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anxiety about moving into next grade?

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i just found out from my first grade daughter that she is scared about moving into second grade.

what she is afraid of i am not sure. i think for her it is the unknown.

she does have anxiety. she jumps on the OMG bandwagon rather than trying to figure her way out. actually her first reaction is shutting down. and then she kinda slowly recovers.

how do i make this easier on her?

anyone btdt?

anyone who can relate to my dd and help me figure out how to help her.

she was the same way last year too. she was changing schools so i thougth that might play a part in it. but now she is going to remain in the same school.

i guess in general changes brings on the fear of the unknown.

on this anxiety thing i am totally clueless and dont know how to support her.

????
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There's a great book by Lillian Hoban called 'See You in Second Grade' - you might look for it at the library. It's very simple (written on an early first grade level) but I think it captures the conflicting feelings that kids have when they move from one grade to the next.

Also, I would spend a lot of time with her discussing how the transition to FIRST went - how worried she was, and how good the teacher was at helping her, and how comfortable she now is. Kids don't have a long enough memory to do this for themselves, but it's the best way to relieve anxiety ("Wow - that was scary! It's funny to think about now, because now you are so at home in your classroom, and you like so many of the kids. You sure feel better now than you did on that first day!")
Can she meet the second grade teacher? Could she tour the classroom?

I remember doing that when I went from K to First and first to second, the school did it for all students around two weeks before the end of school.
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Can she meet the second grade teacher? Could she tour the classroom?
This is a great idea. At my DD's school last year (she was in K) they did a jump-up at the end of the year where all grades jumped up to the next grade level for 2 hours and they really liked doing that. They got to meet the teachers for that grade level and see what might be expected of them.

Fwiw, I homeschool now, but my DD is a little nervous about starting 2nd gr next year too. I don't know why.
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Can she meet the second grade teacher? Could she tour the classroom?

I remember doing that when I went from K to First and first to second, the school did it for all students around two weeks before the end of school.
oooh that is a great idea. i am not sure which grade she is going into next year, but i might at least have her talk to the teachers she could have.

THANKS!!! that idea never entered my head. i hope it helps with her anxiety.
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