Visual Schedule Printable with 40 Picture Cards and First Then Boards

This visual schedule printable shows toddlers, preschoolers and older kids what is going on right now and what comes after, with 40 picture cards drawn as simple, elegant line icons. The 15 undated pages also give you blank cards to draw on, a strip for the day, first then boards, a week view and an all done chart, as a PDF in US Letter and A4 that downloads instantly.

Laminate the cards once and use them every day, then print new boards and charts whenever you need a fresh copy.

How a visual schedule printable eases transitions

Each morning, place four to eight cards on the daily strip. Look at it together before every change, and let your child move a card to all done once that step is over. Children understand pictures well before they can read, so even the youngest can see it is shoes on first, then the park.

When the day changes, the wait, surprise and calm down cards soften the moment. Two small boards fold into your bag for outings, so the routine travels with you.

Who this visual schedule is for

• Parents of toddlers and preschoolers hoping for smoother mornings and bedtimes
• Kids who feel more settled when they can see the next step, especially during big changes
• Grandparents, nannies and sitters who want to follow the same routine as you
• Homeschool families and preschool teachers building an easy daily rhythm

Design and printing

• Elegant, minimal white pages with soft blush pink details that go easy on ink
• Wide margins, so nothing is lost at the edges on a home printer
• Portrait pages in Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) and A4 (210 by 297 mm), with 20 cards on each card page and 72 minis on the mini card page
• Undated, so start on any day and use the laminated cards again and again
• Every card has a pink cut line around it

Inside the visual schedule printable: 15 pages

1. 1Cover page with contents, plus your child's name and a start date
2. 2How to use a visual schedule, a four step guide for grown-ups (choose the cards, set up the day, talk it through, move cards to all done), helpful words and tips for making cards last
3. 3First then and helpful tips, explaining how a first then board works with an example, your own first then pairs, ideas for when plans change and the hard moments in your day
4. 4Plan our day, a 14 row table for the time, activity, card and part of the day, plus cards you will draw yourselves and changes ahead
5. 5Picture cards for home, 20 labeled cards covering mornings (wake up, toilet, get dressed, brush hair, brush teeth, wash hands, shoes on), meals (breakfast, snack, lunch, dinner, drink water) and the rest of the day (tidy up, quiet time, nap, hugs, bath, pajamas, story and bed)
6. 6Picture cards for out and about, 20 labeled cards: park, outside, walk, car, school, homework, friends, play, art, music, sports, swim, shopping, doctor, visit family, screen time, surprise, wait, calm down and all done
7. 7Blank cards to draw your own, 20 spaces for the people, places, pets and activities that matter to your child
8. 8Daily schedule strip split into morning, afternoon and evening, each row holding 4 card slots with done boxes, plus something different today and I'm looking forward to
9. 9My day strips, three strips to cut out (morning, afternoon, evening) with 5 slots each, for the fridge, a door or a mirror
10. 10First then board, two big slots with lines for writing first and then
11. 11First, then, next board offering three slots, along with 2 mini boards that fold up for outings
12. 12Weekly visual schedule where each of the 7 days has 3 mini slots (morning, afternoon, evening), plus special this week and changes to remember
13. 13Mini picture cards, every one of the 40 pictures in a smaller size for the weekly plan, plus 32 blank minis
14. 14To do and all done board, 8 slots on each side, a reward once every card is done and stars for today
15. 15All done chart, a week of stars for 7 goals such as morning schedule, waited calmly and helped at home, with 2 lines for your own

Your download

• Visual Schedule Cards, US Letter PDF (15 pages)
• Visual Schedule Cards, A4 PDF (15 pages)
• Read Me First, a brief PDF printing guide

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Good to know

• The PDF is designed for printing and cutting. Cards are not editable, but the blank ones let you draw anything you need.
• This is a digital file only. No physical product is sent.
• Printed colors may look a little different from your screen.
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How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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