![]() ![]() Putting their own laundry away (especially in drawers).Emptying dishwasher (we started with just the utensil basket and graduated to just the bottom rack, eventually making the chore the entire dishwasher).Fold laundry (especially towels and similar).Sweeping floors (with assistance) my kids used one of those lightweight battery-vacuums in our hard-floor areas at this age.Wiping down table with sponge and water.Helping clear table after meals and projects.Setting table (with assistance): be sure to use my free printable table setting teaching placemats here to help with this task.Sock matching while folding laundry + simple laundry folding.Taking laundry back to personal spaces and putting it away with assistance (to me this always reiterates the "putting things away" idea).Bringing laundry to laundry room or area.Sorting laundry by colors (with assistance).Helping make beds (learning to pull covers up, etc.).If you'd like even MORE ideas, be sure to check out my list of 101 Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids. I grouped these in categories for age-appropriate tasks. Use your judgment as to whether these chores will work for your own kids. The below ideas are just suggestions and ideas that have worked for our own family. And be sure to keep things simple so it's easier to stick with! This can truly work as a great reward system for household chores.Again, this is a fairly open-ended concept that you can adapt to your own family's needs.Use check marks or stars (or even stickers) to mark off when tasks are completed throughout the week.Start by filling in tasks for the chore chart holder in the lefthand column on your chart (I have a list of chore ideas by age groups listed out below).There is a line at the top of the chart to fill in the child's name.I also have found it important to be consistent with a weekly payday.going any longer than that has my kids losing interest (fast!). ![]() My brain can't wrap itself around anything more complex than these. Now, we just have a set weekly amount and make sure chores are done these days. But, the competition was getting a bit fierce around here, y'all. We used to have each star or checkmark equal a small monetary amount. How to Use These Free Printable Chore Charts for Kids In our house, we just make sure all of our assigned chores for the week are done by the kids' payday (you know, for the most part).
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