Morning Routine Chart A printable picture chart for getting ready, with a tick box for every school day
Start from eight picture steps (wake up, toilet, get dressed, breakfast, teeth, hair, bag, shoes), change the words, add your own photos and print on US Letter or A4. Free, no sign-up, and nothing leaves your browser.
8 picture steps · Mon–Fri tick grid · Velcro cards · Letter and A4 · PDF, PNG and print
How it worksMake your morning routine chart: change the steps, pick a grid, print
The chart opens with eight picture steps and tick boxes for Monday to Friday. Reorder or rename the steps, switch to cut-out Velcro cards, then check the preview before you print.
Start from a templateTemplate: Morning routine, Mon–Fri tick gridDaily routines, first-then boards and card sets
Picture library
Tap an icon to add it to the schedule.
Photos are resized in your browser and never uploaded.
Your schedule (8/24)
Rename a step, add a photo, or move it up or down.
Page settings
Your visual schedule
Daily strip · US Letter · Portrait
Print at 100% (actual size) with fit to page off. Card stock of about 160–200 g/m² lasts longer.
Morning routine chart: quick facts
Short answers for parents and teachers comparing free ways to print a chart.
- Price
- Free, with no paid tier or download fee
- Account
- Not required
- Watermark
- None
- Export formats
- PDF, PNG and direct print
- Paper sizes
- US Letter and A4
- Supported sizes
- Vertical chart with up to 10 steps per page, horizontal chart, or cut-out cards in 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3 inch squares (3.8 to 7.6 cm)
- Privacy
- Runs in your browser; nothing you type is uploaded
- Languages
- 8 languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Korean
- Tick boxes
- One tick per step, a Mon–Fri grid (5 days) or a Mon–Sun grid (7 days), with the day names printed above the boxes
- Starting point
- Eight steps with pictures: wake up, use the toilet, get dressed, breakfast, brush teeth, brush hair, pack the backpack, shoes
- Pictures
- 200 line icons in 10 groups, plus your own words and your own photos (shrunk on your device, never uploaded)
- Laminating and Velcro
- Print the chart to laminate and tick with a dry-erase marker, or print empty slots and 12 matching morning cards to cut out and stick on with Velcro
- Ready-by time
- Type it into the title, for example “Ready by 7:45”, or add a name above the chart
- Last updated
- October 18, 2026
Best for
- Parents of 3 to 8 year olds who need the same morning order every day
- Teachers and therapists who want a picture chart in a child's own words and photos
- Families of autistic or ADHD children who already use visual supports
Not the best fit for
- Telling time: the chart shows the order of steps, not a countdown or a clock
- Replacing support from a therapist or doctor: it is a printing aid, not medical advice
- Printing stickers or magnets: you use the page as it comes off your printer
How it compares
- Fixed free PDFs (Printable Polly, Just Family Fun)
- Printable Polly's chart is free with no sign-up and no watermark, and it already has a Mon–Sun grid. The printable is a fixed PDF, though, so you cannot rename the steps or add a photo of your own shoes. Here you can change every step.
- Chart packs behind an email form (Life Over C's and some blogs)
- Good-looking packs, but the download asks for your email address first, and the pictures are not editable. Here there is no sign-up and no email step.
- Other online makers (Reward Charts 4 Kids)
- Reward Charts 4 Kids also lets you edit the text and use photos. Here you get cut-out Velcro cards and a choice of US Letter or A4 on top.
- Canva and Etsy editable templates
- More design freedom, but you edit every box yourself, and Etsy and Gumroad templates usually cost a few dollars. Here the chart is built for you; the price is less design freedom.
Why this morning routine chart is quick to make and easy to use
Three things a fixed PDF cannot do.
A chart with a tick box for every school day
Each step has five boxes, Monday to Friday, so one sheet lasts the whole week. Laminate it and tick with a dry-erase marker, then wipe it clean on Sunday. Prefer one tick per step for a fresh sheet each day, or add Saturday and Sunday.
Picture cards you can move, with Velcro dots
Switch to the card layout to print 12 morning cards in 2 inch squares with cut guides, plus empty slots on a second sheet. The child takes each card off or moves it to a Finished box, which many children find easier to follow than ticks.
Your child's own steps, words and photos
Type a name, rename “Shoes” to “Blue trainers”, add “Take vitamins” or drop in a photo of your real front door. Put the time you need to leave in the title, such as “Ready by 7:45”, and print on US Letter or A4.
What this morning routine chart includes
Everything runs in your browser; nothing to install, nothing to upload.
PDF, PNG or print
One PDF, a PNG, or print straight from the page. Same as the preview, no watermark.
Tick boxes your way
One tick per step, a Mon–Fri grid or a full week. The day names print above the boxes.
200 pictures and your photos
Line icons for every step of getting ready, or a photo of your own shoes, bag and bus.
Cut-out Velcro cards
12 morning cards in four sizes with cut guides, and empty slots with a dot for the hook tape.
Letter and A4
Portrait or landscape on US Letter or A4, so it fits any home printer.
Private by design
No account, no ads, no upload. Your child's name and photos stay on your device.
How to make a morning routine chart your child will actually use
From a blank page to a chart on the wall in a few minutes.
Pick five to eight steps, in the real order
Start with what happens every morning: wake up, toilet, get dressed, breakfast, brush teeth, brush hair, pack the bag, shoes. The free charts we looked at use seven or eight steps. Child Mind Institute says to focus on the essentials, such as getting dressed and brushing teeth, and to do what you can the night before. Delete the steps you do not need.
- Make the chart with your child, as Raising Children Network suggests for family routines.
- Lay out clothes and pack the bag the night before, and move those steps off the morning chart.
Choose the tick boxes: one tick, a week or Velcro cards
A Mon–Fri grid lets one sheet last a week and shows which step slips on which day. One tick per step suits a new chart each day. Switch to cards if your child likes moving a picture to a Finished box. AFIRM lists visual supports, including visual schedules, as an evidence-based practice for autistic learners.
- Put the first step at the top, as the University of New Mexico's visual schedule guide advises.
- Type the leave-by time into the title so the whole family sees it.
Print at actual size and make it last
Choose US Letter or A4 and print at 100% or actual size, with fit to page turned off. Use heavier paper if you will laminate. The UNM guide suggests laminating cards and boards and using Velcro, and a dry-erase marker wipes off the tick boxes each week.
- Cut the cards along the dotted guides and put the fuzzy Velcro dot on the cards.
- Hang the chart where your child gets dressed, at eye level.
Use it every day and keep it positive
Walk through the chart together for the first week, then let your child point to the next picture. Praise the ticks, not the speed, and small rewards can help, according to Child Mind Institute. After a few weeks you can remove steps your child no longer needs.
- If a step keeps slipping, split it in two or move it to the evening.
- Make a bedtime routine chart with the same maker so mornings start the night before.
Morning routine chart FAQ
Answers about free printing, what to put on the chart, how many steps to use, laminating and visual supports.
Yes. It is free, needs no account or email and adds no watermark to the PDF, PNG or printout. It runs in your browser, so your child's name and photos are not uploaded.
The steps that happen every morning, in order: wake up, toilet, get dressed, breakfast, brush teeth, brush hair, pack the bag, shoes and coat. Child Mind Institute says to focus on the essentials and to do what you can the night before, so move choosing clothes and packing to the evening.
Five to eight is a good range. The free charts we compared have seven or eight steps, for example Printable Polly with 8 and Just Family Fun with 7. Start with the five your child most often forgets and add more later.
Yes. Each step comes with a picture from a library of 200 icons, so a child who cannot read can point to the next one. You can also add a photo of your own shoes or backpack. Keep it to four or five steps for a toddler.
It can help. AFIRM lists visual supports, including visual schedules, as an evidence-based practice for autistic learners, and Child Mind Institute says posted schedules can help younger children and children with ADHD or autism. This is a printing aid, not therapy advice, so ask your child's therapist or teacher about the steps.
If it will be used every day, yes. The University of New Mexico's visual schedule guide suggests laminating cards and boards and using Velcro. A laminated Mon–Fri grid can be ticked with a dry-erase marker and wiped clean every weekend.
A Mon–Fri grid lasts a whole week and shows patterns, such as teeth being skipped on Wednesdays. One tick per step suits a fresh sheet each day or a child who likes finishing a page. Both are in the settings, and you can add Saturday and Sunday.
Yes. Type the time into the chart title, for example “Ready by 7:45”. Work backwards from when you need to leave. A visual countdown timer next to the chart can help with transitions, according to Raising Children Network.
Yes. Choose US Letter (8.5 × 11 in) or A4 (210 × 297 mm), in portrait or landscape. Print at 100% or actual size and turn off fit to page so the boxes and cards keep their size.
Yes, this one. You can rename every step, reorder them, add your own words and photos and switch between a tick grid and cut-out cards. Nothing is saved on a server, so print or download the PDF before you close the page.
Make your morning routine chart with the free maker
Pick the steps, choose a tick grid or Velcro cards, and print your chart in minutes.
Free, no sign-up, no watermark, and nothing leaves your device.
Tip: print a second copy of the cards, so a lost card does not stop the morning.