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A morning routine your kid can follow without you

Every step has a picture next to it, so a child who isn't reading fluently yet can still follow the list on their own instead of asking what's next.

An icon next to every step, for pre-readers
A default routine for toddlers, kids, and tweens — or write your own steps
Times beside each step, or switch them off and keep just the order
Free to download, no account needed

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Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Playful

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Pastel

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Sunshine

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Berry

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Ocean

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Forest

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Boho

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Classroom

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Slate

Leo's Morning Routine

Follow the steps in order, top to bottom.

Wake up and stretch

7:00 am

Wash up

7:05 am

Get dressed

7:10 am

Brush teeth and hair

7:20 am

Eat breakfast

7:30 am

Pack backpack

7:45 am

Shoes on, grab your bag

7:55 am

Print it, stick it up, check it off.

Minimal

What's on the printable

Five to seven steps in order, each with a tick box
A picture beside every step, so a pre-reader can follow it alone
A suggested clock time per step, which you can switch off
Your child's name in the title
One or two columns, for a short list or a long one

What you can change

Edit the step list, or replace it completely
One column or two
Show the suggested times, or keep just the order
Add ruled writing lines underneath, with your own heading
Pictures on or off
10 printable styles, or set your own accent color
Ink saver mode: no filled headers or shaded rows
Rewrite the title, the subtitle and the footer line — or remove them
US Letter or A4

How to make yours, in about a minute

1
Pick the age band closest to your child to load a starter routine.
2
Reorder or rewrite the steps to match how your mornings actually run.
3
Turn the times off if you only want the order, or edit them to your bus time.
4
Print it and tape it at your child's eye level, not yours.
5
Laminate it and use a dry-erase marker to reuse the same sheet daily.

Why the icons matter

A child who can't yet read the word "toothbrush" can absolutely recognize a drawing of one. That's the entire idea behind a picture routine chart — it's a tool used often in early-childhood classrooms and occupational therapy for exactly this reason, not just a decoration.

Times are optional for the same reason a routine helps at all: some families want "7:00 am, wake up"; others just want the order, with no clock involved.

What's on the default list

The default morning routine runs five to seven steps depending on age: wake up, wash up or get dressed, brush teeth, eat breakfast, and pack a bag, roughly in that order. It's short on purpose — a checklist a child has to scroll through stops being one they'll actually check.

Questions

Can I remove the times and just keep the order?

Yes — write your own steps in the builder and they'll print without times, in the order you list them.

Is this useful for a child with a diagnosed routine or transition need?

Visual step-by-step routines like this one are commonly used for exactly that, alongside autism and sensory-processing support — though this tool doesn't provide medical or therapeutic advice, just a plain, editable printable.

Can I laminate it and reuse the same sheet every day?

Yes — print it once, slip it in a page protector or laminate it, and check items off with a dry-erase marker instead of printing a new one daily.

Is there a bedtime version?

Yes — see the matching bedtime routine checklist.

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