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Why are customisable chore boards great for teaching children about resilience, work ethic, and discipline?
What are chore charts for kids?
Chore charts are a tool to help children build up discipline, confidence, and accountability through task setting and tracking.
How it works?
Our chore chart templates allow parents to create fun and engaging chore programs that help kids track their achievements and work towards a goal.
How do chore charts work?
Our chore chart templates allow parents to create fun and engaging chore programs that help kids track their achievements and work towards a goal.
Why do chore charts work?
From unmade beds, to toys scattered all over the house, kids are chaos! Weekly chore charts for kids are an amazing tool to helping young kids develop: 1) Responsibility 2) Discipline 3) Confidence
Using weekly chore chart templates
We created a handy set of printable chore chart templates, with useful guidance to help parents match the right type of chore chart system to the right age-group.
In our research we found that younger children respond better to a weekly customisable chore chart that displays progress in a very simple and visual way. We also found that when children can draw their own chore list they feel more responsibility towards completing it. Our printable chore chart templates allow parents and children to identify how enjoyable a chore is, encouraging early discussions on the relationship between effort and reward. Our chore chart templates also help children differentiate between chores that benefit them personally, and chores that benefit the family unit.
What makes a good chore chart? For chore charts to be effective, it is best not to turn them into one sided tools of authority. We encourage parents to treat each chore chart as a negotiable mini-contract between parent and child, teaching them how to negotiate and exchange value in the process, hence why we’ve included a signature block at the bottom of each chart.
Printable chore chart templates
We created 4 customisable chore charts for kids you can download for free and easily adapt as a chore chart for a 5 year old, or a chore chart for a 10 year old with a more significant chore list. All our templates are available in pdf and word formats.
Chore chart for ages 3 to 7
These charts are simple, with plenty of space for drawing and colouring in the chores selected. We have developed two formats: one that allows for a simple tick collection, which allows children to build up to a specific goal once a total number of chores or ticks is reached, and the other one designed to help create a schedule of chores children can repeat on a weekly basis, which is better for collecting weekly pocket money.
Chore Chart Ideas for Kids Under 7 - Pick up toys - Tidy room - Help adult with sweeping - Brush teeth - Comb hair - Dusting
For older children we've create 2 chore chart templates with more structure. As with the previous chore charts for kids ages 3 to 7, one of the template allows children to complete a pre-determined set of tasks that collectively allow them to earn a specific goal once completed, and the other allows them to earn their allowance week after week.
Chore Chart Ideas for Kids Under -12
- Wash and put away laundry - Feed pets - Vacuum floors - Make lunch - Carry out trash - Put away dishes
Need something else, or looking to make your own chorechart? We also collected a pinterest board of homemade DIY chore chart ideas to help you create your own for a craft week-end project. Enjoy!
EXTRA CASH CHORE CHART by That inspired Chick
A fun way to supplement your child's chore program for extra cash, especially for the chores mum and dad don't want to do.
MAGNETIC COOKIE SHEET CHORE by Craftaholics Ananymous
Turn a plain baking tray into a simplified magnetic chore tracker with some string and a few magnets. As your children complete tasks, move the magnetising dots from the "To Do" to "Done" section and track progress.
Perfect for recycling popsicle sticks. Use a little bit of washi tape to create this super simple system that can help motivate your kids to do more chores. Get the tutorial here
RACE CAR MAGNETIC CHORE by Chartmatte
If your kids are cazy about toy cars, they will love this fun magnetic chore chart that will keep them on track of their daily tasks.
One way to make a chore chart is to use a whiteboard or chalkboard. Write out the tasks that need to be completed each day, and then have your child check them off as they are completed. You can also use a dry-erase board or create a sticker chart. Another option is to use a printable chore chart.
There is no hard-and-fast rule about how many chores are appropriate for your child. Kids in elementary school should be expected to do 10 to 20 minutes of helping around the house each day. You can expect a little more on the weekends and in the summer.
On your computer, go to Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, or Forms.At the top right , click Template Gallery.Click the template you want to use. A copy of the template opens.
Go to Insert > Chart.Click on the Chart and choose the type of chart or graph you want to use. The chart or graph will automatically be inserted. To edit the data within the chart, click on the link icon and choose the Open Source option to open your Google Sheets source data.
They're a great tool to help children become independent in accomplishing their chores. However, in some cases they can undermine intrinsic motivation and cause children to demonstrate positive behaviors only to receive a reward.
Use different colored markers for multiple people. Take your marker and write a color code at the top of the chart. For example, orange might be for Billy and green for Susan. Then, when each child completes a chore, you can write a check mark in the appropriate color.
Turn a plain old cookie sheet into a magnetic chore chart with just a few supplies. As kids complete tasks, move the magnet from "To Do" to "Done" and track their progress towards a specific reward at the bottom.
First, check that everyone has an age-appropriate chore. Then divide the chart into three columns. One is for the list of chores and whose chore it is; another is for deadlines; the last one is for making a check mark when the chore is done.
Toddlers love to help with chores, and while their assistance may not always be as effective as we would hope, it's worth it to keep up their excitement and helping habit. Many toddlers love seeing a visual reminder of their success, so making sticker charts is a great choice.
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