2 x 2 size for daily picture schedule

As a parent or educator, you may not want to use photos to develop a picture schedule for your child or student. In the past, I have used "Board Maker" which is a computer program that is an encyclopedia of line drawings. These line drawings can be in color or black and white. I have used both. You can make them the size of 2 x 2 and if you have a computer, print them out.

If you have a student who is in a self-contained classroom; you can set up a small plastic cup on their desk or laminate an envelope where they can drop the picture into when the activity is completed. Again, a teacher assistant would need to assist the student until some independence has been created. You can also put the 2 x 2 pictures on strips of cardboard where they are attached to velcro. Each strip can then be put into a binder. I have put up to 4 pictures onto each strip.

For a student to become successful with using his picture schedule, it is important to model for your student, by saying, "it is time for P.E." take off the P.E. picture, where does it go? Then you can ask your student to recall where they are going. At the beginning, you want to provide as much support for the student to be successful. Then as the student gains ground on the use of the picture schedule, you will then slowly decrease the amount of support given.

best,
Ms.C