Mini-Schedule: Getting Ready for Bed

Use a mini-schedule which provides picture or word sequence for each step of the bedtime routine. This should help her stay more focused and complete tasks with less prompting.

A mini-schedule is a visual schedule or visual sequencing of events for a short period of time NOT a day schedule. It can be in picture, object, word or numeral format. A mini-schedule can give a sense of time and when an activity will end. Knowing what and when things happen can prevent many behavioral issues.

• Child's Age: 3-5, 6-10, 11-13, 14-17, 18+
• Planning Effort: Moderate
• Difficulty Level: Easy

Ability to understand pictures, words, objects

1. Identify the steps for the bedtime routine.

2. Gather the materials to make visual representation of the steps.

3. Make the schedule using pictures/words/objects.

4. Present it to your child.

5. Model/demonstrate/prompt how to use the mini-schedule during the bedtime routine.

6. Reinforce your child for using the schedule.

website for picture cards

 

website about visual schedules

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