Free Printable Time Card for Teens – Great for Teaching Responsibility

This free time card printable is a great way to teach your teens responsibility as they track their hours for tasks they complete! Use it for chores, working for the family business, and more!

“Kids today don’t know the meaning of work.”

I always chuckle to myself when I hear this, especially since my kids are some of the hardest workers I know!

My 15 year old daughter has recently been helping with various business tasks for our small, home-based business, and she is learning all kinds of skills to prepare her for adulthood, including learning to “clock in and clock out” to track her hours.

I created this printable time card to keep track of her hours for when “payday” rolls around. You can use this same time card template for household chores for teens and other small jobs to help teach them about the “real world” and being paid for the work they do.

Teaching Teens About Real World Jobs

We all want our teenagers to thrive as adults, and teaching them the importance of accountability and time management is key to their success.

Helping our teens develop life skills like flexibility, teamwork, respect, and responsibility is incredibly important, and having them clock in and out for chores and household tasks is excellent practice for their first “real job.”

A time card for teens is a great way for them to see how long certain tasks take as they track their hours, and it also encourages them to manage their time wisely, prioritizing work items so they have room in their schedules for schoolwork, socializing with friends, and other activities.

Ideas for Using the Free Printable Time Cards

While I created the time card printable for our home business, it can be used in so many other ways! Here are a few ideas:

• Household chores – Use the time card template for older kids and teens who want to earn an allowance by filling out their tasks and having them track their time.
• Teaching younger kids about working – Teach your little ones about time tracking by using this time card sheet to show them that picking up their toys doesn’t take “eleventy billion years” – more like 6 minutes instead!
• Homework tracker – Have your teen log their homework time as a way to keep them accountable without you having to check in on them constantly! Reward this responsibility with a movie night with friends, gas money, or other treats.
• To Earn Screen Time – A printable time card can be a smart strategy for your kids to earn screen time. If they complete a certain number of chores per day/week, they can have extra screen time (or however you want to work it!).

How to Use the Time Cards with Your Teen

Using this printable time card is super simple! Here’s how: 

• Download one of my free printable time card templates down below – there are two different options to choose from!
• Print your time card sheet.
• Laminate the time card sheet so that you can reuse it. This is optional – you can also print out one sheet for each month.
• Use a wet or dry-erase marker to fill out the tasks your teen needs to complete in the “Work Done” column, or have them fill out their jobs as they go.
• Have your teen put the time card sheet somewhere they won’t lose it.
• Your teen fills out the sheet and turns it in at the end of the week or month.
• When it’s complete, wipe the sheet clean and reuse!

Free Printable Time Cards for Teens

This time card printable is such a great “real-world” alternative to the traditional chore charts. It teaches your teens about the importance of tracking their time and being responsible for their assigned tasks.

There are a few different time card options to choose from – simply select the one that works best for you and your teen, print, and start tracking work time.

Looking for other chore trackers for kids? Check out these posts!

Chore Chart for Teens – This free printable printable chore chart for teens eliminates complaining and will have your teens knocking out those chores before they get on their cell phones in no time!

Printable Chore Cards – These printable chore cards are excellent for helping your kids track their cleaning tasks for each room, and they also offer great ideas for adding chores to the printable time card for teens!

75 Rewards for Kids – Looking for ways to reward your kids besides an allowance! Check out this master list of ideas!

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