Free Bedtime Routine Communication Book
A small picture book for the end of the day, with a daily routine page and a potty page, so your child knows what comes next and can take part in each step to bed.
- Free printable PDF
- Editable in browser
My Routine Book
I need ___ ___ ___
Print both. Cut out the picture cards and velcro them onto the book base's labeled slots.
- Print both PDFs: the book base and the picture cards.
- Laminate the base pages, then cut out the picture cards.
- Add a small piece of velcro to each card and each labeled slot, and match them up.
- Your child pulls a card and places it on the cover strip to make a request.
The bedtime routine communication book turns the wind-down to sleep into a clear sequence your child can see and follow. The first page is daily routine, with steps like wake up, brush teeth, and wash hands. The second is potty, with toilet and wash hands for the last bathroom trip of the night. Turning to a page and handing over a card helps a child who settles more easily when they know exactly what comes next.
This template prints in two versions. The blank version gives you a cover and both pages as empty labeled boxes, so you can write in your family's exact steps or add your own photos before you laminate. The with symbols version fills every slot with picture cards, ready to cut, laminate, and use. Both keep the boxless cover strip for building a longer request.
Print the pages on cardstock if you have it, then laminate them or slip them into a small binder with hook-and-loop dots so cards survive a steamy bathroom and nightly handling. Use the pages in the same order each night, pointing to or handing over the next card just before each step, and the book becomes a calm, predictable path to bed.
When to use this template
Best for the wind-down to sleep, when a child settles more easily seeing what comes next, and helpful for keeping the brush, wash, and bathroom steps in a steady nightly order.
How to customize this template
- Add your family's exact bedtime steps, like pajamas, a story, or lights out, so the pages match your real routine.
- Put the cards in the order the routine happens, then move each one as it is finished.
- Swap a symbol for a photo of your own bathroom sink or your child's bed so the step is instantly familiar.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bedtime routine communication book?
- It is a small PECS book for the end of the day, with a daily routine page and a potty page. Your child turns to a page and hands over a card to see and take part in each step to bed, from brushing teeth to the last bathroom trip.
- What pages come in this book?
- Two pages: daily routine, with wake up, brush teeth, and wash hands; and potty, with toilet and wash hands. You can add your own steps like pajamas or a story, rename pages, or remove any you are not using in the free editor.
- What is the difference between the blank and with symbols versions?
- The blank version prints the cover and both pages as empty labeled boxes, so you can write your exact steps or add your own photos before laminating. The with symbols version fills every slot with ready-to-cut picture cards.
- How does a bedtime book help with sleep?
- Many children settle more easily when the path to bed is predictable. Seeing the same steps in the same order each night, and taking part by handing over each card, can lower the stress and stalling that bedtime often brings.
- Is this bedtime routine book free to print?
- Yes. Download both the blank and the with symbols versions with no email required, or open the book in the free editor to add your steps, rename pages, swap in your own photos, and set the card size before you print.
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