🌟 PLAY-BASED SCHOOL READINESS ACTIVITY SET
Includes a FREE School Readiness Activity Book for ChildrenSupport children to build the confidence, independence and practical skills they will use when they begin school.
Our Play-Based School Readiness Activity Set is filled with meaningful activity ideas that can be introduced at any time throughout the year. The experiences help children practise real-life school skills such as caring for their belongings, opening lunchboxes, following routines, joining group experiences, asking for help, managing emotions, solving problems and becoming more independent.
This is not a pack of repetitive worksheets or formal school lessons. Children learn through play, conversations, games, movement, role-play and everyday routines in ways that are engaging and developmentally appropriate.
The set can be used throughout the kindergarten year, within your everyday program or as part of a dedicated transition-to-school program. Activities can be adapted for individuals, small groups or the whole group.
The pack supports practice aligned with the EYLF V2.0, Quality Area 1 – Educational Program and Practice, and Quality Area 6 – Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities, particularly continuity of learning and positive transitions.
Help children feel confident, capable and excited as they take their next step to school
Getting Ready for School
Starting School Storytime• Schoolyard Explorers
• Community Helpers Gallery
• Nature’s Alphabet Hunt
• Exploring Emotions Through Art •
Building Friendships
Daily Routines & Independence
Ready, Set, Learn (Morning Routine)• Lunchtime Readiness Adventure
• Daily School Helpers
• Emotion Charades
• Count and Sort (School Supplies)
• Alphabet Adventure
• Shape Scavenger Hunt
• Lunchtime Choices
Friendship & Connection
Friendship Tree• Helpful Friends Puzzle
• My School Day Adventure
• Musical Statues
• Storytime Yoga
• School Bag Packing Challenge
• Listening Walk
• Morning Fun Race
• End-of-Day Reflection Circle
Confidence & Belonging
First-Day Expectations Collage• What’s in My School Bag?
• Wake-Up and Stretch
• Daily Highlights Journal
• Morning Circle Time
• Reflect and Share
• Lunchtime Adventures
• Friendship Collage
Social & Emotional Learning
Helping Hands •Goodbye, School
• Bag Buddies
• Sharing Circle
• Belongings Sorting
• Belongings Reminder
• Self-Serve Snack Station
• Line Leader Adventures
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Healthy Lunchbox Creations• Peaceful Puzzle Solving
• Lunchtime Helpers
• Teacher Treasure Hunt
• Bus Safety Adventure
• Backpack Essentials Scavenger Hunt
• Playground Adventure Map
• Bus Stop Adventure
• Safety Zone Exploration
• Storyteller’s Chair
• Safe School Adventures
•Drop-Off & Pick-Up Safety
• Lollypop Person Crossing
Each experience supports independence, cooperation, and confidence — preparing children for the rhythms and routines of school life.
📘 Bonus for Children Preparing for School
Each pack includes a Free School Readiness Activity Booklet — a hands-on printable designed for children to explore at home or in care.
This booklet strengthens fine motor, literacy, numeracy and emotional skills through fun, developmentally appropriate activities aligned to the EYLF developmental milestones.
Activities include:
Alphabet Tracing • Emotion Matching • Opposites Match • Number Tracing & Counting • Fine Motor Cutting Skills • Positional Language • Shape & Colour Recognition • Early Literacy Tasks • I Can Statements (Social Reflection) • School Readiness Checklist • Certificate of CompletionCustomisable Fonts: Choose from popular Australian handwriting styles including QLD Beginners Font, NSW Foundation Font and more.
🎉 Celebrate success! Each booklet features a certificate of completion to acknowledge each child’s effort and growing confidence.
🧠Aligned with the EYLF, QKLG & VEYLDF
Every experience in the Transition to School Activity Pack is linked to learning outcomes within:
Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF V2.0)
Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline (QKLG)
Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF)
Each activity includes an analysis of learning, supporting educators in planning intentional teaching moments and documenting meaningful progress.
🌿 Linked to the National Quality Standard (NQS)
This resource supports:
Quality Area 2: Children’s Health and Safety
Quality Area 5: Relationships with Children
By embedding transition activities into daily play, educators promote children’s wellbeing, belonging, and self-confidence while building respectful, supportive relationships.
💛 A Must-Have for Every Kindergarten Program
With its focus on school readiness, safety, and independence, this pack equips every child with the skills and mindset they need to thrive in the school environment.
A play-based resource that turns everyday learning into meaningful preparation for life beyond kindergarten — making transition time a calm, confident and joyful experience for all.
