"I Know What's Next!"

Book excerpt: This book provides guidelines that help teachers understand transitions from the child's point of view, along with a host of strategies, songs, games, and other experiences that are useful for particular transitions. Included are ideas for drop-off and pickup times; the times before and after each part of the daily routine, including wait times; cleanup time; room-to-room transitions; and the transition to kindergarten. Also offered are parent handouts, real-life transition scenarios, photos, and illustrations with adult-child dialogues depicting contrasting approaches to transitions.