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Chores are important for kids because the foster responsibility, independence, and valuable life skills, contributing to a child’s self-esteem and helping them learn teamwork.

Sometimes as teachers we need to encourage and assist parents (mainly of unruly students!) in setting routines at home. This chore chart provides a simple way to help them without being condescending. It could be set as a homework task in a child development or running a household/life skills unit of work or given to parents during personalised learning plan meetings. Studies show that children who participate in household tasks at a young age are more likely to be successful and have positive mental health in adulthood.

This chore chart contains a list of daily (unpaid!) chores that contribute to the everyday running of the household, as well as paid chores for pocket money. Also included is a blank chore chart ready for parents to add their own paid and unpaid chores suited for the specific environments of their family.