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Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.
Anything with more than one step gets written down, and the child does the writing. Ten problems, check them against the answers, correct what is wrong: three lines in their own hand.
A handout would carry the same words, but writing it themselves does two extra things. It puts the sequence somewhere they can look again when step…
Moving between lessons is where things fall apart, so plan the move out loud before it happens. What to bring, where to go, and who will be waiting.
Before the child leaves maths, walk them through what comes with them and tell them to check in with the next teacher on arrival. That teacher greets…
A calendar that catches only some of your commitments is more dangerous than no calendar at all. You look at Thursday, see a clear afternoon, say yes, and only later meet the thing that never got written down.
So the first job is not a better app. It is one place where everything goes, without exception, including the small things you are certain you will…
While you are talking, have them writing. Notes give attention something to hold onto, and they let you see at a glance who has gone.
Listening on its own asks a child to do nothing visible for a long stretch, and attention quietly drains away with nobody able to tell. A pen moving…
Put the demanding work where the energy is, not where the timetable happens to be convenient. Then alternate it with something they like, and break it up often.
Looking for a whole subject rather than a single practice? Start from the nine areas.
Effort runs down fast, so an hour of hard work in one block will give you good minutes at the start and very little after. Cut it into shorter runs…