Small routines, thoughtfully taught.
Each guide offers a worked example, a teaching sequence, and options for support or extension. Adapt the ideas to your students and school routines.
Teach picture sequencing with a familiar three-step event
A clear beginning, middle, and end routine with a paper bookmark model, oral retelling frames, and quick checks for understanding.
Read the guide →Grades 1–2 · Reading & RetellingGo beyond picture order: ask for evidence and find missing steps
Teach children to defend a sequence, notice when more than one order works, and repair an incomplete process without treating every picture set as a riddle.
Read the guide →Kindergarten–Grade 2 · Feelings & Social SkillsOne event, different feelings: a kind classroom discussion
A fictional partner-work scenario helps children consider possible feelings, point to clues, ask kind questions, and choose a helpful next step.
Read the guide →PreK–Grade 2 · Listening & Classroom RoutinesA five-minute listening and movement routine with seated choices
A predictable start, clear response options, and one learning target make a brief movement break easier to lead and easier to finish.
Read the guide →Kindergarten–Grade 1 · Writing & Word WorkHelp children build and expand complete sentences
Model who and what is happening, rehearse a sentence aloud, then use a frame or picture prompt so children can write a complete thought.
Read the guide →Kindergarten · Listening & Classroom RoutinesPrepare kindergarten emergency plans a substitute can use
A practical handoff checklist and one sample morning block help you leave a substitute useful context without assuming every school day follows the same schedule.
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