School Readiness
At Ashworth Nursery School we recommend that children work on the following skills at home in order to prepare them for transition to primary school:
I will be ready for school when….. |
How can you support me to do this? |
I can put on my own coat and fasten it. |
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I can go to the toilet by myself and wash my hands afterwards. |
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I can confidently say goodbye when I am left with an adult that I know will look after me. |
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I have made good friends and can happily talk to other children and adults. |
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I can share and take turns in a group. |
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I can sit and listen for a short while. |
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I can answer a simple question about a story. |
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I can tidy up after myself and look after my things. |
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I am happy to speak to others about my wants, needs and feelings. |
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I can follow simple instructions. |
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I can re-tell a past event (something that has happened to me). |
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I can feed myself and enjoy a range of healthy foods. |
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I can dress and undress myself as well as putting on and taking off my shoes. |
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I can follow rules at home and nursery and I will be able to do this at school. |
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I enjoy listening to stories and singing rhymes. |
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I can hold a pencil and enjoy making marks. |
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As well as the above skills, at school we will be specifically focusing on the following skills:
- Building attention span
- Turn taking & sharing
- Developing spoken language and vocabulary
- Forming and building friendships
- Participating in all aspects of the school day (i.e. singing, dancing, group games and activities)
- Listening and following directions from adults
- Following the classroom routine
- Physical development
- Creative skills
- Joining in discussions about the world around us
- Letter and pre-reading skills (such as recognising letter sounds)
- Number, pre-mathematics & reasoning skills (such as recognising numbers, shapes, one more than/less than, counting in sequence)