Re: schedule - help please!

[Guest guest]

I have everythign the girls do in a day on the schedule. play time, art

time, tv time, therapy sessions, meals, baths, movie time, nap time, and

bedtime. I have the day broken down into 30 minute blocks. Some activities

like movie time I have more than 1 block of time slotted, other things like

art time is a 30 minute block. But for art time and play time I also have

something flexible, like tv time, slotted after it. So if they get really

involved in a game or a craft project we can just skip tv and stick with

what we're doing.

I have my day scheduled like that as well. That way I can be putting in

laundry or cooking during tv or movie time.

Toni

[ ] schedule - help please!

Hi All,

I need some help. is bored and he's destroying my house.

I want to create a picture schedule for daily activities.

What I need are ideas.

I'm thinking coloring, books and puzzles, sensory time (like

playdoh), but what else.

How long should I allow for these, how long for free time?

I've got a timer, and everything I need to make the schedule, just

need direction on how to get started.

He's been taking the cushions off of my couch, colored under the

cushions, took off a poopy diaper (here I think he was trying to help

so we had to talk about doing this in the bathroom). I took all toys

except for books and puzzles out of the living room. Those I've put

in his own room, I figure he can have free time up there and I'll

have the main living area for his structured activities.

Hope you can help.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Hi Toni, Would you mind writing out a typical day time wise? Like when you do

these things. Do you start with play time or art time? Just a typical time

frame to give me an idea to work from.

Best,

[ ] schedule - help please!

Hi All,

I need some help. is bored and he's destroying my house.

[Guest guest]

sure thing. I'll just give you Hope's schedule since putting in all 3 would

take quite a while. ;-)

Hope's M - W - F schedule

6:00 am - wake/dress

6:30 am - breakfast

7:00 am - play time/free time

8:00 am - daddy time

9:00 am - craft time

10:00 am - tv time Dora

10:30 am - tv time Blue's Clues

11:00 am - play time/free time

12:00 pm - lunch

12:30 pm - nap

2:00 pm - craft time

2:30 pm - tv time Noggin

3:00 pm - game time

4:00 pm - movie time

5:30 pm - dinner

6:30 pm - bath time

7:00 pm - reading time

8:00 pm - bed

Faith's schedule on those days is similar, except on certain days she has

therapists in on different time slots. Mine on the other hand rolls from

5:00 am until 1 am, although some times i cut my sewing time short just to

get a little more sleep.

Toni

Re: [ ] schedule - help please!

Hi Toni, Would you mind writing out a typical day time wise? Like when

you do these things. Do you start with play time or art time? Just a

typical time frame to give me an idea to work from.

Best,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I would not call " sensory time " that but would break it down further. (bubbles,

water play, sand table, karoke, etc). If you allow your son a choice between

two sensory items for example, you'd then have created specific visual items for

his schedule instead of just one that says " sensory " which he most likely won't

know what he's going to be doing during that time.

I've made visual schedules for two of my kids and have for about 7 or 8 years

now. Let me know if you need ideas for any specifics.

I've also always had a " Mark's choice " and a " Mommy's choice " as part of the

schedule. It allows your child a chance to have some limited say in what his

day will hold and also gives you (or whatever person is working with him) the

same.

As for how long to allow for each activity, that is going to depend a lot on

your child. We've had to build Mark up to certain times doing certain

activities. Homework is one. At first we did that for 5 minutes and then 10

minutes etc.

Good luck!

Tammy in Oregon

[ ] schedule - help please!

Hi All,

I need some help. is bored and he's destroying my house.

I want to create a picture schedule for daily activities.

What I need are ideas.

I'm thinking coloring, books and puzzles, sensory time (like

playdoh), but what else.

How long should I allow for these, how long for free time?

I've got a timer, and everything I need to make the schedule, just

need direction on how to get started.

He's been taking the cushions off of my couch, colored under the

cushions, took off a poopy diaper (here I think he was trying to help

so we had to talk about doing this in the bathroom). I took all toys

except for books and puzzles out of the living room. Those I've put

in his own room, I figure he can have free time up there and I'll

have the main living area for his structured activities.

Hope you can help.

Best,