Teacher instructions
Follow the slides to do the School readiness screening.
The following icons are there to help guide you:
Asking questions/Giving instructions.
Share screen/ learner annotation
Worksheet
Please familiarise yourself with the general observation
before proceeding.
All tasks work on a one mark allocation per correct
answer except where specified.
A half a mark may be given if the learner corrected
themselves to arrive at the correct answer.
If they required help they do not receive the mark.
Link to drive where you will find the mark tally,
comments and report template.
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Motor Development
Criteria Y N
Comfortable using a pair of scissors.
Cuts on the line.
Displays adequate pencil grip
Consider webspace, grip and movement.
Traces lines without lifting pencil or creating double lines.
Writes from left to right and top to bottom consitently.
Writes neatly.
Writes using the correct seating position.
Consider posture, shoulders, elbow placement, wrist
movement and head placement.
/7
Cognitive Development
Criteria Y N
Can make independent decisions and follows through with
action.
Has basic knowledge of numbers.
Demonstrates knowledge of shapes.
Can concentrate on a task for a reasonable amount of time.
Demonstrates knowledge of colours
Can identify similarities and differences and explain them.
Displays basic problem solving skills
/7
Emotional and Social Development
Criteria Y N
Greets appropriately.
Able to express how they are feeling.
Can follow simple directions or instructions.
Works independently.
Able to deal with frustration in an acceptable way.
Is able to answer questions about themself confidently.
/6
Language Development
Criteria Y N
Learner listens attentively.
Speaks clearly.
Able to communicate effectively in home language.
Uses a wide vocabulary to communicate.
Shows interest in stories.
Understands the sequence of events.
/6
ALL ABOUT ME
Good morning/afternoon. How are you?
What is your Full name?
What grade are you in?
Where are you from/ where do you live?
How old are you?
When is your birthday?
/6
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Take a small ball or object and follow the directions of position:
Place your ball...your chair
under
behind
on top
next to
on the left
on the right
in front of
Now, throw and catch the ball with two hands.
Throw and catch with your left hand.
Throw and catch with your right hand.
Throw and catch with opposite hands.
Stand on one leg and count for 10 seconds.
Switch to the other leg and count backward from 10.
(A mark for counting and a mark for balance)
/15
Find your worksheet with the turtle on the top.
Write your full name at the top of your
worksheet. /2
In the block provided draw a picture of yourself.
SEE WORKSHEET PROVIDED TO LEARNERS
BELOW.
Marks for Body Image:
head /1
neck /1
body /1
arms /2
hands /2
fingers on both hands /2
legs /2
feet /2
toes /2
eyes /2
ears /2
mouth /2
nose /1
hair /1
additional features (1 up to 2) /2
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MEMORY
Let's play the "copy cat" game! Pretend to be my copy
cat or echo, and repeat what I say:
(not for assessment)- lets do one together
"I like to play with my dog in the garden. "
1. I love to paint a picture red, yellow and blue.
2. I go to the beach to swim in the sea.
/2
Recall the number sequence read in NEUTRAL intonation:
26 97763 25628
529 67821 29756
734
8815
3426
7549
/2
I am going to say two words. Tell me if they are the same
or different. Listen carefully:
(you may ask the child why they are the same or different.)
car far
pin pin
dig dug
/2
Find your worksheet with a flower on it.
Follow the instructions below to draw a lazy eight.
8
The page MUST BE in LANDSCAPE.
You may demonstrate how to do it once.
SEE WORKSHEET ON NEXT PAGE FOR LEARNERS
REFERENCE.
or right
or left
Draw a lazy
8
*
/5
*
Name the colour and then match the
colour with the correct name.
Red
Yellow
Blue
Green
Brown
/5
Name and match the shapes:
Rectangle
Square
Circle
Star
Triangle
/5
Find your worksheet with the ladybug on the top.
Draw the following shapes: Square, Circle, Triangle,
Rectangle.
SEE WORKSHEET ON NEXT PAGE. /4
DO NOT share screen. Child must follow instructions.
[One mark allocation per correct answer. A half a mark may be given if instruction is
repeated.]
Fill in the following numbers in the correct block
First line: Fill in number eight in the third block.
Fill in the rest of the numbers before and after 8.
Second line: Fill in number two in the second block.
Write the rest of the numbers before and after number two.
SEE WORKSHEET ON NEXT PAGE.
/10
Number Matching
5 one
7 three
8 six
6 nine
2 ten
9 four
4 two
1 five
3 seven
10 eight
/10
Count the objects and mark the correct number.
/6
Dinosaur Graph
Count the dinosaurs and use the graph to show how many of each
dinosaur there are.
Number of Items 1 2 3 4 5
Stegosaurus
Brontosaurus
Pterodactyl
Triceratops
/4
Number of Items 1 2 3 4 5
Circle the next shape in the order of the pattern.
/5
Circle the correct object:
Bigger Empty
Lighter Shorter
/4
Look at the objects in each box. Circle the object
that is different.
/5
Draw a line to match the shadow of these
school supply items.
/5
Read the story and answer the following questions.
Tim The Kid
Tim is a kid.
He is six.
Tim saw a wig in a bin.
He wore the funny wig.
Tim got his bag with a zip.
He went home with his wig.
What is Tim?
How old is Tim?
What did he do with the wig?
Listen to the story again.
Find your worksheet with the
pictures. Cut the pictures out and
arrange them in the sequence of the
story. /8
Match the Uppercase with Lowercase letters:
H a
A h
P d
D p
T t
/5
Say the letter sound and match the letter with the
beginning sound:
a
b
c
p
t
/5
Trace all the lines.
/5
Let's end with a game.
Find the 10 differences between two pictures.
/10