Supporting Effective Transitions
Welcoming children and their families into your classroom with intention
Less Guesswork - More Purpose
Transitions are too important to leave to chance.
Successful transitions are critical for young children - especially those first entering a school-based classroom (typically kindergarten/preschool).
How we welcome young children into our classrooms has a major effect on their long-term social and emotional wellbeing and academic engagement and achievement.
They're a vital part of the beginning of the school year yet are often an afterthought.
What's Inside?
Essential information to share with families/caregivers and children.
Information to collect from families/caregivers and children.
What to do with the information you collect.
Preparing for and supporting tricky separations.
Preparing for and supporting tricky separations.
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oh hi!
I'm Danica (Da-nee-ca).
I'm an early childhood educator, university lecturer, practicum supervisor and, most importantly, mama to a delightfully curious 5 year old and delicious 7 month old.
I always thought I did transitions well. I mean, I sent parents a jam packed email with everything they needed to know. That was enough, right?
I was then lucky enough to participate in a yearlong research project where a group of early childhood teachers were guided through unpacking their current transition process, finding the gaps and then filling them. Yikes. Turns out a single email to parents really wasn't a transition done well. I had *many* gaps.
I spent that year really refining how I welcomed children and their families into my class and turned my process from lacklustre to sparkly. Let me help you refine your transition process so yours can be sparkly, too!