Tomorrow is Kieran's first day of Grade 2! I am still trying to get over the fact that he is already in his 3rd year of schooling... it has gone WAY TOO FAST!
So here I am the night before ready to put all these new routines into practice....
1. Uniform ready and placed out... Check
2. Alarm times set .... Check
3. Morning routine chart set.... Check
Here is a sneaky preview of my own version of the routine poster:
It's not quite finished yet, but it has all the necessary features to give it a test run in the morning. Materials included a photo frame, material, velcro dots, craft glue. I just picked these up from Spotlight. It was having a closing down sale, so I managed to get a great discount- BONUS!
In the morning, Kieran and Heath will use this chart to see what they need to do in the morning to get ready. As they complete each task, they remove the disk and place it in the box (not sure if you can see the little box in the photo). When all their tasks are completed, they can watch a little T.V or have a little play.
Test run tomorrow.... Kieran was already excited when I explained what he needed to do.
I think it is so important for children to take responsibility for getting themselves ready and completing tasks on their own. Hopefully this year with the aid of this chart, it becomes second nature to the boys. More importantly, I'm hoping I'll regain my sanity!
The last little change we have made in our house is setting up a lunch and snack station, so the boys can easily pack their own lunch boxes.
My plan is to prepare all the snacks at the start of the week so it's ready to go each morning. In the containers I have cut up fruit and veggies, cheese, crackers, sultana buds and tiny teddies. Each morning, the boys will be able to choose which combination they want from the selection. All I need to do in the mornings will be make their sandwich/ roll. I'm also wanting to mix up their lunch a bit more this year. It's so easy to get into such a rut and put the same old thing in- but how boring! With a bit of organisation, we should be able to create a bit more variety!
So that's the plan... we will be giving all this a test run tomorrow. The real test will be next week with a full week of school and kinder!
On a side note, today as I was completing the worlds worst job of sorting through paperwork, I put on some music. It instantly made me feel much better and the task really became a lot less tiresome! It reminded me how important it is to enjoy those little moments that bring you joy as much as you can throughout the day.
Please share with me any comments you have.
Have a great day xx
Love the Chore chart....and the idea of the kids picking out making up their own snacks packs...
ReplyDeleteWell done, great ideas :)