Setting Routines

Setting Routines that Support Your Learning

Routines and Schedules

Continue the morning routines that you would follow if going to school

• Get up, get dressed, eat breakfast, move to a quiet area to do your school work

Create a positive mindset for learning every morning. Tell yourself:

• Your school/teachers are here to help.
• You can succeed.
• Challenges and mistakes are okay. They are the only way our brains will grow (get smarter).

If you get frustrated, here are some tips that can help:

• Chunk classes that are more challenging into a few 10 minute time frames instead of a full 30 minutes
• Reach out to a teacher, friend or family member for emotional support
• Notice when you get frustrated, then set a timer and step away for 5-10 minutes.

Try:

• Drawing
• Dancing
• Listening to Music
• Writing
• Taking a walk
• Playing with a pet

Distance Learning Schedules

• Each school will provide a distance-learning schedule.

Reflect daily:

• Write out your daily to-do list.
• Journal at the end of each day.
  What did I learn today?
  What was the easiest thing I did today?
  What was the most difficult thing I did today?
  What questions do I have?

Recurring tasks:

• Check Schoology daily.
• Check PowerSchool weekly.
• Complete and upload assignments daily.
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Control distractions:

• Set up a work space for schoolwork, such as in a quiet corner of a room on a folding table.
• Reflect on what sights and sounds are distracting and talk to your family about ways to get space and remove distractions.
• Limit screen and phone apps that potentially distract from learning.

Develop consistency:

• Work with your family to set limits on family, work and social obligations during school time.
• Reflect on when you work best; consider time of day, length of activity and need for breaks.
• Create a sample schedule and refer back to it.