Time and routines

Ages 6 to 8 Read together, then try alone · about 20 minutes

Read together

A routine is what we do in the same order each day. It helps us feel ready.

A schedule shows when things happen.

Do it

1. Draw your morning routine in order: wake, wash, dress, eat, pack.
2. Add times with the clock. Does it fit before you leave?
3. Try the routine for a week. What would you change?
4. Add a quiet time for prayer or reading.

Talk about it

• What comes first in your day?
• What helps you not to rush?

For the grown-up

Predictable routines help children feel secure and manage time. Let the child help plan so they own it.

Mark as done

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Where this comes from

• American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org, pages on family routines and school-age children
• Spagnola, M., and Fiese, B. H., “Family Routines and Rituals: A Context for Development in the Lives of Young Children”, Infants and Young Children 20 (2007): 284 to 299

Written with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed. Please read it before sharing it with a child.