It looks like students will be home at least until mid April and possibly longer. I know my own two children were struggling with the idea of being home and having so much time on their hands. The district is pulling together resources and I hope to know what the exact plan is in the weeks to come.
However, for all children is a good idea for them to understand their day and how time will pass. This reduces anxiety and helps children to feel a sense of accomplishment. This could be as simple as writing a list on a sticky note or laying things out a calendar. However for some of my beginning readers and non-verbal students visual schedules are really helpful. My favorite and easiest to use is Choice works. Choiceworks is a app that is less than $5.00.
Choiceworks is an easy way to make a schedule on an ipad or a phone. It has reward options build in and the ability to take a picture of the task as well as built in visual for common tasks. It also has timers to set so children can understand how long a task should take.
If your student doesn't have access to a device here is another option to print out a visual schedule.
If you need more visual supports, please let me know and I can provide them for you just email me at lisa.tisher@adams12.org
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