Pull on socks
Pulling a sock evenly over the heel takes more fine motor control than it looks. And those are exactly the seconds when the morning is in a hurry. The visual support below breaks the movement into steps a child can actually keep up with.
♀Girl putting on socks
A girl is sitting down and putting on a pair of striped socks.
About this visual support
Three fingers grip the cuff, the thumb hooks the inside, and the fabric rolls up over the heel without snagging or wrinkling. For an adult the whole thing happens without conscious thought. For a child whose fine motor skills are still developing it is four or five things at once, and the fabric usually catches air or snags around the ankle halfway through.
That is why breaking sock-pulling into clear visual steps actually works. First, roll the sock into a little ring at the toes. Then slip the toes in. Then pull the fabric over the heel with both thumbs. Finally straighten the cuff. Each move gets its own picture so the child can pause and look between steps rather than wrestle with the whole motion as one tangled task.
A specific tip: sit on the floor with your back against the wall and knees pulled up. It gives the child a stable position and frees both hands for the sock. In Routined these step images can live inside the morning routine so the same series appears every day without you having to dig it out.