Play has the potential to support transition from preschool to primary school through connecting familiar and new ways of teaching and learning. This webinar will explore children’s experience of play and transition and consider how playful learning can be used to support children’s learning journey in the infant classroom. It will look at what and how children learn in preschool and primary schools and consider strategies for maximising the potential of play to support effective transitions and learning achievement.

 · Children’s experience of transition.

 · The features of effective transitions.

 · Features of play and learning in preschool and primary school.

 · Children’s perspectives on play in school.

 · The power of play to support transition to school.

 · Connecting familiar and new ways of teaching and learning in the infant classroom.

 · Strategies for maximising the potential of play to support effective transition to primary school.

 Lisha O’Sullivan is Head of the Department of Reflective Pedagogy & Early Childhood Studies at MIC, Limerick. Lisha lectures in early childhood education at MIC and supervises students’ research at undergraduate, Masters & PhD levels. A qualified Play Therapist, Lisha’s research interests include early years curriculum and pedagogy, the role of play in development and inclusive education.