Afternoon Routine - After School Visual Directions for Executive Functioning
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Description
Companion resource to the Before School Routine Visual Directions Cards comes the After School Visual Directions Cards! ✨
To prevent my students from struggling with executive functioning and independent organizational skills, I always established very clear, simple morning routine steps and included LOTS of visual directions supports.
Strong routines provide structure, predictability, and the foundations for a successful day of learning! ✨
But this doesn't just have to start when kids walk into a classroom!
It can happen before school, too!
Now to the details... (or lack thereof)
Why did I decide NOT to include too many details for each step of my students' routines when I taught? Why did I make the same choice when creating this resource?
... because people don’t remember things that way.
Simple visual directions and simple language help learners remember the steps of a routine faster ⏰ and better, thus building their executive functioning muscles. I learned this in a professional development session once!
This resource is designed with those principles of simplicity in mind.
What's included? The Afternoon Routine - After School Visual Directions resource comes with...
- 12 after school morning routine visual directions cards
Hang coat
Hang backpack
Homework
Eat snack
Screen time
Eat dinner
Bath time
Shower
Brush teeth
Pajamas
Read
Bed
(use all or use the ones you need!
- 3 versions for your printing preference:
--------------> color cards with watercolor background
--------------> color cards white background
--------------> grayscale cards with white background
All versions have cards in "portrait" or "landscape" but will print as a full landscape page - please see preview for examples.
Ideas for Use
This resource can be used in many ways!
Here are a few ideas:
- Create a laminated check-off visual chart
- Create a reusable chart for kids to visually communicate which steps they have accomplished (see product preview for example)
- Number the steps
- Visual Routine practice
- Read a morning routine social story and have your child identify the various routine steps in the story using the picture cards
You know how the saying goes...
"Go slow to go fast."
Once the individualized after school routine is introduced and rehearsed, your student or child will grow to become an independent routine follower themselves, saving you both time ⏰ and creating a positive end ✨ to each day!
Check out the preview for a list of benefits this visual directions resource can bring to your student and/or child!
Related resources from the BBB:
➜ Morning Routine - Before School Visual Directions for Executive Functioning
➜ Visual Cards for the Classroom - ELL and SpEd
➜ Classroom Materials Cards - ELL, SpEd
➜ Morning & Dismissal Routines Bundle
➜ Lunch Choice - Lunch Order Routine
Each of our resources are designed to bring JOY ✨ to your classroom and save you TIME ⏰ - look for the sparkle and clock emojis in our descriptions to see which elements we have included in our resource for you!
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