Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5

What this sheet is for

When a four- or five-year-old is ready to help around the house, the hardest part is knowing which jobs to give them and in what order. This chart lists ten tasks matched to what a preschooler can actually do alone after being shown once, arranged from the moment they wake up to the moment they put their shoes away at night. It gives a child a clear picture of the full day's responsibilities without needing to read a word.

How to use it

Write your child's name on the 'This chart belongs to' line and fill in the 'Week of' date at the top right. Each row under 'My Job' names one task in the order it happens through the day, from making the bed in the morning to putting shoes on the shoe shelf at night. Your child checks the box in the matching day column as soon as they finish. At the end of each day, count the checked boxes together. The 'Days done' column at the right lets you tally how many days each job got done across the week. Fill in 'Reward for a full week' before you hang the chart so the goal is clear from day one.

What is printed on the page

“Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5” is laid out as weekly grid: ten chores down the side against seven day columns of large tick boxes, a name line above the grid, an optional days-done column and a reward line at the foot. Landscape. Under the title it reads “Simple jobs a 4- or 5-year-old can do on their own, in day order.”, and the line at the foot of the page says “Check the box yourself right after you finish — that is part of the job.”.

The task labels slot holds ten entries — “Pull covers up and smooth your pillow”, “Put pajamas in the drawer or hamper”, “Put dirty clothes in the hamper”, “Feed the pet with the scooper” and “Put breakfast dishes in the sink” and five more — so the sheet is already filled in for chores rather than left as blank rows to label yourself.

The remaining labels on “Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5”, the chores sheet, are “Week of” for the week label, “This chart belongs to” for the name label, “My Job” for the task heading, “Days done” for the done heading and “Reward for a full week” for the reward label.

Two things about this particular weekly grid are settings rather than text, and “Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5” has them set like this. Start sunday is on (the opposite of the layout's default): start the week on Sunday instead of Monday. Done column is on: add a column at the right to count the days each chore was done. Reward line is on: include the reward line at the foot.

Tips

Walk through each job with your child once before the chart starts so they know exactly what done looks like.

Keep the chart at eye level for a preschooler — on the fridge lower panel or a bedroom door works well.

Count the 'Days done' column together on Sunday so your child connects their effort to the weekly reward.

The other layouts in this set

“Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5” is one of eleven sheets in this set, each a different fixed layout filled for the same topic. “Chore Chart for Tweens: Ages 9–12” uses the weekly grid layout, “My First Chore Chart” uses the weekly grid layout, “Summer Chore Chart for Kids” uses the weekly grid layout, “Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17” uses the weekly grid layout, “Toddler Chore Chart: Ages 2–3” uses the weekly grid layout, “Family Chore Rotation” uses the by person layout, “Roommate Chore Chart” uses the by person layout, “Sibling Chore Rotation Chart” uses the by person layout, “Daily Chore Chart: Ages 6–8” uses the daily strip layout and “Morning Helper Chart” uses the daily strip layout. Pick by how you work: the layout decides how much you write and where, not what the sheet is about.