PRE-SCHOOL TRANSITION FORM

Name of Child:

Date of Birth:

Name of Pre-School Setting:

It is suggested that this form is completed by the middle of June and forwarded to the appropriate Primary
School before the end of June. Information on this form should be shared with the childs parent(s)/guardian.
Please tick:
the left-hand box if the child is beginning to make progress towards the competency;
the centre box if the child is making reasonable progress towards the competency;
the right-hand box if the child has achieved this competency.

PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Is independent in personal hygiene, cloakroom and other routines.
Can cope with rules and routines.
Is confident with familiar adults.
Enjoys the company of other children.
Knows when to seek help.
Forms friendships easily with other children.
Plays co-operatively and shares resources.
Usually demonstrates acceptable behaviour.
Takes turns and shares.
Is sensitive to the needs and feelings of others.
Can express his/her own feelings and emotions.
Concentrates for periods up to 5/10 minutes or more on an activity of interest.
Perseveres with a task.
Shows pride in completed work.

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Understands and can follow simple instructions.
Enjoys listening to stories.
Takes part in conversation with adults/other children.
Sings/recites rhymes, poems, jingles.
Talks about experiences/stories/thoughts/feelings.
Re-tells stories in their own words.
Understands and responds to questions.
Asks questions to gain information.
Enjoys browsing in the book corner.
Knows how to hold books/turn pages appropriately.
Knows that the printed word has meaning.
Recognises own first name.
Can re-tell a story from pictures.
Draws and paints pictures which have recognisable figures and objects in them.
Creates representational pictures which are precise and detailed.
Makes marks on paper to write ideas.
Holds pencils and other implements in an appropriate way.
Prefers to use left/right hand.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT

Enjoys physical play.
Has developed an awareness of space.
Moves confidently with increasing control and co-ordination.
Has developed gross motor skills, eg can kick a ball, hop and jump.
Has developed fine motor skills, eg uses a thick pencil/crayon/paintbrush with confidence.
Uses small tools effectively, eg scissors.
Understands simple rules, eg taking turns, avoiding bumping into other children.

THE ARTS
Expresses own ideas through pictures and models.
Enjoys using a wide variety of media, eg pencils, paints, sponges, combs, clay, dough, scrap materials.
Plays imaginatively on own and/or in a group.
Enjoys making music by singing, clapping and playing percussion instruments.
Enjoys listening to music.

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EARLY MATHEMATICAL EXPERIENCES

Talks about daily routines/events in sequence.
Understands language associated with size and quantity, eg small, big, heavy, long, some, more.
Uses language associated with size and quantity, eg small, big, heavy, long, some, more.
Uses language of comparison, eg lightest.
Understands some positional words, eg in, on, up, down.
Uses some positional words, eg below, behind, between.
Talks about everyday shapes, eg the shapes of blocks, bottles, containers, leaves.
Sorts and groups by size/pattern/shape/colour.
Can copy/copy and continue/create a repeating pattern.
Enjoys/participates in number rhymes, jingles and stories.
Can count objects accurately in the course of play.

THE WORLD AROUND US

Uses senses to investigate and describe everyday objects and events.
Shows care for living things and the environment.
Handles natural materials with curiosity, such as shells, leaves, stones.
Can talk about the weather and the seasons at appropriate times of the year.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Signature:

Date:

Date:

(Principal/Teacher/Leader)

Signature:
(Parent/Guardian)

CCEA, Clarendon Dock, 29 Clarendon Road, Belfast BT1 3BG Tel: (028) 90261200. Fax: (028) 9026 1234

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