A story activity pack that… Enables Early Years professionals to support children during their transition into school Empowers parents to share with their children the imminent changes they will experience and broaches relevant topics to discuss Represents diversity Guides parents in supporting their child in preparation for starting school Considers the specific needs of the families of the school’s pupils It accompanies the lovable book by Gradle Gardner Martin https://amzn.to/3vuzLqI available on Amazon It contains Video of the Emit the multicoloured Lion and Erica Get Ready to Go to Big School link Emit and Erica’s tour School rules activity Circle time with Emit School book for Emit and Erica Printable matching game Celebrating me Where in the world Number puzzles My favourite toy Before I go to school Draw along the lines to match Emit and Erica How to draw a lion Lion related songs School related songs Lion related book School related books

Make your own animals to go along with the favourite Dear Zoo book for EYFS / pre-school Included in this resource PDF template drawing of all the animals, dog, monkey, lion, snake, giraffe, camel, elephant and frog to cut out and use to make felted crafts, drawing templates or paper crafts Lesson Plan PDF of the 8 felted animals

**Emit the Multi-Coloured Lion and Erica Get Ready to Go to Big School - A Training Programme for Teachers & Carers ** This training course is designed for “School Readiness” and to equip teachers & carers with the skills they need to guide young children through their transition to primary school. The course addresses the issues of lack of control, loss, change of routine, socialising and anxiety that can present as difficulties during this transition phase of a child’s life. The course is highly practical and utilises 7 exercises to help a child learn the skills they will use during this transition and indeed for the rest of their life. EXERCISE 1: STORY TIME EXERCISE 2: UNDERSTANDING EMOTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSITION EXERCISE 3: RECOGNISING EMOTIONS EXERCISE 4: DEALING WITH LOSS EXERCISE 5: UNDERSTANDING A NEW ROUTINE EXERCISE 6: MAKING NEW FRIENDS EXERCISE 7: DEALING WITH WORRY The entire course draws on the lovable story https://amzn.to/2BJ25cD by Gradle Gardner Martin, as well as the accompanying hand puppets. The 16 Page Training programme to be used in nursery, home, for groups or individually This training course is an invaluable resource for carers looking to manage primary school transition, or for ideas on how to complement the message of the book.

CPD relevant information about Dyspraxia from a tutor’s perspective and based on her book The Dyspraxic Learner: Strategies for Success by Alison Patrick, a specific learning difficulties tutor Elevate Training and Development presents this CPD pack which Includes 30 minute webinar recording Webinar transcript pdf Presentation of notes Areas covered Definition Causes Diagnosis Input Strategies for Success Please note that these products are copyrighted and should not be used incorrectly

3 Sensory Activities using this lovely resource Key outcomes - DIrect work, communicating, engaging and appropriate sensory stimulation to encourage and support development Easy and safe to do in any environment

Science is fun and made even better with crafts that help you to understand Make these fun felt or paper insects and accessories, read along with the very hungry caterpillar, look out for bugs in the garden, and much more! What you get Templates with instructions that can be cut out and used again and again - egg, leaf, caterpillar, leaf, cocoon video of the life cycle PDF poster lesson plan Butterfly felt tutorial PDF

Inspire creativity with arts and crafts for learners of all ages This mermaid tail can be glued or sewed - in our download pdf we suggest sewing and gluing The instructions come from our craft pack and we have included a mermaid tail template in the download Use the resources we suggest or get additional resources from home or at hand to decorate.