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How do I know how to line up? What in the environment helps me?
Outside Line Up
Environmental visual cues assist children on where to stand in line
and where to stop.
What is This Environment Telling Children to Do?
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I try to limit distractions in the circle time
area
The Day starts out challenging, but I ready know what Tim will do WHAT can I do?!
Give them ideas on where to stand! Environmental Cues with Wiggle Room
Children Make Guns with Blocks Because they don’t know What Else to Make!
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Tim is not the only child that struggles! Muk Loves her Kissing Box
When a child doesn’t follow directions change how you give directions!
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I try to improve Tim’s mood as soon as he walks through
the door, I can always get a smile
out of Tim using the mood duster!
Time is not the only child that struggles with his emotions: So I set up the environment
These are some examples other
classrooms use at my program
Time is not the only child that struggles with his emotions: So I set up the environment
Limit Number of Children in Centers
What do you do when you are done?
Environmental Support
HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module
Dramatic Play Visual Supports
Greeting Choice
Circle Choices
Song Choices
Hand Washing Sequence
Environmental Cues
Limit Number of Children in Centers
Visual Guidance
Tape on ground cues child to keep his animals on his side so they don’t knock down his friends’ structure.
First, I put my lunchbox in my cubby and wash
my hands.
Then, I go to circle.
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Environmental Support
Clear Boundaries
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Visual supports for Children with challenges with comprehension skills –they nee a visual to show who to chase and how to be gentle
Teach with Visual Schedules
Individual Schedule
Photograph Visual Schedule
Rainy Day Schedule
Morning Meeting Mini-Schedule
Helps families prepare child for leaving home and going to school.
Provides predictability with a “schedule” of clear
expectations around the morning routine.
Partnering With Families “Getting Ready for School” Visual
Transitions are Not expectations BUT invitations to Activities! songs, games, rhymes, hop on one foot, be a cat, etc
How To get in LINE 1.Stand on a square
2.Stand behind a friend
3.Catch a bubble
4. Hold on to the railing
Environmental Support
HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module
Problem: A few children are engaging in challenging behaviors during their wait to wash their hands.Modification: The teacher provided “Environmental Support” by posting ideas of things to do while waiting. Children are encouraged to engage in these activities during their wait.
Lunch time steps?
How could you adapt this?
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This is what Tidy Looks Like
How do you think this might help during clean up?
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Talk About: Change What Children Do While They Wait
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Keep children busy while they wait to go to the bathroom or wash hands!
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How do you think this might help toddlers during transitions? How would you adapt it or add to it?
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Transition with Choices
Transition with Choices
Circle Seats
Designing Circle to Promote Smooth Transitions
Block center shelves are covered with fabric prior to
circle time.
Transition to Centers
Individual Schedule
First Then
Turn-Taking at Centers
Teach children what to do when they want to play at a center but the center is full.
Transition with Visual and Timer
Timers
Great tools for helping children know when the time is up; transition warnings and cues.
Five Minute Velcro Glove
Individualized glove with child preference
Visual cue paired with auditory cue
Story time props!
Props!
How do you think this might help toddlers during transitions? How would you adapt it or add to it?
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Change you: Prepare the environment
building this puzzle on a tray, this child is able to put the puzzle away
intact, and continue working on it at a later
time.
HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module
Song Props!
Library Center Rules
When We Dance We Are Safe and Respectful
If I am tired I can sit, sing, and watch from the table.
I can stay standing on my feet, on the carpet.
I can dance with my hands, feet and body to myself.
Playground Rules
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What in environment lets me know rules
Large Group Activity Schedule
Story Time
Story Time!
Portable Rules with Stop Sign
Telling Isn’t Teaching! Circle time is not an expectation it is an invitation to play!
• Show children something engaging that will be at circle
• Make it FUN to GET to circle
• Include something children that struggle like at circle
• Tell and show children what is expected at circle
Change How You Respond Walk about slides 145-151.
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Choose what you will do!
Do you have
“peaceful” areas?
Teach deep breathing with Dragon Breathing and other tools
Create a Safe Place for Me
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Do you have ways for children to calm down around the room?
Math and Problem Solving and Social emotional Problem
Solving