Helping your child get ready for school

This page will give you lots of ideas of games and activities to do with your child to help them to get ready for school.

If you would prefer paper copies of any of these leaflets, packs are available via the school office. Please phone the school and arrange to collect one.

Redwood Primary School School Readiness

Our top ten!

To sit still and listen to adults and children
To be able to go to the toilet by themselves and wash their hands afterwards
To be able to take off and put on their coat and own shoes
To open and enjoy a book by themselves or with another person
To be able to hold a conversation with someone else.
To be able to recognise their name and have a try at writing some letters in it
To be able to sing a few familiar nursery rhymes
To take turns with other children when playing and join in with the play of others
To be confident to ask adults for help
To be able to count objects with care and use number names

Helping your child get ready for school

Redwood Primary School School Readiness

General school readiness booklets

Leaflets with ideas to support different areas of the curriculum

Games and activities to talk about and do together

Helping your child get ready for school

Redwood Primary School School Readiness

General school readiness booklets

Leaflets with ideas to support different areas of the curriculum

Games and activities to talk about and do together

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