Same order every day
Children cope better with a fixed sequence. Keep the steps in the order they really happen in your house.
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Free printable morning routine chart
School mornings go smoother when the steps are on the wall, not in your voice. Pick the steps that fit your family, add your child’s name and print it for the bedroom door or the fridge.
Tips
Making it stick
Do the night before what you can
Bag packed and clothes laid out the evening before takes two steps out of the rush.
Picture first for little ones
Pre-readers follow the icons. Point to the picture, not the word.
Praise the finish, not the speed
A calm “you did every step yourself” beats a race that ends in tears.
Questions parents ask
What should be on a morning routine chart?
Keep it to five to eight steps in the order they happen: get dressed, make the bed, breakfast, teeth, hair, bag, shoes and coat.
What age can children follow a routine chart?
From about three with picture steps and help, and on their own from around five or six.
Want the chart to cheer back?
Score Your Chores is the same idea on your iPhone. Kids wake up their own Buddy, finish quests with a press-and-hold, and save points for rewards you choose. You approve everything in two taps. Free, no ads, no child accounts.