Planning Transitions

It is very important to plan for transitions and make the student aware of change so that the situation will be less stressful when it comes.  Therefore in order to plan and be prepared for smooth transitions you should take into account: their entry into the school, their entry into different grades, between activities, classrooms and from elementary school to high school (6, 26). Although, it is hard to make all of these transitions smooth you could: provide a signal as a warning, preparing them well in advance, a calendar to count down days until a certain event, a schedule of visits to get the child accustomed to a new school, or let them have a "transitional object" that they can hold or carry from one activity to the next (1, 78).