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Lining up means standing with the group, waiting your turn, and moving together. Lining up means people stand or move in order to go somewhere together.
Hidden Curriculum of Vision
Routine: Lining Up
Lining up is the school routine of joining an ordered group, understanding position, direction, spacing, and movement expectations. Understanding the expectations, sequence, spatial awareness, and social behaviors involved in joining and moving with a line of people. Applicable Learners Blind Low Vision CVI Multiple Disabilities Autism AAC Users Deafblind Developmental Delays Intellectual Disabilities Early Childhood Elementary Students Related Concepts Waiting Turn-Taking Personal Space Following Directions First...
Also known as: Lining Up
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Why Vision Matters
Children who are sighted naturally learn how to line up by watching others. They observe where the line forms, who is first and last, how much space to leave between people, when the line begins moving, when it stops, how classmates adjust their position, and how adults signal transitions with gestures or eye contact. Students with visual impairments often...
Why This Matters Long-Term
Understanding lining up supports safety, belonging, efficient transitions, academic access, group participation, independence, and confidence in unfamiliar school and community situations.
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PrerequisiteSpatial Concept: LeftYou are hereRoutine: Lining Up
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