Weekly Chores: Ages 5–8

What this sheet is for

This sheet is for families who want to give five- to eight-year-olds a clear, consistent set of weekly responsibilities. It suits the stage when children are ready to move beyond the very simplest toddler tasks but still need short, concrete jobs with no ambiguity. Keep it on the fridge or bedroom door so children can check and tick their own progress without asking a parent what to do next.

How to use it

Start with Bedroom Jobs — eight tasks children this age can handle independently, from making the bed to putting away clean clothes. Move down the left column to Bathroom Jobs, which build the habit of leaving shared spaces tidy after use. On the right, Kitchen Jobs teach table manners and basic tidying after meals. Helping Around the House adds a small range of household contributions — feeding pets, sorting laundry, managing recycling — that grow a genuine sense of responsibility. Use the notes box at the foot to record anything that needs follow-up or to note which jobs a child mastered this week.

What is printed on the page

“Weekly Chores: Ages 5–8” is laid out as two columns: four headed sections of eight pre-filled checkbox items each, two sections per column, with a notes box across the foot. Under the title it reads “Tick each job when it is done — one week at a time.”, and the line at the foot of the page says “Stick this sheet somewhere visible — on the fridge or the bedroom door — so children can check it themselves.”.

The section headings slot holds four entries — “Bedroom Jobs”, “Bathroom Jobs”, “Kitchen Jobs” and “Helping Around the House” — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The section 1 items slot holds eight entries — “Make the bed (pull up covers)”, “Put dirty clothes in the laundry basket”, “Tidy toys off the floor”, “Put books back on the shelf” and “Clear desk or table surface” and three more — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The section 2 items slot holds eight entries — “Hang up towel after bath or shower”, “Put toothbrush back in its cup”, “Wipe toothpaste off the sink”, “Drop used toilet roll in the bin” and “Replace toilet roll if it runs out” and three more — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The section 3 items slot holds eight entries — “Set the table before a meal”, “Carry own plate to the sink after eating”, “Put cutlery in the cutlery tray”, “Wipe up spills with a cloth” and “Put food packaging in the bin” and three more — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The section 4 items slot holds eight entries — “Feed the pet (if you have one)”, “Water a plant”, “Collect post from the letterbox”, “Sort clean laundry into piles” and “Carry small bags of shopping inside” and three more — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The remaining labels on “Weekly Chores: Ages 5–8”, the chores sheet, are “Week starting:” for the date label and “Notes for the week” for the notes heading.

Two things about this particular two columns are settings rather than text, and “Weekly Chores: Ages 5–8” has them set like this. Notes box is on: include the notes box across the foot. Column rule is on: draw a vertical rule between the two columns.

Tips

Walk through each section with the child once before the week starts so every job is understood before it is attempted alone.

For five- and six-year-olds, choose four or five items from each section rather than all eight; add more as confidence grows.

Use the notes box to record one thing the child did especially well, giving them something specific to feel proud of at the end of the week.

The other layouts in this set

“Weekly Chores: Ages 5–8” is one of three sheets in this set, each a different fixed layout filled for the same topic. “Preschooler Daily Chores” uses the single column layout and “Teen Chore Skill Builder” uses the phased timeline layout. Pick by how you work: the layout decides how much you write and where, not what the sheet is about.