Dont wait for school to start your morning routine! Conscious Tips for Implementing and/or Tweaking a Morning Routine: 1. Write down the routine. By writing down the routine, you will become aware of how much sequencing your child will have to learn and retain. 2. Provide a visual display of the routine, so your child may “read” it frequently. Take sequenced pictures of your child engaging in the routine. 3. Teach the routine to your child over an extended period of time until he/she knows what will happen next. Remember to cue your child repeatedly as to what is happening next, what they are presently doing and what they have just completed doing. (Ex. “You just finished putting on your socks. Putting shoes on is next.”) Here are some teaching strategies: 1. M.A.P. It! M = Model the routine (You do it and you show your expectations.) A = Add visuals (Draw pictures, take pictures, or use clip art) P = Practice the routine (Role play the routine when it is not morning, let your child act out his/her morning routine with puppets, toys and friends, show your child what TO DO when they are not sure what happens next, etc.) 2. Copy the pictures from your visual display. Turn them into a deck of cards. Have your child play with the cards. Work with your child on putting the cards in order. 3. Create a book about your morning routine with the pictures you took or let your child illustrate it. Read it as a bedtime story! Children LOVE to see themselves in books! As always we wish you well! #iheartcd #consciousdiscipline #connectedfamily #schoolfamily
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 15:43:27 +0000
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