Daily Schedule
Pre-built daily routines you can customize and print. Time + activity + optional note per block.
When to Use This
Use Daily Schedule when the morning, the after-school window or bedtime keeps falling apart. Pick a template (School Day or Weekend), edit any block to match your house and save. The schedule is for your child to see and follow, not for you to track against. Share it with a link so the babysitter, grandparent or sub gets the same routine you do.
How It Works
Pick a Template
Templates seed the schedule with a typical structure (e.g., School Day starts with Wake 6:45 am and ends with Lights Out 8:15 pm). You edit every block from there. Templates aren't locked.
Each Block: Time + Activity + Note
Add or delete blocks. Reorder by changing the time. The note is for the in-the-moment cue (e.g., 'No questions for the first 20 min after school'). Keeps the structure honest.
Multiple Schedules at Once
You can keep several schedules, for example a School Day one and a Weekend one, and give each its own name. Open, print or share the one the day needs.
Share It With a Link
Tap Share to get a link anyone can open without a Beacon account. Useful for the babysitter, a sub, a grandparent or a pass-the-baton handoff.
A Real Example
Maya started from the School Day template, then edited 3 blocks to match Avery's house (later wake, different after-school decompress, earlier bedtime).
| Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7 am | Wake up | Gentle light, no talking yet |
| 7:15 am | Get dressed | Clothes on the chair from last night |
| 7:30 am | Breakfast | (empty) |
| 7:55 am | Leave for school | (empty) |
| 3 pm | Home + 30 min screen time | No questions until they ask |
| 3:30 pm | Snack | (empty) |
| 4 pm | OT or homework | Mon/Wed = OT |
| 5:30 pm | Free play | (empty) |
| 6:30 pm | Dinner | (empty) |
| 7 pm | Bath | (empty) |
| 7:30 pm | Books + bed | Same order every night |
| 7:45 pm | Lights out | (empty) |
What Beacon Auto-Knows
- All schedules you've saved + their blocks.
- Which template each came from + how much you've customized it.
- Whether each schedule is shared (has a link).
What Discuss With Beacon Adds
- When you Discuss from the Schedule page, the currently-open schedule attaches.
- Beacon can suggest edits based on the rest of your data: 'Your hard behavior days cluster on Wednesday from 4 to 5 pm. The current block is OT then. Try adding 15 min decompression between.'
- Or generate a sub-friendly version: 'Make this schedule easier for a babysitter who doesn't know Avery.'
Try These With Beacon
“What time block should I add for sensory regulation?”
Reads the current schedule + Sensory profile. 'You have a 2.5-hour gap from 5:30 pm to 7 pm with free play. Avery is a vestibular seeker. Add a 15-min trampoline or swing block at 6 pm to front-load the dinner transition.'
“Make this schedule visual for Avery (8 yo, reads a little).”
Suggests how to show each block as an icon + 1-3 word label. 'Wake up = sun icon + WAKE. Breakfast = bowl icon + EAT. Leave for school = backpack + GO. Use the Visual Schedule Creator on Spectrum Unlocked for the printout.'
“Write this as a babysitter handoff.”
Rewrites the schedule in second-person plain language with the notes inlined. '6:45 to 7 am Wake Avery gently, no talking for the first 5 min. 7 am Clothes are on the chair...' You copy + send.
“Avery's getting sick. What does today look like?”
Uses your sick-day schedule if you saved one. If not, it writes one from your School Day schedule. 'Wake later. Two long rest blocks. Lunch in front of a show. Quiet activity blocks. Early bedtime.'