Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17

What this sheet is for

This chart is for teenagers who are ready to move past small tasks and take genuine responsibility for running parts of the household. It fits the moment a parent and teen agree that certain jobs belong entirely to the teen — planned, started and finished without reminders. Each chore listed here is a complete job, not a step inside one.

How to use it

Write the teen's name on the 'This chart belongs to' line and the Monday date in the 'Week of' field. Each row under 'Chore' names a whole job the teen owns for the week. Check the box for each day that chore was completed. At the end of the week, count the checks across each row and write the total in the 'Days done' column. Then check whether the weekly total across all rows earns the privilege written on the 'Agreed privilege for a full week' line. Set that line together before the week starts.

What is printed on the page

“Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17” 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 “Weekly jobs you own start to finish — check off each day you get it done.”, and the line at the foot of the page says “If a chore can't happen on its usual day, move it within the week — don't skip it entirely.”.

The task labels slot holds ten entries — “Unload and reload the dishwasher”, “Wipe down kitchen counters after meals”, “Cook or fully prep one assigned dinner”, “Run a full laundry load, dry and put away” and “Vacuum living room and hallway” 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 “Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17”, the chores sheet, are “Week of” for the week label, “This chart belongs to” for the name label, “Chore” for the task heading, “Days done” for the done heading and “Agreed privilege for a full week” for the reward label.

Two things about this particular weekly grid are settings rather than text, and “Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17” has them set like this. Start sunday is off: 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

Agree on what 'done' looks like for each chore before Monday — define it specifically, such as dishes dried and cabinets closed.

For the dinner chore, decide the assigned night on Sunday so the teen can check what ingredients are on hand in advance.

Let the teen fill in the reward line themselves after you agree on it — ownership of the sheet increases follow-through.

The other layouts in this set

“Teen Chore Chart: Ages 13–17” 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, “Summer Chore Chart for Kids” 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.