Getting Ready for School Group

Preparing your child for a smooth and successful transition into the classroom.

Getting Ready for School Group helps kids prepare for kindergarten so they are able to meet their learning goals and milestones at primary school.

The program is designed to increase classroom participation across a range of areas including fine motor skills (early handwriting, cutting), social skills (sharing, taking turns, and waiting), attending skills (listening, following instructions and routine) and literacy skills.

Our team of therapists will help prepare your child to learn essential skills and activities so they feel confident and ready to thrive in the classroom.

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.

What are the outcomes?

Who is the program for?

Children aged 3-6 years or starting school in the next 2 years
Children with fine motor, school-based or social goals
Able to follow simple 2-step instructions and exercises (or with the support of a carer)