Transition To School Training Programme and Resource Kit

**Emit the Multi-Coloured Lion and Erica Get Ready to Go to Big School - A Training Programme for Teachers & Carers
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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.