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Transition to Reception: How Are You Feeling Today? — Creating Facial Expressions (Reception)

Feelings
Early Years PSED
PDF

Encourage children to talk about how they are feeling and how others might be feeling with this creative loose parts activity. Simply print off the ... More info

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Transition: Learn Your New Teacher's Name — Acrostic Poem (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Help children learn their new teacher’s name and develop literacy skills with this acrostic poem worksheet. They must circle their new ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School — What to Expect (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PowerPoint

Use this PowerPoint to guide discussion and teach children about what to expect at secondary school. It includes lots of information on the ... More info

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Transition: Mixed-Up Portraits — Art Activity (Years 5-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This collaborative artwork activity is a great way to help children get to know each other or create a display showing unity and creativity. They must ... More info

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Transition: Common Interests — Icebreaker Activity (Years 3-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Use this transition day activity to introduce either a new teacher or children to each other. It includes instructions and question sheets. Children ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School Preparation Activity — Achievements and Targets for Year 7 (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Help children reflect on their time at primary school and set targets for their time in year 7 with this worksheet. It includes spaces to write about ... More info

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Transition: Survive the Drop — Team Building and Design Activity (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This ‘Survive the Drop’ STEM activity is a great way to encourage team building between children. In teams they must design a contraption ... More info

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Transition: My 'All About Me' Bag — Template (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

Use this ‘all about me’ bag resource to introduce yourself to your new class. Children can then create their own ‘all about ... More info

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Transition: My Dreams This Year — Complete the Sentences (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Ask children to fill in the dream bubbles on this worksheet to share their dreams for the year ahead. They can write about what they are most looking ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School — Interpret a Timetable (Year 6)

Using Data
Key Stage 2 Maths
PDF

Introduce children to a secondary school timetable example while putting their data reading skills to the test. They must look at the Year 7 timetable ... More info

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Transition: All About Me — Template (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Use this ‘all about me’ worksheet to help children introduce themselves to a new class or teacher. It includes lots of sentence starters ... More info

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Transition: All About Me — Template (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

This resource is a fun way for children to introduce themselves. It includes spaces for writing about their favourite things and what they are good ... More info

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Transition: Create a Class Mosaic — Template (Years 3-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This resource can be used to create a class mosaic on transition day or any time to develop children’s creativity and collaboration skills. They ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School Research Activity — What Do I Want to Know? (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Encourage children to learn about their secondary school with this research worksheet. They must read the questions in the table and fill out any ... More info

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Transition: Looking Ahead — Goals for the Future (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Help children write about what they would like to achieve in the year ahead with this space-themed worksheet. They must write their name and birthday, ... More info

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Transition: Interview Your Teacher — Icebreaker Activity (Years 3-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Let children interview the teacher with this transition day activity. It includes instructions and question template cards. Children can write their ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School — All About Me (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This worksheet encourages children to write about themselves in preparation for starting secondary school. It includes spaces to reflect on things ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School: All About Year 6 — Write an Informal Letter to Year 5 (Year 6)

Drafting and Writing
Key Stage 2 English
PDF

Encourage children to develop drafting for writing skills by writing a letter to someone from Year 5 to read when they start Year 6. The planning ... More info

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Transition: Me and My Classmates — Bunting Template (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

This bunting template can be used as a transition day resource as well as to decorate the classroom for the following term. Each child can decorate ... More info

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Transition: New Class Icebreakers —Team Building Activity Ideas (Years 5-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This resource includes instructions for 4 different icebreaker activities that encourage children to get to know each other and work as teams. There ... More info

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Transition: Aim for the Stars — My Goals for the Year (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

Encourage children to think about their goals for the year ahead with this space-themed worksheet. They must fill in the list of 3 aims for the year, ... More info

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Transition: Construction Challenge — Team Building Activity (Years 5-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Encourage team-building between children with this STEM building challenge activity. In groups, children must design and build the strongest bridge or ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School Discussion Activities — Making Friends (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Help children become more confident about making friends at secondary school with this worksheet. They can write about their worries and ideas for ... More info

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Transition — What Makes The Perfect Teacher? (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This perfect teacher template encourages children to think about the qualities that they think make a perfect teacher such as kind, patient and ... More info

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Transition to Reception: All About Me — Fact File (Reception)

Confidence and Self-Esteem
Early Years PSED
PDF

Learn more about the children in your class by asking them to complete this fact file template. Who is in their family? What is their favourite ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School Planning Activity — How Will I Get to School? (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

Help children consider how they will get to secondary school with this worksheet. It includes a transport table to fill in as well as space to draw a ... More info

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Transition: My Goal for this Year — Trophy Template (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

This trophy template will allow children to set themselves goals for the year ahead. They must write their name at the bottom of the trophy and fill ... More info

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Transition: Survive the Drop — Team Building and Design Activity (Years 5-6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This ‘Survive the Drop’ STEM activity is a great way to encourage team building between children. In teams they must design, cost and ... More info

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Transition: Getting to Know Your Class — Name Games (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

Help children learn each other’s names with this selection of 3 different games. Instructions are included for ‘Hesitation’, ... More info

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Transition — What Makes The Perfect Teacher: Foundation (Years 3-4)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This foundation-level perfect teacher template encourages children to think about the qualities that they think make a perfect teacher such as kind, ... More info

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Transition: Classroom I-Spy Checklist (Years 1-2)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 1 PSHE
PDF

This resource is a great way to help children become familiar with a new classroom. They must look for the items shown on the list and tick them off. ... More info

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Transition to Secondary School — Who's Who Job Title Match Up (Year 6)

Ourselves, Growth and Change
Key Stage 2 PSHE
PDF

This card matching activity gives children the opportunity to learn about some of the people they may meet at secondary school. It includes job title ... More info

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Transition to Reception: Getting to Know You — Game Ideas (Reception)

Making friends
Early Years PSED
PDF

This resource contains five different games that you could play with your new class to learn more about them. They’re all great ways for the children ... More info

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Transition to Reception: My Special Things — Drawing Activity (Reception)

Making friends
Early Years PSED
PDF

This activity is a great way of finding out about the children in your class, and an opportunity for them to get to know each other. Ask the children ... More info

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Transition to Reception: Self Portrait Gallery — Using Different Media (Reception)

Exploring Materials
Early Years Expressive Arts & Design
PDF

Children will enjoy this self-portrait activity and it’s a great way for them to get to know their new classmates. With a range different media to ... More info

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Transition to Reception: My First Day — Handprint Poem (Reception)

Feelings
Early Years PSED
PDF

Starting school is a big moment for children and their families — help to make this extra special by using this poem template to celebrate their first ... More info

Primary Transition Resources

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