Four schools across Dundee will assign each new starter a primary one pupil as a buddy who will partner them in the final four weeks of an eight-week "transition programme", which will begin in August.
A total of 183 children will take part in the programme, which was developed by Dundee City Council.
Scott Hamilton, early years physical activity officer at Dundee City Council, said: "The benefits of the scheme are that it allows children to familiarise themselves with other school children and make friends - it also gives primary one pupils the chance to feel responsible for another person."
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