Your child's first day at school or nursery
Top tips to help your child prepare for this important milestone.
Preparing for the big day
The big day is almost here! Your child will soon be starting school or nursery. You are both bound to be really excited about this new adventure - but feeling a bit nervous and anxious too is very normal!
What can you do to help your child prepare for this important milestone in their life?
Talk about what school will be like
Your child is bound to be wondering what school or nursery will be like when they arrive and what sort of things happen during the day.
Why not cuddle up together and watch clips fromÌýTime For School, a documentary that follows a group of youngsters experiencing school for the first time. You can also get a taste for what will happen on their first day in this breakdown of the school agenda.
Have a chat about how the children in the show feel at different times. Does your child have any of the worries they experience?Ìý
Starting school or nursery is an important milestone in your child’s life. Try using our gameÌýMy First Day at SchoolÌýwhere your child can create a character that looks like them, hang their coat up, head into the classroom and explore new things they may encounter on their first day, to help steer your conversation. Talk through their experiences together. Pick the sections that best suit your situation.
Listen to an audio journey into the classroom with tips and reflections from kids, be inspired by top tips from Waffle the Wonderdog and learn about numbers, words and colours with Blocks Universe.
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'All About Me'
Your child has already achieved so much. Why not share some of those special times with your child's new teacher and classmates by making an 'All About Me' scrapbook?
Collect together photos, pictures and mementoes of important milestones and events in your child's life so far - e.g. birthday cards, photos of special family events or records of achievements).
Remember to keep adding to their scrapbook as they start their new adventure at school or nursery.
If your child loves Bluey, you can print out a Blue memory book template here.
Find other useful resources and activities in the CBeebies Starting School Collection.Ìý