Life skills · Kindergarten–Grade 8
Free screen time chart printables
Free printable screen time charts for families: a weekly tracker with daily totals, eight 30-minute tickets to cut out, an earn-it checklist with minutes per task, a daily start and stop log and a family screen time rules poster.
Weekly screen time tracker
Two lines per day for device, activity and minutes, a daily total column and a weekly total against the family limit. Free printable PDF.
Screen time tickets: 8 x 30 minutes
Eight cut-out tickets worth 30 minutes each with lines for the name, what it is good for and the date used. Free printable PDF.
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Earn your screen time checklist
Eight tasks with suggested minutes earned (reading, homework, outdoor play, chores) and two blank lines, with a daily cap and total row. Free printable PDF.
Daily screen time log: start and stop times
Ten rows for start time, stop time, device, purpose and minutes, a daily total against the limit and a screen-free activity line. Free printable PDF.
Family screen time rules poster
Six numbered rule lines, boxes for screen-free zones and screen-free times, weekday and weekend limits and signature lines for the whole family. Free printable PDF.
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Arguments about screens are usually arguments about how much, and nobody has counted. These five printable screen time charts do the counting. The weekly tracker and the daily log record what is actually happening; the tickets and the earn-it checklist turn a limit into something the child controls; the rules poster writes the agreement down once so it does not have to be renegotiated every evening. They work for tablets, phones, consoles and TV alike, and print on A4 or US Letter.
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- Weekly screen time tracker. Two lines per day for device, activity and minutes, a daily total column and a weekly total against the family limit.
- Screen time tickets. Eight tickets worth 30 minutes each, with lines for the name, what the ticket is good for and the date used, on dashed cutting lines.
- Earn your screen time. Eight tasks with suggested minutes earned (read for 20 minutes, homework checked, 30 minutes outside, tidy room and so on), two blank lines, a daily cap and a total.
- Daily screen time log. Ten rows for start time, stop time, device, what for and minutes, with a daily total and a screen-free activity line.
- Family screen time rules. Six numbered rule lines, boxes for screen-free zones and screen-free times, weekday and weekend limits and signature lines for everyone.
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Teaching tips and common mistakes
How to use these charts
- Start by measuring, not limiting. Run the weekly tracker for one ordinary week before setting any rules. The total is usually higher than everyone guessed, and it makes the limit you set feel fair rather than arbitrary.
- Tickets (ages 5 to 10). Hand out the week's tickets on Sunday: four tickets is two hours. The child decides when to spend them and hands one to an adult to start the timer. When they are gone, they are gone, and there is nothing to negotiate.
- Earn-it checklist (ages 6 to 12). Screen time is the reward for the things that should come first: reading, homework, outdoor play, a chore. Change the minutes to suit your house and set a daily cap so a very industrious child cannot earn four hours.
- Daily log (ages 8 and up). Writing the start and stop time of every session is more honest than a guess at bedtime, and subtracting the times is a bit of clock math on the side.
- Rules poster. Write it together, adults included. Typical rules: no screens at the table, no screens in bedrooms, screens off an hour before bed, homework first. Sign it, stick it where the screens live, and revisit it each school year.
Common mistakes
- Rules for children only. A phone at the dinner table undoes the poster. Put the adults' names on the signature lines too.
- Counting everything the same. A video call with grandparents and an hour of short videos are not the same. The "what for" columns are there so you can decide what counts toward the limit.
- Taking screen time away as punishment. Tickets already earned are the child's. Consequences for other behavior should come from somewhere else, or the chart stops feeling fair.
- Setting the limit too low to keep. A rule that is broken every day is not a rule. Pick a number you will actually hold to, then tighten it later if you want.
Frequently asked questions
How much screen time is reasonable?
Pediatric guidance in the US suggests about an hour a day of good-quality content for children aged 2 to 5, and consistent limits that protect sleep, exercise and homework for older children rather than a fixed number. Write your own limit on the tracker and the rules poster; the charts are neutral about the number.
Does homework on a computer count?
That is your call, and the "what for" column exists so you can make it. Many families count entertainment only and leave schoolwork, video calls and creative apps off the total.
How do the screen time tickets work?
Cut out the eight tickets and give a set number for the week. Each is worth 30 minutes. The child hands a ticket to an adult to start a session and writes the date on it when it is used. Unused tickets can be saved for the weekend or cashed in for something else, whichever you agree.
What age are these charts for?
The tickets and the earn-it list suit ages 5 to 12; the daily log and weekly tracker work from about age 8 to the teenage years; the rules poster is for the whole household.
Can I edit the tasks or rules?
The earn-it checklist has two blank rows and the printed minutes can be crossed out and changed; the rules poster is entirely blank. Print a new tracker each week.
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Screen-free time needs something to fill it: a reading log turns reading into a habit, a chore chart makes the earn-it list concrete, and the time management worksheets let older children plan a whole week. For younger children, a reward chart or a behavior chart can track the "screens off when asked" moment, and the telling time worksheets help with reading the start and stop times on the daily log.
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