Keep your daily agenda simple and consistent, if possible. Having regular start and end times will be essential as many remote students will be independent in remembering and returning for sessions. Suggest they set an alarm or reminder on a phone, kitchen timer, or virtual assistant (Alexa, Siri) to be on time for afternoon sessions.

For my students, I laminated this chart, which is a general outline of our consistent daily schedule. Just before we ended our morning learning session, I would remind students if they needed to return for afternoon groups. They would use a dry-erase marker to circle reading 1:30-2:00 or math 2:00-2:30. It also had a short list of indepdent work with checkboxes. I liked that this allowed students to be independent and that it wasn’t digital so special grown-ups would be able to take a quick look at it to be informed about PM groups and work completion. At end end of the day, students could wipe it clean with a microfiber cloth I provided (or a tissue) and be ready for the next school day.