Life skills · Ages 5–12
Free after-school routine chart printables
Free printable after-school routine charts for ages 5 to 12: a seven-step picture checklist (snack, unpack, homework, chore, play, screens, dinner) with Monday to Friday boxes, a homework-first routine with timer boxes, a five-chore by five-day after-school chore chart, a screen time earned chart and a blank after-school routine.
After-school routine checklist
Seven picture steps in a sensible order (snack, unpack backpack, homework, chore, play, screen time, dinner) with Monday to Friday 12 mm check boxes and a reward line. Free printable PDF.
Homework-first routine with timer boxes
Seven steps from snack to free time, each with a timer circle showing suggested minutes, started and finished time lines and a done box, plus a three-line "homework tonight" box. Free printable PDF.
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After-school chore chart
Five after-school chores with pictures (empty lunchbox, hang up coat and backpack, feed the pet, set the table, tidy my room) by five school days, 14 mm star boxes for stickers, a write-over line under each chore and a reward line. Free printable PDF.
Screen time earned chart
Six after-school tasks that earn screen minutes (homework, reading, chore, outdoor play, tidy room, helping), Monday to Friday columns to write minutes earned, total / used / left over rows and an "our screen rules" box. Free printable PDF.
Blank after-school routine chart
Eight empty rows with a line for the step, a box to draw a picture and a "by" time column, Monday to Friday 11 mm check boxes and a reward line. Write your own after-school routine. Free printable PDF.
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The three hours between the school bus and dinner decide whether homework gets done, whether the lunchbox gets emptied and whether screens take over. An after-school routine chart settles the order once (food first, then the backpack, then homework while there is still energy for it, then chores and play, and screens after all of that) so it does not have to be argued every afternoon. These five printable charts are built for school days, Monday to Friday, with bold pictures that print in black and white and boxes big enough for a sticker. Every chart has a name line and a reward line. Print on A4 or US Letter.
What's in this set
- After-school routine checklist. Seven picture steps in a sensible order (snack and a drink, unpack my backpack, homework, my chore, play, screen time, dinner and clear my plate), Monday to Friday across the top, 12 mm boxes in every cell.
- Homework-first routine with timer boxes. Seven steps from snack to free time, each with a timer circle showing suggested minutes (10, 5, 20, 5, 20, 5), started and finished time lines and a done box, plus a three-line "homework tonight" box.
- After-school chore chart. Five chores with pictures (empty my lunchbox, hang up coat and backpack, feed the pet, set the table, tidy my room) by five school days, 15 mm star boxes for stickers, a write-over line under each chore, and stars-this-week and reward lines.
- Screen time earned chart. Six after-school tasks that earn screen minutes (homework finished 20, read for 20 minutes 15, chore done 10, played outside 15, room tidy 10, helped someone 10), Monday to Friday columns to write the minutes earned, total / used / left over rows and an "our screen rules" box.
- Blank after-school routine chart. Eight empty rows with a line for the step, a box to draw a picture and a "by" time column, Monday to Friday 11 mm boxes and a reward line.
What children practice
- Running a fixed sequence without reminders, five days in a row
- Starting homework at a set time and working in timed blocks
- Estimating and recording time (minutes planned, started, finished)
- Earning a privilege by adding up minutes, then subtracting what was used
- Owning a small set of daily chores
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How to use these charts
Print at 100% on A4 or US Letter and hang the chart where the child lands after school: by the back door, on the fridge or next to the homework spot. The order on the checklist is deliberate; keep it for two weeks before changing anything. After-school programs and classrooms can use the checklist as an end-of-day routine and the homework-first page as a homework club record.
- After-school routine checklist. For ages 5 to 10. Snack first, because nobody does homework hungry; screens last, because everything after a screen is a fight. Children check their own boxes; a parent looks on Friday and fills in the reward line. The "unpack my backpack" row includes the small print that saves a lot of lost notes: lunchbox out, letters to a grown-up.
- Homework-first routine with timer boxes. For ages 7 to 12. The printed minutes (10 for a snack, 20 for a homework block, 5 for a break) are a starting point; write your own over them. Set a kitchen timer for each block, write the start and finish time, and check the box. Homework that is written in the box at the bottom before the first timer starts is far more likely to get done.
- After-school chore chart. Five chores that fit between the bus and dinner, each taking under five minutes. Color or sticker a star when the chore is done without being asked twice; write over the dotted line to swap a chore. The stars line at the bottom gives a weekly number to reward.
- Screen time earned chart. Decide the minutes with the child and change the printed values to suit your family. Each afternoon, write the minutes earned in the day's box, add them in "total earned", subtract what was used, and decide in the rules box whether leftover minutes carry over to tomorrow or disappear. Write the daily maximum and the screens-off time in the rules box so they are not negotiated nightly.
- Blank after-school routine chart. For families whose afternoons include practice, clubs, a sitter or a sibling pick-up. Write the steps together, draw or glue a picture for each, and add the "by" time where one matters (homework started by 4:30). Also useful for a child who wants to write their own routine rather than be given one.
Making an after-school routine work
- Food and movement first. Ten minutes of snack and ten minutes of running around make the homework block shorter, not longer.
- Homework before screens, every day. This is the one rule that makes the rest of the chart unnecessary over time.
- Short blocks. Twenty minutes of homework, five minutes off. A ten-year-old does not do forty minutes straight; nobody does.
- Chores are small and daily. Emptying a lunchbox every day is a habit; cleaning a room on Saturday is a battle.
- Reward the week. Checks and stars on the day, a small agreed reward on Friday, and let the chart retire when the routine runs itself.
Frequently asked questions
What age is an after-school routine chart for?
From about age 5, when school days start, to about 12. The picture checklist and the chore chart suit 5 to 10; the homework-first page and the screen time chart suit children with regular homework, roughly 7 to 12. The blank chart works at any age.
Should homework come straight after school?
Straight after a snack and a short break, yes. Children who start homework within half an hour of getting home finish it; children who start after screens rarely do. The checklist and the homework-first page both put food and a few minutes of movement first, then homework, then everything else.
How much screen time should the chart allow?
That is a family decision, which is why the screen time chart has a "daily maximum" line in the rules box rather than a printed number. Many families settle around 30 to 60 minutes on a school day. The point of the chart is that the minutes are earned by the tasks above, so the conversation becomes arithmetic instead of argument.
Can I change the chores or the minutes?
Yes. The chore chart has a dotted line under each printed chore to write your own, and the minutes on the homework and screen time charts are printed in a light color so you can write over them. The blank chart has eight empty rows for a fully custom routine.
Do these work for an after-school program or a classroom?
Yes, for non-commercial educational use. The checklist becomes an end-of-day routine (pack up, chair up, coat, line up), and the homework-first page can be used as a homework club log with the started and finished times filled in by the child.
More printables for home
The chore chart printables have weekly, monthly and allowance charts for chores beyond the after-school five. If screen time needs a bigger structure than minutes earned, pair the chart with one of the reward chart printables, or make a custom one with the free reward chart maker. The read-for-20-minutes row goes with the reading log printables, and older children who want to plan the whole evening themselves can use the time management worksheets or the weekly planner printable.
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