Free printable
Free Now and Next board to print
A Now and Next board shows your child what is happening now and what comes next, so they don't have to guess. Print the board and the picture cards, or stick on photos of your child's own things.
How to use it
- Print both pages. Thicker paper or card lasts longer, and you can laminate it if you have a laminator.
- Cut out the picture cards. Add a small piece of Velcro to the back of each card and to the two spaces on the board.
- Put the card for what is happening now in the Now space, and what comes next in the Next space.
- When an activity ends, move its card to Finished, move Next across to Now, and add the new Next card.
- Use the same few words each time, such as "Now shoes, next park", and put nice things on the board too.
What you will print
Now
Picture card here
Next
Picture card here
FinishedMove cards here when they are done
Picture cards
Cut along the dashed lines. Draw or stick photos on the blank cards.
Breakfast
Get dressed
Toilet
Brush teeth
Car
Nursery or school
Park
Lunch
Snack
Play
Shopping
TV
Story
Bath
Bed
Your own picture
Your own picture
Your own picture