Exploring The Topic

WHY INVESTIGATE BEGINNING THE YEAR?

Planning carefully for the first few days of school can ease transitions and help children feel more comfortable and secure.  If we can anticipate their needs, we'll be better prepared to plan for their arrival and support them successfully.  

Some children with prior experience in group settings may have learned the skills needed to be members of a classroom community.  For other children, preschool may be their first experience away from home or in a group.

FOCUS QUESTIONS

1.  What names do we need to know at school?

2.  What should we do if we get sad or scared at school?

3.  What are our rules?

4.  When do things happen at school?

5.  Who works at our school?

6.  How do we make and keep friends?  How can we be part of a group?