Sometimes children feel overwhelmed or frustrated by a full daily schedule. They may also struggle to complete a dreaded task (like schoolwork or chores) or find it challenging to wait for a favorite activity.

Educator and coach Katie Ahearn created two tools to help children navigate these common scheduling challenges. These tools, a Home Schedule Breakdown and a Home Choice Board, scaffold children’s emerging executive skills. They also increase predictability (safety), cooperation, confidence and success.

Age

• 3 and up

Helps with

• Creating predictability and safety
• Reducing conflict and power struggles/increasing cooperation
• Building executive skills such as prioritization and time management
• Increasing confidence and success

Use

• Tools to help families navigate common scheduling challenges

Format

• Two full-page templates and six pages of activity cards

Materials

• Printed Choice Tools for Managing Complex Schedules
• Scissors
• Card stock
• Tape or Velcro

Related Resources

• Learning Routines for Children
• Visual Daily Schedule
• Visual Shopping Plan
• Visual Routines (Premium)

Related Products

• Routine and Responsibility Cards
• Daily Routine Cards