Let's Get Ready For School
Let's Get Ready For School
Developing Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills involve the use of the small muscles that control the hand, fingers, and thumb. They help children perform important tasks like feeding themselves, buttoning and zipping clothes, writing, drawing and much more.
Little hands can develop dexterity and strength through practical play activities such as; play dough, safe scissors, threading, building. These will you help your child prepare for holding a pencil, mark-making and ultimately write.
Let's Get Ready For School
Developing Communication, Language and Reading
Becoming more confident when speaking to others and being able to say when they need help, will help children make a smooth transition into starting school.
Talking about activities they like to do will help children to become confident and to connect to others who enjoy the same activities.
Developing Independence
Independence is one of the most valuable skills that you can teach your child. It's not about struggling to do things on your own but more about learning to have a go without adult intervention and knowing when to ask for help.
Mathematical Development
Young children are learning maths all of the time through a wide variety of play experiences that start from birth. Maths isn't just about numbers, it is also about shape and space, measures and time.
Starting school is an exciting time but it can raise questions for parents/carers and children. Please click here or on the below image for further information you may find helpful when your child is starting school.
Please see resources below translated into different languages to support parents and children with getting ready to start school.