Consequence Chart: If-Then Charts for Home and Class

Print a blank consequence chart: each row reads If I, then, with room for the rule and what follows.

When a rule is broken: consequence chart forIf I ...what happensIf IthenIf IthenIf IthenIf IthenIf Ithen
Consequence chart for broken rules, 5 rows One upright page with 5 rows. Each row is printed with If I at the start and then in the middle; the heading on the right reads what happens. A blank in the title line takes a name or a room.
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When a rule is broken 5

  • Consequence chart for broken rules, 2 to a page Two half-page charts with a cut line and 4 rows each, small enough for a desk or a folder.
  • Consequence chart for broken rules, 3 large rows The same chart with 3 tall rows, for large handwriting or a drawing beside each rule.
  • Consequence chart for broken rules, 5 rows One upright page with 5 rows. Each row is printed with If I at the start and then in the middle; the heading on the right reads what happens. A blank in the title line takes a name or a room.
  • Consequence chart for broken rules, 8 rows Eight shorter rows on one upright page, for a full set of class or house rules.
  • Consequence chart with signature lines, 6 rows Six rows with two lines at the foot, Adult signs and Child signs, for a chart that both have read.
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When a rule is kept 3

  • Consequence chart for kept rules, 3 large rows Three tall rows headed If I and what I earn.
  • Consequence chart for kept rules, 5 rows The same If I and then rows with the right-hand heading what I earn, for what follows a rule that is kept. 5 rows on one upright page.
  • Consequence chart for kept rules, 8 rows Eight rows headed If I and what I earn on one upright page.

Both sides of each rule 1

  • Consequence chart, both sides of each rule, 5 rows One sideways page with three columns: The rule, If I keep it, then and If I break it, then. 5 rows, one rule to a row.

Samples with example rules 3

  • Sample consequence chart for broken rules Sample. The 5 row chart with an example rule on each row, such as If I leave my coat on the floor. The right-hand column is left for the adult: the page suggests no consequence.
  • Sample consequence chart for kept rules Sample. Five example rules that are kept, such as If I read my book before dinner, with the what I earn column left for the adult.
  • Sample consequence chart, both sides of each rule Sample. The three-column chart with five example rules in the first column, such as Coats go on the hook. The two then columns are left for the adult.

How this list was compiled: Laid out and worded in-house on October 1, 2026. The sample rules are examples of our own; the charts print no consequence for any behavior. Licence: own work

How it works

This consequence chart is a blank table of five rows. Each row starts with If I and has then in the middle: the rule goes on the left and what follows on the right, in the adult's own words.

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Print the chart

Press Print the chart for five rows on one upright page, Letter or A4. The Sheet menu has three large rows, eight rows, a chart with signature lines and two small charts to a page.

Broken rules, kept rules or both

One set is headed what happens, for a rule that is broken. One is headed what I earn, for a rule that is kept. The both sides chart, sometimes called a reward consequence chart, has three columns: The rule, If I keep it and If I break it.

What the page leaves blank

The page prints no consequence for any behavior: on every sheet the right-hand column is left for the adult. The title line has a blank for a name or a room.

  • The three sample sheets fill in example rules only. What follows each rule is left for the adult.

Questions and answers

What is a consequence chart?

A list of rules with what follows each one, written as If I do this, then that happens. This page prints the chart blank, and the adult and child fill in the rows.

Is an if then behavior chart the same as a consequence chart?

Yes. The if then chart is the same table under another name. On the broken rules and kept rules charts each row is already printed with If I at the start and then in the middle.

Is a behavior consequence chart for home or for school?

Either. The headings name no house and no class, and the blank in the title line takes a child's name or a room number. A behavior rules and consequences chart for home and a class chart print from the same sheets.

Does the chart list consequences for me?

No. Consequence charts for behaviour differ from one family and one classroom to the next, so what follows then is left for your own words. Some people call the finished sheet a discipline chart.