Get ready before the first day back
The first morning: saying goodbye at drop-off
Arriving, hanging up the backpack, one hug, one sentence, a wave: the short goodbye ritual that always goes the same way, ending in the classroom rather than in tears.

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Drop-off, the cafeteria, recess, homework, but also the doctor, the pool or a new hotel room: the most common situations, already illustrated step by step. Choose, print, use.
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Get ready before the first day back
Arriving, hanging up the backpack, one hug, one sentence, a wave: the short goodbye ritual that always goes the same way, ending in the classroom rather than in tears.
Getting dressed, breakfast, teeth, backpack: the same run of steps every school morning, so the day starts without negotiation.
Waiting behind the line, holding the rail, showing the pass, finding a seat and buckling up: the whole ride, start to finish.
Walking the empty room, finding your desk, your hook and your cubby: the preview of the space that takes the unknown out of day one.
Looking at their photos first, arriving, saying hello: a face and a name on the classroom adults before having to speak to them.
Putting the toy away, joining the line, waiting without pushing: the loudest transition of the day, broken down ahead of time.
A school cafeteria often runs past 85 decibels. Washing hands, moving down the line, sitting in the same quiet seat, eating at your own pace, with noise-cancelling headphones allowed.
The least structured moment of the day. Going to the bench, picking an activity, asking to join, or heading to the quiet corner: three ways out instead of an empty playground.
Many children hold it all day. Signalling the need, going, washing hands, coming back to class: the sequence that makes asking possible.
Changing in front of others, in noise and in a hurry: the locker room broken down, then the gym class itself.