How can the setting prepare children for transfer or transitions?

Question

How can the setting prepare children for transfer or transitions?

Answer 1

The setting often varies, and this means a change.  When you prepare children for a change, there are new rules to follow and procedures to learn.

For example, my 3 year old son is in preschool.  When they transition from the carpet circle time to the table for an activity, they need to sit properly on the carpet.  They need to keep hands folded and wait for their name to be called to the table.  That's a change in setting form carpet to table.  My sonneeded to learn the procedure of sitting, folding hands, waiting for his name to be called.

When they transition from the classroom to the outside playground, there is another process to learn.  One by one, they all try to go potty.  The kids line up against the wall.  As one kid exits the potty, they get to go outside and play.  Then another child tries the bathroom.  Again, it's a process of waiting in line for your turn to transition from waiting in line, to potty, to outside playground.  This is all part of the setting.  When it is time to come in from the playground, the teacher has all the kids line up on a red line on the sidewalk.  Part of a transitional change form the actual playground to the sidewalk.

Good luck-hope I helped!