Learnful Learners
4&5yrs
What will my child learn at Learnful?
Our Learnful Learners program is designed for children in the year before Prep, providing a positive and purposeful bridge between kindergarten and school.
Led by highly experienced primary school teachers, children participate in engaging, age-appropriate learning experiences that develop the foundational skills, confidence and independence needed for a successful start to school. Through carefully designed literacy and numeracy instruction, hands-on learning experiences, problem-solving opportunities and rich classroom discussions, children develop the skills and dispositions that help them thrive as learners.
Our goal is not simply to teach children what they need to know before school, but to help them become confident, capable learners who are excited about the journey ahead. We want children to walk into Prep feeling secure, enthusiastic and ready to embrace new learning challenges with confidence.
With a maximum of just eight children in each class, every child receives personalised support, encouragement and guidance. Our intentionally small class sizes allow teachers to truly understand each learner's strengths, interests and areas for growth, ensuring every child feels seen, valued and celebrated. This individualised approach helps children build confidence, resilience, independence and a genuine love of learning.
Beyond developing strong foundations for future learning, Learnful Learners also supports children to develop important school-ready behaviours such as listening and following instructions, participating in group discussions, taking responsibility for their belongings, working cooperatively with others and confidently contributing to classroom learning.
Families are supported throughout their child's learning journey through regular communication, personalised feedback and ongoing insights into their child's progress and development. We believe that when teachers and families work together, children achieve their very best outcomes.
Most importantly, Learnful Learners is a place where children feel safe, supported and successful. Every child is celebrated for their personal achievements and encouraged to reach their full potential within a nurturing and engaging learning environment.
With more than 50 five-star Google reviews, Learnful has become one of Brisbane's most highly regarded school readiness programs. Families regularly tell us that Learnful is the highlight of their child's week and that the confidence, skills and enthusiasm their children develop make the transition to Prep smoother and more successful than they ever imagined.
The best way to discover whether Learnful Learners is the right fit for your child is to experience it for yourself. We warmly invite new families to attend a complimentary trial class and see our beautiful learning environment in action.
Our Curriculum
The real skills that help children thrive at Prep
Social & Emotional Skills
• Listening and following teacher instructions during group learning
• Using safe hands and feet in a classroom environment
• Taking turns, sharing and playing cooperatively with peers
• Recognising and managing emotions through role play and guided discussions
• Ways to navigate social situations with peers
• Conversation starters and social confidence
• Making eye contact while speaking
• Confidently asking a teacher for help when needed
• Making friends and interacting positively with other children
• Building positive relationships with teachers
• Responding to diversity with respect
• Separating confidently from parents and settling into the classroom
• Partnered and team activities – working towards a shared goal
Independence & resilience skills
• Getting dressed independently (zips, shoes and jackets)
• Going to the toilet independently and managing hygiene
• Washing and drying hands correctly
• Packing away toys and classroom materials after activities
• Managing personal belongings such as backpacks, lunchboxes and drink bottles
• Opening and closing their own lunchbox and drink bottle
• Packing their hat and belongings into their own bag
• Transitioning independently between activities such as mat time, table work and play
• Participating in classroom helper jobs and responsibilities
• Following classroom routines throughout the session
• Building resilience and perseverance when tasks feel challenging
• Developing a “I can't do it.....yet!” attitude and confidence to try new things
• Learning calming strategies to manage big emotions
Fine and Gross Motor Skills
Fine Motor Skills
• Developing pencil grip and control for early writing and name writing
• Developing pencil control through drawing and early mark making
• Learning to use scissors safely for cutting activities
• Using glue sticks correctly for classroom craft tasks
• Strengthening hands and finger muscles needed for writing tasks
• Strengthening hand muscles through squeezing and manipulative play
• Using pegboards and fine motor tools to build finger strength
• Play-Doh activities to strengthen hands and finger coordination
• Painting and creative art experiences
• Threading beads and objects to develop hand–eye coordination
• Paper tearing, folding and scrunching to build fine motor control
Gross Motor Skills
• Running, jumping and climbing to develop coordination
• Rolling and hopping to build balance and body control
• Pulling and pushing activities to strengthen large muscle groups
• Balancing and walking on tiptoes to develop stability
• Skipping and hopping on one foot to improve coordination
• Kicking and catching balls to build hand–eye coordination
• Movement activities that develop body awareness and confidence
Communication & language skills
• Understanding and answering questions during learning activities
• Participating in conversations, games and role play
• Understanding positional language such as on, in, under, over and beside
• Listening to and following two- and three-step instructions
• Retelling a simple story or event in their own words
• Speaking in clear sentences to share ideas and experiences
• Communicating needs and asking for help when needed
• Using language to interact with peers and teachers
• Participating in group discussions and sharing ideas during mat time
• Developing confidence speaking in a group setting
• Pronouncing words clearly when speaking
Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
• Asking questions before, during and after listening to stories
• Listening carefully to stories and retelling key events
• Solving simple problems independently
• Working together to solve problems and achieve shared goals
• Making simple decisions and explaining choices
• Using reasoning to solve everyday problems
• Understanding cause and effect
• Persisting with challenges and trying different strategies to solve problems
• Recognising and identifying their own name
• Writing their own name with increasing confidence
• Copying simple shapes and patterns
• Following multi-step thinking and problem-solving tasks
Literacy & Numeracy skills
Literacy
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Developing phonological awareness, including individual letter sound correspondence, rhyming words, blending and segmenting, counting syllables and sound repetition.
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Learning the alphabet and about words and letters
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Matching lower and upper case letters
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Beginning sounds and CVC words, sounding out words
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Letter formation
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Vocabulary exposure
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Talking about books and stories
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Predicting what might happen in a story
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Retelling stories
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Early reading strategies
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Holding a pencil with a correct grip
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Fine motor skills that support writing
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Introduction to handwriting
Numeracy
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Number recognition and counting
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Understanding simple mathematical concepts
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Identifying basic shapes
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Sorting, classifying and grouping objects
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Recognising and attempting simple patterns
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Basic problem solving
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