Free PECS Printables: Cards And Templates

How to use these PECS templates

1. Pick the set closest to the words your child needs first.
2. Click Customize in editor to add, remove, or relabel cards and swap in your own photos, then download your custom PDF. Click Print PDF to get the set as-is.
3. Print on cardstock, cut along the lines, and laminate each card if you can.
4. Add a hook-and-loop dot to the back of each card so it sticks to a board, a strip, or the front of a binder.
5. Model the exchange. Hand your child what they ask for the moment they give you a card, so they learn the picture works.

Where these cards go

A cut PECS card is 1.5, 2, or 3 inches square, and the free Choice Board Maker prints slots at those exact sizes. Print its blank Velcro board, add a hook-and-loop dot to each slot, and the cards from these sheets drop straight on. A choice board asks the reverse question to a PECS exchange: instead of your child bringing you a card, it puts two to twelve options in front of them and asks them to pick one, which is often the easier first step for a child who is not yet exchanging. Ready-made choice boards cover the calm corner, sensory breaks, snack, feelings, and free time.

PECS or an AAC app?

Many families run both: cards for the fridge and the car, an app for everywhere else. If you are weighing the routes, the guide to AAC vs PECS vs sign language explains what each demands and how they combine, and the AAC apps and devices roundup covers the apps worth starting with, including the free ones.