# Preparing for School Transition in Australian Classrooms > Paid school transition pack for Prep, Kindy, Reception and Foundation. Lesson plans, parent calendar and first-day activities. Looking for **preparing for school transition** resources you can use in Prep, Kindy, Reception or Foundation orientation? Start with a clear, teacher-made transition program pack on TeachBuySell, then add first-day crowns, keepsakes and settling activities from the same store. **[Get the Preparing for School Transition Pack (A$13.00)](/l/preparing-for-school-transition-pack/65ebd06b-9996-4f34-85fa-edd13f5d2dbc)**. Instant download. This hero pack is paid, not free. This guide is for Australian early years teachers running transition days and the first weeks of school: session ideas, parent skills support, note-taking grids, and calm first-day activities that fit Prep / Kindy / Reception / Foundation programs. ## Popular School Transition Resources _(Dynamic listing feed — browse at the page URL for live results.)_ ## What school transition covers in Prep and Foundation Across Australia, the first year of school has different names: Prep, Kindergarten, Reception or Foundation, depending on your state or territory. The classroom job is similar: help children practise school routines, build confidence with peers, and try short learning tasks that feel like real school days. In practical terms, a good transition program often covers: - **Routines and attention:** lining up, listening signals, tidy-up, and short whole-class focus - **Social skills:** sharing, taking turns, naming feelings, and connecting with new classmates - **Fine motor:** cutting, pasting, threading, folding, tracing and playdough warm-ups - **Early literacy and numeracy:** name writing, colours, counting, measurement play, retelling a picture book - **Family partnership:** simple home activities parents can do in the weeks before school starts Keep your planning honest against your school's transition timetable and any early years documents your system uses. We are not listing specific Australian Curriculum code strings here. Check your current Australian Curriculum documents (and your state or territory curriculum, if you report against one) for the exact content descriptions you need for planning and reporting. Browse more teacher guides anytime at [TeachBuySell teacher guides](/teacher-guides). ## Preparing for School Transition Pack The main entry point is **PREPARING FOR SCHOOL TRANSITION PACK**, a 110+ page program pack aimed at teachers running Prep / Kindy / Reception / Foundation transition. **[Download the Preparing for School Transition Pack (A$13.00)](/l/preparing-for-school-transition-pack/65ebd06b-9996-4f34-85fa-edd13f5d2dbc)** What you get: - 15 detailed transition session ideas (counting, fine motor, emotions, sharing, name writing, colours and more) - Structured sessions that usually combine a picture book, an activity and songs - Parent skills calendar with daily home ideas leading up to school - Transition note-taking grids so observation notes stay quick - Name badges, meet-the-teacher letters, an editable starting-school booklet, and tips for rules and routines - Instant download from TeachBuySell - **Paid**: A$13.00 for this pack (not a free transition download) Use the listing page for the current file contents and any book or song suggestions included. Match the sessions to your school's orientation calendar before you teach. ## First-day and keepsake activities Same teacher store, same early-years focus. Each link goes straight to the listing on TeachBuySell. 1. [First day of school crown / hat (A$3.00)](/l/first-day-of-school-crown-hat-2024/65e679ee-5b1a-414a-a01b-dcdb01466872): a simple first-day craft for photos and classroom celebration. 2. [My first and last day of school keepsake activity (A$3.99)](/l/my-first-and-last-day-of-school-keepsake-activity-2024/65e67a4d-2765-4a4e-a733-447599d76c32): a memory page families can keep across the year. 3. [Love Jars back-to-school activity (A$4.99)](/l/love-jars-let-s-celebrate-the-things-we-love-a-back-to-school-activity/65de61dd-006b-4a2e-9bba-4688ca8bbaef): a settling activity that celebrates things students love. These companions are **paid**. They sit beside the transition pack; they are not free replacements for it. ## Settling into the first weeks Once orientation days are done, keep the warm-up bank light for the first weeks of term. 1. [Bucket Filler crown / hat (A$1.00)](/l/bucket-filler-crown-hat/65deaea7-b9f9-49ab-bb67-d87903102fb6): a kindness / bucket-filler craft for early classroom culture. 2. [Back to school number talks for the early years (A$5.50)](/l/back-to-school-number-talks-for-the-early-years/65e98825-b252-4e5e-816c-c26327614cd1): short number talks to settle maths talk in the first weeks. All of these sit in one store: **[Preppingforprep](/store/Preppingforprep)**. ## How to use in a transition program ### 1. Map sessions to orientation days Choose a handful of the 15 session ideas that match your timetable. Keep each day short: book, activity, song, then a calm finish. ### 2. Share the parent calendar early Send the skills calendar home before transition visits so families have a simple daily activity, not a long homework list. ### 3. Capture observations without writing novels Use the note-taking grids during play and small tasks. One coded note per child beats a slab of writing you never reread. ### Handy classroom uses - **Orientation mornings:** one book-activity-song block per visit - **First week of school:** reuse favourite sessions as warm-ups while routines settle - **Team teaching / shared early years:** one pack everyone can adapt - **Relief continuity:** leave the next session overview ready with materials listed Prefer to browse by subject across the whole marketplace? Start at [Browse teaching resources](/browse) and filter to early childhood and Foundation. ## First Day of School Resources _(Dynamic listing feed — browse at the page URL for live results.)_ ## Related resources in this store The same store also has a large synthetic phonics and digraph catalogue. That is a later hub, not the primary CTA on this page. If you specifically need digraph worksheets, use the existing TeachBuySell guide [Phonics digraph worksheets](/teacher-guides/phonics-digraph-worksheets) rather than treating this transition page as a phonics hub. This store's free downloads (for example a 1-100 number chart freebie) are off-topic for school transition. They are not the hero CTA here. ## FAQ ### Is the Preparing for School Transition Pack free? No. The [Preparing for School Transition Pack](/l/preparing-for-school-transition-pack/65ebd06b-9996-4f34-85fa-edd13f5d2dbc) is **A$13.00**. The same store has a few free early-years downloads on other topics, but they are separate products and not the transition program pack. ### What year levels / settings is it for? It is aimed at **Prep / Kindy / Reception / Foundation** transition programs and the first weeks of school. Use the parts that match your school's naming and orientation model. ### What is inside the pack? Over **110 pages**, including 15 session ideas, a parent skills calendar, transition note-taking grids, name badges, meet-the-teacher letters, an editable starting-school booklet, and tips for rules and routines. Check the listing for the current contents list. ### Does it replace free government school-readiness PDFs? No. Free family checklists from education departments are useful for parents. This pack is a **teacher transition program** resource with classroom sessions, observation grids and parent handouts you can adapt. ### Are Australian Curriculum codes listed on this page? No. We do not invent ACARA or state curriculum codes here. Use your current Australian Curriculum documents and school scope and sequence for planning and reporting. ### Where is the seller store? Everything linked here is from **[Preppingforprep](/store/Preppingforprep)** on TeachBuySell. --- Source: https://teachbuysell.com.au/teacher-guides/preparing-for-school-transition Marketplace: https://teachbuysell.com.au