Getting Ready for School Group

What does it involve?

• Language skills – listening, following directions, understanding early language concepts, answering questions and sharing information. 
• Social skills – taking turns and sharing with others. 
• Pre-literacy skills – recognising sounds, letters and words. 
• Fine motor – managing objects used at school e.g. pencils, lunch boxes, zippers. 
• Pencil skills – pre-writing, shapes, tracing, writing names. 
• Scissor skills – holding scissors, using scissors to snip and cut. 
• Activities of daily living relating to school life – working in a group, managing belongings, dressing skills, canteen orders, asking for help.