Use this planning tool as a team to help identify routines and transitions that are challenging for children or adults and to decide who will lead and who will support each task. In the Guidance Strategies column, list the cues, reminders, or supports used to help children successfully participate in routines and transitions (e.g., visual supports, verbal prompts, songs, modeling), and identify shared practices that everyone agrees to follow consistently. This tool can also be used to support communication and establish roles and responsibilities for managing the classroom as a team. Review and update it as needed to ensure it continues to support effective collaboration.

1. Identify Challenging Routines / Transitions

Brief description of the routine/transition and observed challenges:

3. Shared Practices

Describe the strategies, language, and expectations that everyone agrees to use consistently, regardless of role. These practices support predictability, collaboration, and smooth routines and transitions.

Example shared practices:

• Everyone uses the same cleanup song
• Visual schedules are referenced before transitions
• Children are always offered a choice when waiting

4. Optional Team Agreement

By completing this plan together, we agree to follow the shared practices and revisit this plan as needed.