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Chore chart
Name
Week of
| Every day | Points | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make my bed | 1 | |||||||
| Pack my backpack for tomorrow and set it by the door | 1 | |||||||
| Unload silverware and plastic dishes from the dishwasher | 1 | |||||||
| Set the table and clear my own place | 1 | |||||||
| Feed the pet and refill the water bowl | 1 | |||||||
| Wipe the kitchen table with a damp cloth after dinner | 1 | |||||||
| Tidy my room: floor clear, clothes in the hamper | 1 | |||||||
| Once a week | ||||||||
| Empty all the small trash cans into the kitchen bin | 1 | |||||||
| Sweep under the kitchen table with a small broom and dustpan | 1 | |||||||
| Fold my own shirts and pants and put them away | 2 | |||||||
| Vacuum my bedroom floor | 1 | |||||||
| Wipe the bathroom sink and mirror with a damp microfiber cloth | 1 | |||||||
| Try this week | ||||||||
| Wash vegetables and tear lettuce for dinner | 2 | |||||||
| Points this week | ||||||||
Free chore charts by age at familypointstracker.com/chores
What is on this chart
The daily jobs come from the 6 year old list and the weekly ones from the 6 and 7 year old lists, so a first grader can do everything on it. An 8 year old can swap in harder jobs from their own page, like packing their lunch or emptying the whole dishwasher, using the blank rows.
Points follow the same scale as our chores by age chart: about one point for every 10 minutes of work, a little more for a job they are still learning.
How to use this chore chart
- Fill it in together. Go through the chart with your child before it goes on the fridge. Cross out what does not fit your house and add their ideas in the blank rows. Kids stick with a plan they had a say in.
- Start with fewer rows than you think. If six daily jobs is a lot for your child, cover some up for the first week. Behavior programs that work add one step at a time, once the last one happens without reminders.
- Check it at the same time every day. Right after dinner or before bed. A routine at a fixed time takes over the reminding, and responding the same way every day matters more than the chart itself.
- Tick it with praise, not instead of it. When a box gets ticked, say what they did: "you wiped the whole table". Specific praise is what makes a chart work, and points or rewards work best on top of it.
- Let it fade. Once a routine happens on its own for a few weeks, take it off the chart and put something new on. The goal is a kid who does the job, not a kid who does the chart.
Full chore lists for ages 6 to 8
- Chores for 6 year olds Packing their backpack, emptying trash cans, sweeping with a small broom.
- Chores for 7 year olds Loading plates in the dishwasher, vacuuming their room, washing vegetables.
- Chores for 8 year olds Packing their lunch, emptying the whole dishwasher, vacuuming a room.
Sources
The chores and ages here were checked against the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidance. Where this page makes a claim about safety or research, it comes from:
- Age-Appropriate Chores for Children. American Academy of Pediatrics, HealthyChildren.org.
- Parent management training (research chapter). Alan E. Kazdin, Yale University.
- Parent Praise to 1- to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children's Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later. Gunderson et al., Child Development, 2013.
- Tips for Relying on Routines and Rules. CDC, Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers.
