ALL of my student absolutely love these song books and you can find them here: Barefoot Singalong Books (affiliate link)! After 1 or 2 books, we play songs where the students listen and follow along. We listen to Barefoot Books, which come with a CD. I also use this calm, quiet time to take attendance and respond to e-mails.īarefoot Books on CD 10:00 Book on CD, Whole groupĪt this time all students are back in the room and sitting in circle time. During this time, if students did not eat breakfast (per parent) or seem hungry, they are able to eat.
Students choose a tub and sit at a table and although I don’t have individual desks, the students end up sitting in the same spots! Some examples of what’s in the tubs are: color sorting, play-doh, magnetic toys, kinetic sand, alphabet popsicle matching, stringing beads, etc. These consist of manipulatives that students have high interest in. Remember, we are trying to teach our students to be independent.Īfter they finish the backpack routine, students then choose a morning tub. Staff refer to it when students arrive with as minimal prompting as possible. Often times students have a hard time transitioning to school, so an expected morning routine helps a lot! Above is a visual of our backpack routine. I feel like our students do best when we ease into our schedule. Rise and shine!! I like to have a slow start to the day. I love this one because as time passes the blue disc disappears, you can find it here: Visual Timer! (Affiliate link) The best way I have found to do this is the use of a visual timer.
I also like to make picture icons for the students who are unable to read.Īnother important aspect of implementing a daily schedule is keeping on track. Having the schedule posted in a central location is necessary to staying on track. Keep in mind that my ratio is 2:1, giving myself enough staff to do this safely. Since I have a few TK students, their hours are 7:45-11:38 every day.Īs you can see in my schedule, I split up my class TK goes to snack/recess with general education TK students and my Kindergarten students go to lunch with general education kinder. Let’s dive deeper into my schedule and how it helps my students be successful and more independent by learning routines. Don’t worry- it’s beneficial to our students because of the short attention spans and the need for movement breaks. Looking at this example of a schedule for kindergartners with Autism, it probably seems jam-packed.
We all know how fast something can happen and you will want all hands on deck!ĭaily Schedule for Kindergarten Autism Classroom Explained The advice I have for this is to make sure recess and lunch with students are fully staffed. Be sure you figure in all staff breaks, as this may take some time to figure out. Don’t forget that you may need to make individual schedules depending on student needs. I have found it easier to do this than trying to squeeze in puzzle time. For example, if I had puzzles at 9:00 on Monday, but speech is doing group at that time, I simply do not do puzzles that day. I have found it easiest to plug in services in place of what I had on the schedule. Make sure not to forget service providers’ schedules. This is where trial and error comes in, you may need to move the whole group lesson to another part of the day or nix it all together! At times, you may think a whole group lesson would go great after lunch but then realize your students are too rowdy to sit in a big group.
It will take time for you to create a schedule, put it in place, and see how your student’s react. Don’t forget when creating your schedule (especially at the beginning of the year) that for the most part, it is trial and error. Students thrive in knowing what to expect and relying on routines. When creating a daily schedule for a Kindergarten Autism classroom, it is important to keep it as consistent as possible.