A Better You in the Fall: Eliminating Transitions

As you begin to evaluate your daily transitions, the following questions may guide your thinking.

How much time do children spend in transition?

• Count the number of transitions that occur throughout the day. Optimally, a half day setting would have 6 or fewer transitions and a full day would have 8 or fewer.
• Determine how many minutes it takes for each transition. What percentage of your day is actually spent in transition?
• Are there certain transitions that seem to be more difficult than others? How many and what types of challenging behaviors are occurring? Are children spending time waiting for others? Are the children engaged while waiting? What are the adults doing during the transition?
• How often does the group transition at the same time?
• Can you redesign the transition to involve small groups of children at staggered intervals?
• Will eliminating some transitions help?

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