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Getting dressed visual schedule
Outdoor clothes in the order they go on, from wool socks to mittens, to tick off one at a time. Print it as a free PDF or edit it in Áigi Plan.
What’s included
- Wool socks
- Snow trousers
- Boots
- Jacket
- Hat
- Scarf
- Mittens
The getting dressed visual schedule is a portrait A4 with the clothes in the order they go on. Every item has a symbol and a box to tick, so it shows what is left. In Áigi Plan the template is called Putting on outdoor clothes.
When the template fits
Outdoor clothes have an order that matters: wool socks before boots, snow trousers before the jacket. The getting dressed visual schedule shows the clothes in the order they go on, and you can see what is left. The template fits in the hallway at home and by the cubby at preschool, especially in winter when there are many clothes. With a visual support to follow, getting dressed can become something to do more independently, at your own pace. More on how visual supports are used in how visual supports work in practice.
Make the template your own
Change the clothes with the season: rain gear in autumn, a cap and sun cream in summer. You swap symbols for others from the library or for photos of your own clothes. Print on A4 or save as a PDF, and put it up in the hallway or by the cubby at preschool.
How to use it
- Put the visual support up at eye level where the clothes hang.
- Point to the next item instead of handing it over.
- Tick off each item once it is on.
- Help with what is hard, such as the zip, and let the rest be done independently.
Tips
- Lay the clothes out in the same order as on the schedule.
- An item that often gets left behind can get its own photo, so it is easy to recognise.
- Make one version for winter and one for spring, and swap when the weather changes.
More visual supports for the day: the toileting visual schedule, the morning routine visual schedule and all templates.