Events which happen routinely but not daily or that occur in a different sequence such as outdoor play at an earlier time or that are one time events such as birthday celebrations for a classmate.

Typical causes of problem behaviors:

• child has difficulty dealing with daily schedule changes that upset his or her sense of routine.

Some strategies to try:

• post a picture calendar of activities for the week.
• present a picture schedule of the day's events (See examples of picture schedule developed at St. Ben's Preschool).
• use an anticipation box (place objects which represent the day's activities in sequenced compartments within a box).
• give advanced notices of upcoming events that require change (tell the child of upcoming event shortly before the child must move to the new activity).