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Transitions In Preschool Transitions are those periods of time when the children are moving from one activity
to the next. How
well your day flows in your preschool classroom can depend on how well you handle your transitions. Some
of the most stressful parts of a preschool teachers day can begin with transitioning children from one activity to the next
without it all ending up in a total stressful chaos moment! Creating short, smooth transitions through out your day will provide you
with more time to be spent in meaningful activities. · When
it is time to change to the next activity, start with a warning before it’s time to end that activity. If
children know a transition is coming and has a chance to finish what they are doing, most children are likely to be agreeable
to that change. · Preschool children are
responsive to routines. Each transition throughout the day should follow with the same pattern everyday.
Each transition should start the same way and have a few short activities, then end the same way every time. ·
Have different signals that can be used for different transitions. Children will know
what is next and what is expected of them when they hear or do the same transition for each part of their day.
*Transitions types:
Clean-up
Coming to circle
Leaving circle
Washing hands/meals
Going outside
Coming
inside
Going from here to there
Going to relaxing and resting
Waking up from rest · Use careful
planning and considerations when planning transitions. Appropriate transitions help children move through
the day with ease. When children have settled into the familiarity of the routine, children will be more cooperative
through each transition of the day.
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