Go back See all

    Following a Routine

    from

    Subject: Special Education

    Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins

    Topic: Time Management and Planning

    Grade Level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: This lesson is intended to reinforce what to do during daily routines to help students be successful and minimize disruptions in the classroom.

    Know Before You Start: Choose a common routine, or a routine that needs to be reinforced. Try to keep the routine as concise, and in as few steps as possible.

    Hook:

    • Ask students to name some routines that we follow throughout the day, e.g., arrival, literacy centers, transitioning to lunch, dismissal.
    • Make a list with the students and circle your targeted routine.
    • Have students act out the routine and write down the steps to follow it.

    Activity:

    • Have students create a comic that shows the step by step routine.
    • You can have all students create a comic on the same routine, or you can individualize the routine based on student needs.
    • Encourage students to use positive language and facial expressions in their comics. 

    Closure:

    • Have students share their comics in small groups or with the whole class.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
    • Have students create their comics with an adult.
    • Adapt the routine to match your students’ needs.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display

    Suggested Content Packs:

    Related Ideas

    Rewind Your Routine

    Students will organize panels in the sample comic in the order of their own morning routines.

    Transition Words

    Students will create a comic using transition words to convey sequence.

    Digital Habits Quiz

    Students will take a true or false quiz to test their knowledge about digital usage and their mental health, and then create a comic showing some positive alternatives.