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Simple Behavior Charts for Home (6 Free Printables)

This collection has 6 free behavior chart printables in different rating styles: a smiley-face weekly chart split into morning and afternoon, a traffic-light daily chart, a star-reward chart tied to 5 specific goals, a plain weekly goals chart with checkboxes, a 3-block daily report card, and a simple blank tracker. Every page is black and white on US Letter, downloads as a free PDF, and needs no signup.

The six charts split into two groups by what they’re actually measuring: the smiley, traffic-light, and daily-report-card pages rate the whole morning/afternoon/evening at once — useful for a general “how was today” conversation. The star-reward and weekly-goals pages instead track specific named behaviors (“kind hands and words,” “calm voice when upset”) one at a time — useful when a family or classroom is working on 1-2 particular habits rather than the day as a whole.

Traffic light behavior chart, color one light green yellow or red each day, free printable

What’s in this collection

6 pages: smiley weekly (AM/PM), traffic light daily, star-reward weekly, plain weekly goals, daily report card (3 time blocks), and a simple blank tracker. Each has its own Download PDF and Print button in the grid below.

Weekly Behavior Chart — Smiley Rating
Weekly Behavior Chart — Smiley Rating
Traffic Light Behavior Chart
Traffic Light Behavior Chart
Star Reward Behavior Chart
Star Reward Behavior Chart
Weekly Behavior Goals Chart
Weekly Behavior Goals Chart
Daily Behavior Report Card
Daily Behavior Report Card
Simple Behavior Chart — Blank
Simple Behavior Chart — Blank

Whole-day rating vs. specific-goal tracking

The smiley, traffic-light, and report-card charts work best when the goal is an open conversation about the day rather than a single measurable behavior — a “rough” afternoon doesn’t have to mean anything specific went wrong. The star-reward and weekly-goals charts work better once a family has already named the exact behaviors they’re working on, since each row is its own goal tracked independently across the week.

How the traffic light and report card charts work

The traffic light chart gives each day 3 small circles (green, yellow, red) inside a light-shaped outline — color in the one that matches, no writing required, which makes it usable for kids who aren’t reading fluently yet. The daily report card splits a single day into morning, afternoon, and evening, each with 3 faces (great, good, rough) to circle — useful for spotting whether a rough patch is a whole-day thing or tied to one part of the day.

How to print these

Every page is US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), pure black and white, with the chart area inside a 0.5 in margin. Plain copy paper is fine for all 6.

FAQ

What’s the difference between a behavior chart and a chore chart?

A chore chart tracks whether specific tasks got done (make the bed, feed the pet). A behavior chart tracks how a child handled the day emotionally and socially — listening, kindness, managing frustration — which is a different thing to measure even though the weekly-grid layout looks similar.

How often should a behavior chart be reviewed?

Daily charts (traffic light, report card) work best reviewed at the end of each day while it’s still fresh. Weekly charts (smiley, star-reward, weekly-goals) work best reviewed once at the end of the week to spot a pattern, not day by day.

What age are these charts good for?

The traffic light and smiley-face charts need no reading, so they suit preschool through early elementary. The weekly-goals and report-card charts have short phrases to read and suit early elementary and up.

Do I need to sign up to download these?

No. Every page here is a free PDF with no signup or email required.

For more home routine printables, the chore charts for kids and reward chart printables use a similar weekly-grid format in this silo.

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