This 1.5 hour session explores how we can best prepare our children and families for the transition to school with a focus on foundational life skills. We will look at emotional adaptability, social and cognitive competence and physical health & well-being.  We will explore current research about children’s brain development, resilience and readiness for academic learning along with ideas for pre-numeracy and pre-literacy in it’s natural context.  Strategies and ideas for educators and families will be shared to support a positive transition with resilience and foundational life skills as the focus.

Learning Outcomes:

• Outcome 1.2 Children develop their emerging autonomy, interdependence, resilience & sense of agency
• Outcome 1.3 Children develop knowledgeable & confident self-identities
• Outcome 2.1 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups & communities & an understanding of the reciprocal rights….
• Outcome 3.1 Children become strong in their social & emotional well-being
• Outcome 4: Children are confident & involved learners
• Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
• Principle: Partnerships
• Principle: High Expectations & Equity
• Practice: Holistic Approaches
• Practice: Learning through Play

Training Presenter: Kirsty Fantini, Early Years Training