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After-school routine chart
A picture chart your child can follow on their own, step by step. 7 steps and about 2 hours 30 minutes: starting at 3:30pm, that is done by 6:00pm. Change the times to suit your family.
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Use it with: Visual routine builder · How to make a visual routine chart that gets you out the door
- Step 1
Bag away, hands washedAbout 5 minutes - Step 2
Snack and waterAbout 15 minutes - Step 3
Rest or free playAbout 30 minutes · rest or play - Step 4
Homework or readingAbout 30 minutes - Step 5
Play outside or moveAbout 45 minutes · rest or play - Step 6
ShowerAbout 15 minutes - Step 7
Pack bag for tomorrowAbout 10 minutes
Dashed circle: rest or play time, part of the routine too.
A routine helps organise the day; it is not a treatment for burnout, developmental needs or family conflict. Talk to your doctor or a family service centre if you are worried. Build your own version, with your own steps and pictures, in the Visual Routine Builder.
Updated 10 October 2026. Print on A4, portrait, in colour or black and white. Stick it at your child's eye level; a plastic sleeve lets you reuse it.