Well..our first week of school here on the Island is wrapped up. I am awaiting mine to come running through the rain and mud anytime. I hope that your week went well, and that the transition back into respective schools went good. Transitions on many levels are difficult for us all. The house routine of back to school, sleep, getting up in the morning, finding the right clothes, brushing hair and the always painful 'run around in the morning, to get out the door' routine-that despite my best intentions, plans, visual checklists- for all of us, never seems to get any better. Thought I would post a few links to some things that may help in the upcoming week. Enjoy your weekend.
____________________________________________Here's a great social story for getting school pictures done, some schools have already done theirs- believe it or not- while others will be doing them the next few weeks, so this is a great tool, to help make that whole process a little easier!- if you cut & paste it into your word document, drag a corner to make it large enough to fill the page..then print, should work!
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I have posted this link before, but the Geneva Center has some wonderful FREE visual schedules on MANY topics. Please click on the link and see all the offer in resources. I am sure you will find something useful.
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Picture schedules and visual planners can help kids who have trouble with organization stay on top of routines and feel more confident. For many kids, picture schedules are easier to follow and less overwhelming than written schedules.
A typical picture schedule uses images to show your child what he needs to do to finish an activity or complete a routine. It can help him remember the order to do things in. And if you refer to the schedule when your child misses a step, it can make the correction much easier for him to accept.
This toolkit gives you a few examples of different picture schedules. Use them as is, or customize them to match your own routines. To customize, just print them out, cut out the images and paste or attach them in the order you want.
www.understood.org This site often has some great resources around a variety of learning & attention needs, that our sons & daughters may experience. It's worth having a look at. They also have some free sample picture schedules, that may be useful. here's the link to the downloadable schedules.
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