Knowledge
Daily schedules using pictures should be a key item in any preschool classroom. Having a picture schedule can help assist all children in the learning environment, specifically, those that suffer from anxiety. Picture schedules can help ease "the worry" or the nervousness around what happens next. This type of assistive visual aid can help reduce the anxiety around transitions and help make them run more smoothly.
Application
I started implementing a daily picture schedule into my classroom for a little boy who was having some anxiety around what happens next. I made one, similar to the one above, and I had him move a clothespin each time we were moving to another activity. This picture schedule really helped the student worry less and helped with transitions to each part of the day.
Reflection on practice
I feel that every preschool classroom should make a daily picture schedule. This type of visual aid will help all students be able to organize and see what we are doing during the day, what comes next, and when it is time to go home. My student with anxiety stopped asking about transitions within a week and stopped using the picture schedule altogether after a few months or so.
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