Week one down of a long (twelve week) school term for the kids. This term there are changes with sporting activities, so I have revised the children’s timetable created at the start of the school year. Along with this I have also changed the suggested activities for the preschooler and toddler, to allow for variety and to align closer with what their interests are at the moment.
I like to create a weekly children’s timetable and have it easily visible for the children, so that they can use it to organise themselves and their belongings for the school day.
As with the last timetable, the font I have used in the table, is called Victorian Modern Cursive. This is the style of handwriting taught in primary schools through out Victoria. This may not show up on correctly your computer, but you can download it freely from the Victorian Govt Education website. I like to use this font for the preschoolers and younger school age children, as it helps them become familiar with the way the will need to write the alphabet.
You also might to check out my post on 10 things to make school mornings easier for ideas on getting back into the swing of the school routine.
What tips do you have for getting the kids off to school in a calm and timely manner?
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That’s a great tip about the cursive font. I did a quick search to see what they use in WA and it seems the Victorian Modern Cursive is the national standard.
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By Guera on 04.12.08 8:17 am | Permalink
*Predetermine (based upon weather and other commitments)if we are walking, riding or driving to school - and organise that.
*No TV
*Time milestones - eg brekky to be completed by 750am, Leave home by 815am
*I prepare most of kids lunch boxes the night before
That’s what works for us!
By HungryTribe on 04.12.08 12:33 pm | Permalink
Guera - I didn’t know that Vic Modern Cursive was used in other states. I will edit the post (at some stage!) to include info for other Australian Statesto include that info - thanks.
HungryTribe - Sometimes I really don’t feel like doing the lunches the night before, but it really does make mornings so much easier when you have little ones.
By PlanningQueen on 04.12.08 1:20 pm | Permalink
Definitely, making lunch overnight. I am too groggy to cook that early in the morning anyway.
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