Visual schedule maker

A picture schedule with a box to check

Make a visual schedule for a young child. Each step of the day has one of our own crayon pictures, its words, a number and a box to check when it is done. Print a morning, an evening or the whole day, or type your own steps. A First and Then board with cards to cut out is one choice away.

These steps have a picture: wake up, brush teeth, get dressed, eat breakfast, put on shoes, go to school, eat lunch, tidy up, story time, bedtime. Any other step prints as words only, or with the picture of a single word such as bath or book.

Pick a design

Now: . Hundreds of designs to choose from.

Choose each part yourself

To keep a copy, choose “Save as PDF” as the printer. What you type stays on your device: it is not sent to us and not saved.

Your worksheet:

Watch: how the free worksheet makers workA two-minute lesson. Every maker works the same way.

How to make your worksheet

  1. Choose the whole day, the morning, the evening, or type your own steps.
  2. Keep the schedule, or choose cards, a tracing page or a First and Then board.
  3. Choose color or black and white, and a design.
  4. Print. Read the steps together and check each box as the day goes on.

The reading skill

A picture beside its words is how a young child first learns that print carries meaning. Point to the words as you say each job, and your child starts to know them by sight.

Words a grown-up reads first

Words such as breakfast and school cannot be sounded out by a beginner yet. Read them together. The picture then helps your child remember each one.

Your own day

Type your own steps, one on each line. A step we have a picture for gets its picture. Any other step prints as words on a clean card.

Good questions

How many steps fit on a page?

Up to twelve. Six or fewer print in one wide column, more print in two.

What is a First and Then board?

Two big boxes. Put the card for what happens first in one, and the card for what comes after in the other.

Can I type my own steps?

Yes. Choose “Type your own steps” and type one on each line. What you type stays on your device.

Can I print in black and white?

Yes. Choose “Black and white” under “Print in”. Every picture becomes a line drawing your child can color in.

Is it free?

Yes, with no sign-up and no limit.

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