Christmas Visual Timetable - Autism and SEN

A free printable Christmas visual timetable for autistic children and pupils with SEN: a picture schedule for the day, 20 picture cards and a first/then board.

Christmas throws the usual routine out of the window, at school and at home. Seeing the day in pictures, in order, takes a lot of the worry out of it.

What’s inside (3 pages, A4 and US Letter):

• My Christmas Day - a schedule strip with eight boxes (First, Then… Last). Put a picture card in each box and tick each one off when it’s done.
• 20 picture cards - Wake up, Toilet, Breakfast, Get dressed, Presents, Quiet time, Go outside, Watch TV, Visitors, Car journey, Christmas dinner, Pudding, Play a game, Video call, Snack, Bath, Pyjamas, Story, Bed, plus a blank card to draw your own.
• First, then board and an “I need a break” card, for when it gets a bit much.

Ideas for using it:

• Send it home with families before the holidays, so the day can be gone through the night before and again in the morning.
• If plans change, change the cards. A surprise on paper is easier than a surprise out loud.
• Laminate the cards and use Blu Tack or Velcro dots so they can be moved.

Simple, low-clutter pictures with a thick outline, drawn in the same style as the Frog Logic frogs. Made by Sam at Frog Logic, who makes gentle printables for neurodivergent people and the people around them.

Want more cards? The Christmas Visual Timetable Pack in my shop has 60 picture cards, a now-and-next board and a holiday week planner.