Daily Routine and Activity
Each day would start with the same routine:
- A job within the classroom or building
- Walk two laps in the gym and take turns with conversation cards (link to these below)
Once the students and peers completed the daily routine, we would do an activity.
Basic Conversation Visuals and Scripts for Speech Therapy by Speechy Musings
Let’s Talk About…(Visual Conversation Starters for Special Education) by The Autism Helper
Monday – Movement
Mondays were known as “movement Monday.” After completing our daily routine, we would engage in a movement activity, alternating between yoga or a Go Noodle video.
Tuesday – News 2 You
I referred to Tuesdays as “talking Tuesdays.” Students would learn how to work together as a team, research and summarize a topic, and use communication skills to share out with the class. Students and peers would have an assigned activity (entertainment current event, sports current event, world news current event, weather, joke, and sporting news) to research, summarize, and present the information to the class. I loved using News 2 You for our current event articles.
Download the Current Event Form, Sporting News, and Joke Page.
Wednesday – Leisure Activity
Students and peers would engage in a leisure activity on Wednesdays. I had a designated area with a list of leisure activities that they could choose from and a shelf that held all the items they needed.
Click here for a list of leisure activities.
Thursday – Social Skill
Each month focused on a new social skill. Activities such as videos, modeling, and hands-on activities, provided many opportunities for students to learn. As a reference guide, students created social skill notebooks during each unit.
Friday – Board Games
I love board game Fridays! It is such a fun and engaging way for our students to learn many social skills such as waiting, turn-taking, sharing, how to cope with losing, making conversation, problem-solving, compromising, collaborating, and being flexible.
