructions, a color chart, and a low-ink version.

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From someone who knows the early years.

Dr. Michelle Peterson brings classroom experience and doctoral research on peer engagement through play to these practical resources for families.

Meet Dr. Michelle Peterson

For families everywhere. These optional resources are not required for enrollment at Spark.

A few things to know.

Which resource should I choose?

Choose the Parent Guide for explanations and practical guidance, the Printable Toolkit for pages to use with your family or classroom, or the Ready for Preschool Bundle for both. The bundle costs $14.95, saving $3.95 compared with purchasing the two resources separately. For everyday play too, choose the three-resource collection for $24.95.

How do I get my files?

Your purchase takes place on Payhip, which handles payment and access to the downloads. The readiness bundle checkout asks you to create an account or log in so you can access both resources. Each readiness product includes a ZIP package with two PDFs and a Read Me: the Guide in color and grayscale, the Toolkit in color and low ink. The bundle gives you both product packages. No printed book will be mailed.

How should I print them?

Use US Letter paper (8.5 × 11 inches) and print at actual size / 100%. Choose only the pages you need. The grayscale Guide and low-ink Toolkit contain the same content and page numbers as their color editions.

Can I type into the forms?

The printables are designed for handwriting. They are not editable documents or interactive forms.

Can I share these with my classroom families?

The Parent Guide is for one household or one educator’s personal classroom; please do not redistribute its files or printed copies. The Toolkit separately allows private sharing with your enrolled classroom families. Other educators need their own licenses. Follow the terms included with each resource, and do not resell or publicly post the files.

Is this a developmental screening?

No. These resources provide educational information and everyday practice ideas. Readiness check-ins are not developmental screenings and do not replace individualized advice, evaluation or your preschool’s policies.

A little guidance for a big beginning.

Bring the Parent Guide and Printable Toolkit home together.

Get the readiness bundle — $14.95

Secure checkout on Payhip. Color and alternate print editions included.

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