UK Edition: Home Living Picture Strips: Daily Routines, SEND, KS4 and Post-16

My work task picture strips get used on placements every day, and families kept asking for the same thing at home: brushing teeth, a shower, laundry, packing a bag. These strips look and sound grown up, so older learners are willing to use them.

What you get (11 pages plus an editable Word file)

• A teacher how to page: print, laminate, cut, post and fade

• 10 picture strips with 4 or 5 numbered steps each: Brush my teeth, Take a shower, Get ready in the morning, Make my bed, Wash dishes by hand, Take out the rubbish, Start a load of laundry, Fold and put away clothes, Pack my bag, and Clean my room

• A blank strip for the learner's own routine

• An "I did each step" self check sheet

• A note for families

How I use it

We practise a routine at school with the strip, then I send it home with the family note so home and school use the same steps. As the learner gets it, I cut the strip down to the hard steps. For the shower strip, I remind learners about a non slip mat and to check the water temperature with a hand first.

Who it is for: SEND teachers, teaching assistants, residential staff and families of learners at KS3, KS4 and post 16 working on independent living. The strips use a simple picture icon on every step. They are for daily living skills, not medical or personal care plans.

Licence: one download covers one teacher. Please do not post the file online.

Keywords: SEND, EHCP, Preparing for Adulthood, KS4, Post 16, special educational needs, learning disability, autism, FE college, sixth form, visual supports, picture strips, independent living, life skills, daily living, task analysis, routines