Chore Chart for Kids with Reward Points

What this sheet is for

This sheet is for families who want chores to mean something beyond a checked box. By attaching a point value to each task, children can see progress building across the week and know exactly what they are working toward. It suits one child at a time, making it straightforward to personalize for different ages, from a six-year-old wiping the sink to a twelve-year-old running the vacuum.

How to use it

Before Sunday, write the point value for each chore beside its label in the Chore (points) column. Each morning or evening, have the child check the checkbox for every chore completed that day. At the end of the week, count the checks in each row and write the total in the Pts earned column. Add all row totals together and record the grand total in Points still needed to see how close the child got to the This week's reward goal, which you set together at the start.

What is printed on the page

“Kids Weekly Chore Reward Chart” is laid out as weekly tracker table: eight labelled rows against seven day columns of checkboxes, an optional totals column, and two short note sections underneath. Under the title it reads “Track chores completed each day and count up points earned by Friday.”, and the line at the foot of the page says “Agree on the point value for each chore before the week starts, and write it in the row label column.”.

The row labels slot holds eight entries — “Make bed / tidy room”, “Put dirty clothes in hamper”, “Set or clear the table”, “Do the dishes / load dishwasher” and “Vacuum or sweep one room” 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 “Kids Weekly Chore Reward Chart”, the chores sheet, are “Week of” for the week label, “Chore (points)” for the row heading, “Pts earned” for the total heading, “This week's reward goal” for the notes heading a and “Points still needed” for the notes heading b.

Two things about this particular weekly tracker table are settings rather than text, and “Kids Weekly Chore Reward Chart” has them set like this. Start sunday is on (the opposite of the layout's default): start the week on Sunday instead of Monday. Totals column is on: add a totals column at the right of the table.

Tips

Let the child help set point values — tasks they find harder or dislike are worth slightly more to keep effort fair.

Review the reward goal mid-week on Wednesday so a child behind schedule can adjust effort rather than feel defeated.

Keep a running tally across multiple weeks if the reward is a larger item that takes more than one week to earn.

The other layouts in this set

“Kids Weekly Chore Reward Chart” is one of three sheets in this set, each a different fixed layout filled for the same topic. “Family Chore Rotation Chart” uses the seven-row week layout and “Kids Daily Chore Planner” uses the day boxes with goals layout. Pick by how you work: the layout decides how much you write and where, not what the sheet is about.