Autism School Days Visual Schedule

The No School Visual Schedule is designed to encourage early learners and special needs children to distinguish between school days vs. staying at home days.  We typically only stay at home on the weekends, but sometimes things happen and children are required to stay at home during the week.  However, having a visual to display school days vs. stay-at-home days can help your child understand and learn the difference.

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What is an Autism Visual School Day Schedule?

An Autism Visual School Days vs. No School Days schedule encourage your child to see an overview of the days and the week. Visual images help your child process information in a way that is illustrated with images. The Visual School Days Schedule includes images of a school for each day of the week and a house that follows for the weekend.

Are Visual Schedules Important for My Autistic Child?

Children on the Autism Spectrum manage their day best by seeing their present-day and what day comes next. This encourages your child’s memorization, understanding, and identification skills. All of which are very important for processing information.

Autism Short Story

For example, My 3-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Autism at age 2. She recently started PreK 3. She is also one of 4 students on an IEP and combined in a classroom of up to 17 students. 13 of those students are not on an IEP. This was a heavy transition for me to have here in a classroom setting for almost eight hours a day. She absolutely fell totally in love with school because the teacher sticks to a consistent schedule throughout the entire day.

After seeing her get up on Saturday and Sunday mornings to prepare herself for school, I knew that she loves school. I also knew it was time to create a visual school day vs. no school day schedule.

If you notice your child starting his or her day and initiating a routine that was just done the day prior, it’s probably time to include a visual schedule into the day.

Autism Schedule

Many Autistic and Special Needs children require visuals for communicating and assistive devices to meet their needs.  This is a great resource to offer your child.  After my daughter started school and fell in love with it.  She would ask me every day, “ma school in the morning”?  Now we have a resource to show our early learners there is or isn’t any school today or tomorrow. Yayyy!!!

Autism Visual School Schedule for Teachers

Special Education teachers can utilize the school days vs. no school days schedule as well. Your student will have the opportunity to view the schedule within the classroom setting either in the mornings or before departure. Or both!!! This will add the additional repetition needed to encourage your student’s memorization, understanding, and identification skills.

The no school visual schedule displays the days of the week.  You can use the visual schedule to teach the days of the week.

How do Visual Schedules Benefit Children with Autism?

Many Autistic children naturally adapt to routine. If this behavior is noted within your child, a visual schedule will help them see what happened, what’s present, and what comes next. You have the opportunity to choose a layout that meets the need of your child.

Autism Horizontal Information Processing

If you notice your child who has Autism lining up toys or objects horizontally, he or she is likely to interact and process the concept of the horizontal school schedule.

Autism Vertical Information Processing

Vertical processing for Autistic children who lines toys or objects vertically will process information best with the vertical school schedule!!!!

Daily Autism School Days Schedule

Encourage your child to participate in setting up the No-School Visual Schedule.  He or she can also manage it for the week.  The x’s and checkmarks are moveable, giving your child the opportunity to participate and interact with the schedule. You have the option to display your visual schedule horizontally or vertically for your child.

Children with Autism are observed lining toys up horizontally or vertically on a regular basis. Your child uses this method of playing with toys/items to process information that is organized and understandable for them. Your child is retaining information in a manner that is clear to his or her learning method. Having the opportunity to meet your child’s specific information processing method will encourage your child to learn and understand School Days vs. No School Days.

Weekly Visual Schedule

The Visual School Day Schedule is a great resource you can use to teach all the days of the week. Viewing the days of the week every day will help your child memorize, understand and identify their days of the week.

Printable Visual School Schedule Includes

#1. Printable Visual Schedule

The Visual School Schedule vs. No School Days Schedule is a printable download you will have access to download.

#2. 7 Days of the Week Visual Cards

The printable visual schedule includes 7 images for each day of the week. Sunday through Saturday visual image cards. The daily visual cards are assessable for adhering to the refrigerator with a magnet.

#3. 7 Red X’s

The School Day Schedule also includes 7 red x’s that indicate no school is present for that specific day. You can display the x’s for a specific day like on the weekends. It’s also great for showing your child holidays, no school due to weather and teacher holidays. The 7 x’s give your child the opportunity to view and become familiar with no-school days at a glance.

#4. 7 Green Checkmarks

The 7 green checkmarks are typically displayed Monday through Friday as an indicator for school days your child attends throughout the week.

#5. Red “Today” Frame

The red frame is for “today” showing your child the day of the week he or she is currently on.

#6. Green “Tomorrow” Frame

The green frame show and illustrates the upcoming day as “Tomorrow”. This encourages your child to view and understand what day of the week is next.

#7. Yellow “Yesterday” Frame

The yellow frame is for “Yesterday”. A great opportunity for teaching your child the past!

All frames are optional and can be included in the future after your child has grasped the basic concept of the visual schedule.

Visual School Days Schedule Materials

Here is all the material needed to create your School Days vs. No School Days Visual Schedule.

Hp Printer

Here is the printer used to create beautiful, quality colored printables. This Hp Printer and have truly been a satisfaction.

Cardstock Paper

Cardstock paper is definitely a must-have for printing your reward chart. I tried Neenah Bright White but the paper has a slight yellow tint to it. Neenah will do the job but I have a specific preference when it comes to cardstock paper.

I fell in love with Pen Gear Cardstock at Walmart! The paper is thick and it holds the color of ink almost to the “T”. Sam’s Club also has a brand that I really like too, it’s the Exact Index, Cardstock.

Quick Note: Regular copy paper may alter the color quality of your printables. Some printers may also alter the color quality. The configuration of your printer may need to be run again if your color quality is not meeting your expectations. Office Depot is an optional printing service you can use for printing quality colors on cardstock paper.

Laminating Machine

To create your reward chart you will also need a laminating machine. I literally thought this investment was going to be expensive, but I can say it wasn’t and definitely gets the job done. Scotch Laminating Machines have been a part of my business for two years strong and never gave me any complications.

Laminating Pouches

Here are the thermal laminating sheets also needed to create long-lasting printables. I have played around with quite a few different brands and these are my favorite. With both the laminating machine and sheets, I always slide the laminating pouches in twice just to make sure everything has adhered tightly together.

Scissors

Cutting out your printable chart requires scissors to create your layout and move pieces. Not saying a specific brand is better than the next, but it’s definitely a must-have. I like to have a few scissors nearby because it’s always something I’m looking for.

Velcro Pieces

Velcro pieces are optional and should be considered alongside your child’s fine motor ability. You can adhere them to the activity sheets with the velcro pieces. This is optional but I prefer magnetic sheets for the reward chart and for all moveable images I use the magnetic circle.

Magnetic Circles

Magnetic circles are another optional accessory. I typically use them for all our theme-based learning binders, however, they are great for other printable activities. Magnetic circles are also great for moveable pieces and can adhere to the magnetic sheets very well.

Magnetic Sheets

The magnetic sheets can be cut to fit specific printable activity needs. This works great for adhering activity on the refrigerator and whiteboards. Just cut out the length and weight matching your chart templates and peel/place to the back. These magnetic sheets worked great on the refrigerator and magnetic whiteboards.

Visual Aids and Charts For Kids

SuperKidsInfinity Shop offers visual aids, charts, and activities for early learners, special education, and children with Autism as assistive activities to encourage a fun developmental experience for your little one. Check it out!!!

Potty Training Visual Reward Chart
Potty Pocket Visual Communication Activity
No School Days Vs. School Days Interactive Visual Aid
Large Emojis – Social and Emotional Development
Days of the Week Learning Bin Labels

Benefits of Visual Schedules for Children with Autism

A visual school day schedule for Autistic and Special Needs children is a great interactive daily schedule to encourage understanding of school days vs. no school days. Your child will also be encouraged to learn their days of the week.  Hope you all enjoy it!!!

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