Arrival Routine - Nicholas

After a difficult transition into the classroom on day one, Marissa decides to try a mini-schedule and reinforcers. While the student still has difficulty leaving his mother and moving into the classroom, watch Marissa continue to use her visual strategies and maintain a calm attitude. [CHILD CRYING] Do you like Cheerios? Yes? Look. Nicholas, first we're going to say, bye bye, mommy! We'll say bye bye, mommy! Then we'll hang up our backpack, and then we'll check our schedule. Yeah. You want to put your backpack away? Yes? Let's say, bye bye, mommy! I know, look. Come here, look. Nicholas, do you want Cheerios? You want to play with cars? You like the cars, look. Nicholas, look. [CHILD CRYING] OK, Nicholas. First we say, bye bye, mommy! Bye bye, mommy! Can you say bye bye? Here we go! [CHILD SCREAMING] It's OK. Nicholas, [INAUDIBLE]. Nicholas, look. Can you say, bye bye, mommy? It's OK. It's OK. Bye bye, mommy! Look. [INAUDIBLE] Let's go hang that backpack. [CHILD SCREAMING] Bye bye, mommy. Look, now it's time for backpack! Nicholas, look. We said, bye bye, mommy! Now it's time to put away backpack! Let's go put away backpack! Come on! Yay! Nice walking, Nicholas! You are walking, look! Let's hang that backpack. Nice quiet manners. All right, ready? Let's take off backpack. Nice job. Here. Next, let's put on-- putting on backpack! Come on! Look! Look, we said, bye bye, mommy. Now it's time for backpack. Can we put up backpack? No! Yes, look. [CHILD SCREAMING] Cheerios? No! No? Do you like M&Ms? What else do I have in here? You like candies? Look. We said, bye bye, mommy, it's time to hang up backpack. I'll help. Ready? One, two, three-- whee! We're hanging up backpack! You hung up your backpack, Nicholas! Yay! Now, it's time for check schedule. Let's go check. Come on! Let's go find Nicholas' picture. I see Nicholas right here! Look! Come on, friend! Look, Nicholas, we said, bye bye, mommy! We hung up our backpack. It's time to check schedule. Here we go. Yeah, what do we have in here? Do you have a snack? [INAUDIBLE] Nicholas, you're sitting so quietly. Nice job! Are you ready to check schedule? Mommy will be back. Look, let's go check. OK, ready? You want a cookie? Let's go check schedule. Come on, I'll help. OK, ready? Let's go see, come on. I'm going to help. One, two, three. Yay, Nicholas, you're checking your schedule! Put in. What's first? Circle time! Let's go find matching. Circle time! Yay, Nicholas! Yay, Nicholas! Let's go see what's at circle time. Look, we have blocks. Did you see these blocks, Brian? They have wheels. Oh, look at her wheels. Cool Bristle blocks, right? Ooh. Hey, you. You came to school. Nicholas! You're putting wheels on. Look at you, sitting in that circle time. Yay, Nicholas! After eight days of practice and revision, Nicholas is able to say goodbye to his mother in the school lobby and walk to the classroom without protest. Hi, Nicholas! Good morning. Hi. Bye, mom! Bye! Good saying goodbye. Bye, mom! Bye, mom! Good walking. Good walking. Good morning. We're so glad you're at school today. Oh, there he is! Let's hang our backpack up. Good morning, Nicholas. Do you want a blue hanger or a black hanger? Which one? Blue? Blue hanger. Let's hang our backpack up. Can you help me? Thank you. Here, put your backpack up. Good putting your backpack up. Check your schedule. Put in. Get picture. Circle time. Good matching. Let's play with toys. Good morning, Nicholas! Look. Say hi, Miss Marissa! Hi! Hi!