Informing parents and carers of children on how to prepare children with their school transition.

1. Preparation
for school
Poppy Victoria Burford

2. Supporting
children in
preparation
for school
There are many ways that a child can be supported by the people
around them with relation to preparing for the school transition:
Stories/ books – you can use story time to help children in preparation
for school by using stories related to transitioning and school, to make
the transition less daunting,
Songs and videos – using songs and videos to help children transition
into school will help them as they will be able to visualize the
transition from using the videos, making it an easier transition,
Activities – Working with your child to complete activities relating to
school transitioning will help them to prepare for the change, doing
things such as, sharing, lining up, serving meals and practicing
independence, will assist them with the transition.
Overall supporting the needs of your child – ensuring that a child can
deal with the emotions they may be facing, by explaining the process
making it less daunting.

3. Development milestones to meet
Personal, social and
emotional development –
How confident a child is
with managing their own
feelings and behaviors,
and how capable they are
of working with others to
turn take.
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Physical development –
How children are
developing using their
fine and gross motor
skills, and their
management and
understanding of own
health, self care and
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Communication and
language – How good a
child is at listening and
paying attention to others
and how well they can
communicate with others.
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4. Development
milestones to meet
Literacy – How children
interact and read books,
how well a child learns to
write and uses phonics to
explore sounds and
pronunciation,
Mathematics – How
children are with numbers
and counting, and if they
use play to help them,
building blocks, shapes
etc.,
Understanding the world –
The interest children have in
the world around them, both
indoors and outdoors, and
how aware they are of what's
around them: nature, houses,
workplaces etc.,
Expressive arts and design
– How creative and
imaginative a child is and
how they interact with arts
and crafts.

5. School preparation activities
Board games – teaches
turn taking, sharing,
waiting, and the ability to
cope when one doesn’t
win,
Role play – complete
school like activities with a
child and let them act it
our e.g., let them be the
teacher and teach you, vice
versa,
Following instructions –
when completing basic
tasks, ensure a child is
enable to complete tasks,
Daily activities – model
good behavior with daily
activities, and let a child
independently complete
daily activities, running a
bath, serving own food
etc.,
Emotion cards – create
different emotion and
facial expression cards and
discuss them with your
child, act them out and
explain how each one
makes us feel,
Alphabet – learn the
alphabet using songs,
cards, number spoons, toys
etc.