Unpack the gym bag
The gym bag should be emptied right away at home, but tiredness after school often leaves it standing in the hall with wet clothes inside. A picture makes the step visible and easy to finish. See the support below.
♂Unpack the gym bag
A boy sits taking a towel out of a black sports bag with trainers beside.
Emptied sports bag
An open blue-grey sports bag that is empty.
Bag with a shoe and clothes
An open blue sports bag with a shoe and clothes inside.
Open sports bag
A blue sports bag with a shoulder strap, an undone zip and an open middle.
♀Unpack the gym bag
A girl kneels taking a red top and white trainers out of a blue sports bag.
♀Unpack the gym bag
A girl kneels taking clothes out of a blue sports bag with a football beside.
♀Unpack the gym bag
A person kneels taking a football and a yellow top out of a green sports bag with socks beside.
♀Unpack the bag
A child sits on the floor by an open sports bag and holds up a red top.
About this visual support
When the child comes home after a day at school the energy is often gone, and the gym bag is the last thing they can face thinking about. So it stays in the hall, with sweaty or wet clothes, a damp towel and maybe a lunchbox still inside. The next time the things are needed they are still in the bag, unusable. It is rarely unwillingness, more that the step disappears in the tiredness.
Visual support turns the emptying into a clear step rather than something to remember. When the child sees a picture of unpacking the bag as part of coming home, it becomes a close to the school day, not something loose floating around. The picture also splits the task: clothes to the laundry, towel to dry, lunchbox to the kitchen, so it feels manageable even when tired.
A tip: make the emptying a fixed part of coming home, just like hanging up the jacket, so it happens before the child sits down. Attaching it to an existing habit makes the step easier. In the Routined app you can add the unpacking as a small step after school, so the bag gets emptied while the child is still moving in the hall.
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