Many students who have issues with
behavior need schedules in place so they have
a clear beginning and ending to the task at
hand. Without having a sense of time, students
do not know if they will be sitting at
circle time for the whole day or can sit only a
minute and then can leave. Setting up schedules
as well as mini-schedules give students a
sense of time as well as predictability. The
use of visuals progress students toward the
goal of independence. Below you can see a
schedule of a student’s day and then a mini schedule
of a student’s circle time.