Summer Chore Chart for Kids

What this sheet is for

When school is out and the days are unstructured, chores can slip entirely or turn into daily arguments. This chart gives kids ages 6 to 12 a clear, fixed list of ten jobs sized for a relaxed summer day — nothing that takes more than a few minutes, but enough to build real habits around caring for shared spaces and their own belongings while they are home all day.

How to use it

Write the child's name on the 'This chart belongs to' line and fill in the starting date under 'Week of.' Each row under 'Summer Job' names one task. Each morning and throughout the day, your child checks the box for that day as each job gets done. At the end of each day, they count how many boxes they checked and note it in the 'Days done' column on the right. At the bottom of the page, write in the agreed reward for completing every job across all seven days so both of you know exactly what they are working toward.

What is printed on the page

“Summer Chore Chart for Kids” 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 “Daily jobs for the summer break — check off each one as you go.”, and the line at the foot of the page says “Finish all your checks before screen time starts. If you miss a day, just pick back up the next morning.”.

The task labels slot holds ten entries — “Make your bed before breakfast”, “Put dirty clothes in the hamper”, “Tidy your bedroom before screen time”, “Put breakfast dishes in the sink” and “Water the outdoor plants” 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 “Summer Chore Chart for Kids”, the chores sheet, are “Week of” for the week label, “This chart belongs to” for the name label, “Summer 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 “Summer Chore Chart for Kids” 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

Post the chart at eye level for your child — on the fridge or a bedroom door keeps it visible all day.

Set a clear rule: the 'Tidy your bedroom before screen time' job must be checked before any device turns on.

Let your child fill in the 'Reward for a full week' line with you so they have a say in what they earn.

The other layouts in this set

“Summer Chore Chart for Kids” 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, “Preschool Chore Chart: Ages 4–5” 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.