What your child will learn

The year before school is so important for young children. It’s where they learn the skills to develop the confidence they need to make a smooth transition to school.

Social-emotional learning

• Learning how to work with and alongside others in small and large groups
• Building self-awareness and co-operation
• Learning about sharing, caring and empathy
• Social skills to make friends, including sharing and listening

Language and literacy

• Developing language and literacy skills through storytelling and word play
• Learning how to understand narrative and develop word recognition and vocabulary through listening to and creating their own stories
• Communication skills and confidence

Mathematics

• Using numbers to understand the concepts of time, dates, money and measurements
• Sorting objects by size, colour, shape and recognising patterns
• Using puzzles and counting games

Science and technology

• Investigating how the world works through games and activities
• Growing gardens, caring for animals, learning to respect and care for things

Socio-dramatic play, dance and music

• Creating shared pretend scenarios using dress‑ups and props
• Exploring rhythm, beat, tone, pitch movement and developing spatial awareness
• Discovering more about their own and other cultures through music and dance

Creative arts, design and construction

• Learning how to express ideas and feelings in two and three dimensions with painting, drawing, collage and clay.
• Developing fine motor skills through manipulation of three-dimensional materials

Physically-active play

• Climbing, running, jumping, skipping and other physical activities help to develop gross motor skills, balance, hand-eye co-ordination and concentration
• Fostering wellbeing and better thinking

Find out more about Goodstart's Kindergarten and Preschool Program features and what to expect from a typical day.