Choose one routine and plan it with the teaching team. Invite the learner’s preferences whenever possible. The sheet walks through what to prepare, the cue you will use, the choices on offer, who helps during the move, and how you will know it helped.
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How to use it
- Print the sheet, or talk through the prompts below.
- Write where the transition starts and where it ends.
- Plan the five steps together, and agree what to do if the plan is not working.
The five prompts
- Before the transition: what can we prepare or make predictable? Materials ready, a preview, or something else.
- Offer a clear cue: what words, visual or other signal will we use?
- Make participation possible: what meaningful choice or communication option can the learner use? What help or access adjustment is available?
- During the move: who will support, and how? Where can the learner pause or ask for help?
- Notice and revisit: what will tell us whether this plan helped participation or comfort? When will we ask for feedback and adjust?
If the plan is not working
- Pause, listen, and consult the teacher about an adjustment.
Free tool to help: Our free visual schedule maker builds a picture schedule the learner can follow through the day: special-learning.com/tools/visual-schedule/
Another planning sheet: Teacher–paraeducator instruction handoff
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Keep your copy general: no student names or other identifying details. Follow your school’s privacy and instructional procedures.