Transition to school programs help create partnerships between families, schools and the community. Consider a range of useful skills to help your child prepare for the big ‘first day’.

Use these ten tips for parents of children starting school, or download a Parent Kit (.pdf 134 kB).

Read the story A Special Place (.pdf 3.5 MB) with your child to help them feel excited about what happens at school.

The School Canteen Association has ideas on a well planned lunchbox and nutritional choices for your child’s eating times.

Your new school might be involved in Best Start Kindergarten Assessment early in the year. This will involve students undertaking literacy (.pdf 469 kB) and numeracy (.pdf 407 kB) tasks.

Use these literacy (.pdf 2.6 MB) and numeracy (.pdf 4 MB) cards to see how you’ve already helped your child develop their skills ready for school learning.

Are you ready for your new Kindergarten class?

Find resources for your new class in the Sites for teachers page. Download free K-3 Teacher Resources for your classroom learning. Use other Sites2See as classroom KLA support.

The Count Me In Too site outlines a learning framework providing teachers with strategies and tasks in mathematics.

The UK site ICT games provides games for help in numeracy and literacy.

If you are a Best Start school download the Letter to parents (requires DET log on), available in many languages.

Support parents’ understanding of learning with theories on child development.