Build a cleanup visual routine
Design a visual cleanup routine that teaches expectations and reduces repeated dysregulation.
Cleanup fails every day because the adult cue clean up asks children to stop, sort, shift, and regulate all at once. Pyramid routine support: predict, show, practice, reinforce The trap is making the visual and assuming children will use it. A visual schedule that is not taught becomes wall art, not instruction. Predict Add a two-minute warning with a picture: Two more minutes, then cleanup. The warning gives children time to finish a play idea and reduces surprise. Show Use three photos: finish one piece, match materials to bins, choose save shelf or transition job. The sequence becomes visible and…
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