Desktop Visual Schedule

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The Desktop Visual Schedule is simple to make and can easily be modified by using a smaller and/or thinner notebook to create a portable option for students who needs an ‘on the go’ schedule.

Materials Needed:

  • 3”-3 ring Binder with clear plastic sheet on the outsides of the binder
  • Colored Card stock or File Folders (assorted colors work best so the symbols can be sorted in categories and easy to find)
  • Velcro:
    • 35” Loop (soft)
    • 15” Hook (scratchy)

(When making your own visual schedule, the amount of Velcro varies depending on how many folders or pieces of card stock are needed to store symbols)

  • Variety of “Activity” Symbols (we have supplied some, but you can add to our selection to make it individualized for your students)
  • Lamination
  • 3X5” Manila envelope, cut in ½ to create a pocket

These Boardmaker resources are located at the end of this tutorial. 

  • “Time for” Sheet
  • “Finished” Symbol
  • “First/Then” Sheet
  • Activity Symbols

 

Directions:

  • Cut all Loop (soft) and Hook (scratchy) Velcro in half, lengthwise.

  • Paste the “Finished” symbol onto the manila envelope and laminate, making sure that the text is facing the right direction and the opening of the envelope is at the top.

  • Cut-out “activity” symbols & laminate them.

  • Place the “Time For” Sheet into the front clear plastic sleeve.  Make sure that the “Time For” symbol is next to the side of the binder that opens, not the 3” side.

  • Place the “First/Then” Sheet into the other plastic sleeve making sure that the words “First/Then” are closest to the opening of the binder, not the 3” side.

  • Place card stock in 3 ring binder

  • Cut 2-1” pieces of Loop (soft) and Hook (scratchy) Velcro and place Hook (scratchy) Velcro on the back of the laminated envelope.  Place the Loop (soft) Velcro pieces on the lower right corner of the front sleeve.  (Tip: You can connect the Velcro pieces and then place them in the correct position on the sleeve.)

  • Cut 2- 11” pieces of the Loop (soft) Velcro.  Place the two pieces on the front plastic sleeve.  Make sure that you place them to the far left of the “Time For” symbol so you have enough room for the “Finished” envelope.
  • Place a small piece of Loop (soft) Velcro in the center of the gray square.

  •  Cut a 9” piece of the Hook (scratchy) Velcro and place the strip in the center of the side sleeve.

  • Cut a 1 ½” piece of each type of Velcro and place them as a closure where the front & back of the binder come together.

  • Place 10” strips of the Loop (soft) Velcro on the card stock pages.

  • Cut the Hook (scratchy) Velcro in ½” pieces and place them on the back of each individual symbol (Tip: using the Hook (scratchy) Velcro on your symbols allows them to be used with any “Velcro sensitive” material like felt, tempo loop, etc)
  • Place “Activity” symbols on/in Desktop Visual Schedule

 

 

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