My Primary School Journey

A 12-part reflective writing program.

📢 Upper Primary teachers - you know how significant the final year of primary school is for your students.

It’s a time of reflection, growth, and preparing for the transition to high school.

My Primary School Journey is the perfect tool to support Year Six students:

• By boosting well-being through celebrating the past and preparing for what lies ahead
• To capture memories and create a personal keepsake
• To provide a positive and safe thinking space

"A fabulous resource! My students have loved taking the time to think back over their primary years." Carina

Program Features:

• A single comprehensive 32-page My Primary School Journey digital student booklet - ready for immediate download/use
• Students work independently supported by a flexible step-by-step 12-part approach to suit your cohort
• Printable or Fillable PDF options - flexibility to cater for all learning needs; you decide whether your students will handwrite or work electronically
• 12 reflective writing topics – each with three questions and corresponding sentence starters
• Writing sample – to guide students
• Writing template for each topic
• No direct teaching required
• Accompanied by Teacher Guide (separate 12-page resource) to support program delivery

Why life-writing is key to student well-being

The final year of primary school is a key milestone, perhaps the most significant stage of a child’s life to this point.

Taking time in Year 6 to reflect is vital in supporting students to process all that’s brought them to this point and to build self-awareness. Building these skills now improves mental well-being and fosters positive reflective habits for success throughout life.

How it works:

• Delivery/time allowance: The My Primary School Journey program is designed with flexibility in mind, to suit your school’s schedule over the course of the Year 6 timeline. Some schools use it every fortnight across the year; alternatively, the program could be implemented as a term’s focus, such as in Term 3 or Term 4 of Year 6.
• For each of the 12 sessions, students engage with a new writing topic.
• Allow around 20-30 minutes for students to reflect and write.
• Use as a mindful activity to begin the day, as part of class activities, or during quiet moments of self-reflection.

What’s included?

My Primary School Journey Student Booklet (32-page digital PDF - in printable and editable formats) contains:

• Introduction to the program
• ‘How it works’ student-friendly explainer
• 3 questions per topic
• 3 sentence starters per topic
• Writing sample
• Writing templates
• Space to add your school’s logo to the booklet cover to personalise it for your cohort.

Plus: Teacher Guide (12-page digital PDF) - complete with step-by-step instructions and tips to support students through the My Primary School Journey program.

The 12 Topics

Each topic in the My Primary School Journey booklet is designed to encourage students to reflect on their unique experiences, helping them appreciate how much they’ve grown.

The topics include:

• First Days at School
• My Special Friends
• Memorable Teachers
• Challenges
• Learning Something New
• Special Events
• My Personal Growth
• Change
• Fun Times
• Celebrating Milestones
• Looking Ahead
• Gratitude

Ready for immediate download and use.

Please note: resource licence is for single class/individual teacher use (up to 30 students). Please contact me if you would like to use this resource for multiple classes/whole cohort.