Course curriculum

  • 1

    01 Welcome & Introduction

  • 2

    02 The Journey to Primary School

    • 02 Introduction The Journey to Primary School

  • 3

    03 A Preschoolers Development

  • 4

    04 When to be Concerned?

    • 04 When to be concerned?

  • 5

    05 Introduction: Creating an Action Plan

    • 05 What's the Plan?

  • 6

    06 Deciding on a Plan of Action

    • Getting Ready for Big School Weekly Schedule

    • Getting Ready for Big School Evaluation Sheet

    • 06 Creating an Action Plan

  • 7

    07 Introduction: Promoting Self Help Skills & Independence

  • 8

    08 Promoting Self Help Skills & Independence

    • 08 Self Help Skills

    • Activities to Promote Self HelpSkills & Indepdendence

  • 9

    09 Before I Forget ...

    • 09 Before I forget

  • 10

    10 Developing Social Emotional Skills

    • 10 Developing Social Emotional Skills

    • Activities to Develop Social Emotional Skills

  • 11

    11 Developing Fine and Gross Motor Skills

    • 11 Fine and Gross Motor Skills

    • Activities to Promote Gross Motor & Fine Motor Skills

  • 12

    12 Introduction - Developing Literacy & Numeracy Skills

    • 12 Introduction: Literacy & Numeracy Skills

    • 13 Developing Literacy Skills

    • 14 Developing Numeracy Skills

    • Activities to Promote Literacy Skills

    • Activities to Promote Numeracy Skills

    • Quick Question

  • 13

    Starting School: What to Expect

    • 15 Starting School: What to Expect

  • 14

    Gratitude & Appreciation

    • 16 Gratitude & Appreciation

    • Feedback Form

Instructor

Course Creator & Instructor

Sara-Jane Lai

Sara-Jane Lai(M.Teach) is passionate about mentoring and inspiring parents/carers, educators and children. With over 20 years’ experience in various educational contexts and settings, Sara’s first years as an educator began in language schools and International Schools in Asia. Sara relocated to Sydney, Australia in 2006 and has since gained experience and knowledge working as an Early Childhood Educator in an independent school and in various preschool settings. Sara holds a Bachelor of Arts (Human Services) from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master of Teaching from Macquarie University in Sydney. She also earned certificates in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages(CELTA) and a CERT IV in Training & Assessment.

FAQ

  • How long is this course?

    This course is self-paced with 90 mins of on-demand videos.

  • What is included in this course?

    This course is loaded with useful hands-on tips on how to transition your child to primary school. There are PDF printables filled with activities you can implement at home to develop your child's self-help skills, social-emotional skills, literacy & numeracy skills and gross & fine motor skills.

  • Who is this course for?

    Parents and carers of children in the year before starting 'Big School' (Primary School).

BE THERE FOR SUPPORT

Gain the knowledge and tools you need to support your child's transition to primary school!

Reviews

5 star rating

Great insight

Vinh Dang

The whole course was great insight to how my child learns, thinks, and acts. A great help to transition my child into school. The range of topics covered wer...

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The whole course was great insight to how my child learns, thinks, and acts. A great help to transition my child into school. The range of topics covered were extensive, and I’ll definitely be referring back to some key points to help my child learn.

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5 star rating

Great Course!

Tatiana Alvaez

I loved the course, I thought it was really easy to follow. I felt like it covered all aspects of what my child needs to develop and how to help him be bette...

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I loved the course, I thought it was really easy to follow. I felt like it covered all aspects of what my child needs to develop and how to help him be better prepared for school. The practical tips Sara gave me were really great, they had sound reasoning behind it and made me really keen to implement them.

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5 star rating

So Refeshing!

claudine rochecouste

Amazing and inspirational! Such a refreshing spiritual and intellectual approach to education and learning for our children’s positive development! Loved it!...

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Amazing and inspirational! Such a refreshing spiritual and intellectual approach to education and learning for our children’s positive development! Loved it! Thank you Sara 🙏

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5 star rating

Really practical and useful guide

caroline Jones

This video series is a great addition to the transition info provided at school orientation. Lots of ideas and practical advice communicated clearly in a use...

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This video series is a great addition to the transition info provided at school orientation. Lots of ideas and practical advice communicated clearly in a useful stepped approach. It will definitely help us in preparing our little one for big school.

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