Visual schedule cards
Picture cards for every part of the day.
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Example
Example: morning cards for a kindergartner, with the dog and the bus added
A five-year-old who finds school mornings hard. Routine Morning, layout Picture cards to cut out, in colour, US Letter, and two steps of the family’s own typed in: Feed the dog and Wait for the bus.
- The morning set has nine cards, Wake up, Toilet, Wash face, Brush teeth, Get dressed, Breakfast, Brush hair, Shoes and coat and Backpack; the two own steps follow as cards 10 and 11, with a star.
- Cards go three across and four down, 2¼ in (57 mm) square on Letter, inside dashed lines to cut along: the 11 cards fill page 1 with one place left.
- Page 2 holds a First / Then strip and a Now / Next strip, each with a place for a card under each word.
morning-routine-cards.pdf, two pages. Laminate the cards, stick the strip by the front door, and put Shoes and coat under First and Wait for the bus under Then.
How it works
- Choose the routine whose cards you need.
- Print, cut along the dashed lines and laminate if you like.
- Stick them in order on a strip or board and turn over each card when it is done.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a visual schedule?
- A row of picture cards showing the steps of the day or of one task, so a child knows what is happening now and what comes next.
- What is the first-then strip for?
- Put the task “first” and something the child enjoys “then” — a simple way through a hard moment.
- How do I make the cards last?
- Print on card or laminate them, and add hook-and-loop dots so they can move.
- Can I use them at nursery or school?
- Yes — the school day set has arrival, circle time, snack, play, lunch and home time.
- How big are the cards?
- About 2¼ in (57 mm) square on US Letter and 60 mm on A4, twelve to a page, three across and four down, with dashed lines to cut along. Cards past the twelfth go on the second page, above the strips.
- Can I add steps of my own?
- Yes, up to six, one per line, each up to 40 characters. They come after the routine’s own cards, with a star as the picture, so they stand out from the drawn steps.
- Is anything uploaded?
- No. The pages are made in your browser.