Resources to help with transition
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Letter to new teacher |
Your task is to write a letter with the purpose of introducing yourself to your new teachers in secondary school.
Paragraph 1: Purpose of writing |
Poem |
Your task is to write a poem with the purpose of conveying your memories about school and your childhood. Poems are opportunities to explore and experiment. They come in a huge array of different forms, it is an opportunity for expression.
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Maths
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Below are some PowerPoint lessons that introduce concepts that you will be exposed to at secondary school.
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Time capsule |
Write about their favourite memories and future ambitions/concerns about secondary school . First step is to create the box (2D shape net - linked to Maths). You can then draw and cut out your favourite things to add to the time capsule. |
PSHE
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Discussion of hopes and fears for Secondary School and how to positively manage any challenges you might face. Your task is to write a note to yourself to open on the morning of their first day to reassure yourself. What are you most nervous about? What strategies can you use to help yourself today? |
Art |
Create a word art picture split into two halves. One half with your fond memories of your primary school and the other with the things you are excited about at your new secondary school. |
Literacy Trust transition resources |
https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/transition-talk-oracy-project/
Literacy Trust have teamed up with Voice 21 to create a project to prepare pupils for their transition to secondary school and the next chapter of their educational journey. Pupils heading to Year 7 need growing confidence, strong language skills and the ability to express themselves, to develop their thinking skills and to communicate effectively. This resource uses the moving and relevant environmental message of This Morning I Met a Whale by Michael Morpurgo to put oracy at the heart of transition: prompting high-quality discussion, developing skills such as questioning, clarifying and summarising and building confidence in verbal presentation.
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Literacy Trust transition resources |
https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/cosmic-intergalactic-literacy-transition-project/
The resource has been designed to to be flexible. You can dip in, read the book as a class reader, select as many of the activities as you wish in the time you have, or immerse yourself in the whole project to enjoy the summer term in the company of cosmic heroes and characters both real and imaginary. The project seeks to support both academic and pastoral transition as you, just like Liam in the story, face the daunting and exciting challenge of growing up and taking the next steps in your learning journey.
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Literacy Trust transition resources |
https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/literacy-based-transition-project-years-6-and-7/ Literacy Trust have developed a literacy-based series of ideas and strategies to build bridges in shared knowledge and expectation between schools to support smooth academic transition in literacy. This resource straddles summer term for Year 6 and the first few weeks of autumn for Year 7. They have also provided PDFs of some of the key pages from the book for schools that are unable to source their own copies.
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The Greatest Teacher for me!
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If you could have anybody in the world to be your teacher at your new school, what would that be like? You can choose anybody or make someone up. The only criteria is that you would really like this person to be your teacher. Draw a picture? Label their qualities. |
Passport creation
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Create your own passport detailing the following facts: What I want you to know about me? I learn best when... Goals I want to achieve.... What am I proud of? |
Starting secondary school |