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50+ Chore Ideas for 4 and 5-Year-Old Children to Develop A Sense Of Responsibility and Discipline

With the rise of Montessori education and other trends of parenting that include the child as an active participant in their upbringing, many parents search for ideas and opportunities to include their child in the chores and responsibilities of a household. These chores will help your child develop a sense of ownership and belonging, as well as a feeling of responsibility over their own home and space.

This list can be used as a simple list of ideas, or an actual checklist. Make sure you create your own copy, and use the filter and sorting features to separate chores. Bear in mind, we've estimated the frequency of each activity but it is up to each parent to consider their own family life and needs. It is also important to take into account your own child's preferences, so choose a few chores that are daily/weekly/monthly and try them out, observing how your child interacts with each task and experimenting.

This list can be used as you would a spreadsheet or a chart, so feel free to create your own copy and add more columns, where you can assign the responsibility of each chore by adding a single-select field with the names of different people in your home. This is the new way of creating a chore wheel template!

14th November 2022 in family & parenting

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Child's Name

Frequency
Daily

1

Set the dinner/lunch table

2

Clear their dish on the bin after meals

3

Unload the utensils from the dishwasher

5

Hang coats and jackets

7

Make a simple sandwich

9

Pick out an outfit and dress themselves

12

Help with cooking (washing vegetables, getting utensils, etc)

13

Make their own bed

15

Put away toys

16

Feed the cat/dog

24

Pack their lunch for school/daycare

25

Prepare their school/daycare bag

33

Walk the dog (with parent)

34

Water the lawn

41

Getting the mail/newspaper

42

Turning the sprinklers on

43

Tidying up living room at the end of the day (fluffing pillows, turning off TV, etc).

46

Filling up water bottles

47

Cleaning up their school bag

48

Close windows and blinds

50

Plug in devices (iPad, phones, etc)

Frequency
Weekly

4

Put away items into fridge and pantry after grocery shopping

6

Line up shoes

8

Carry groceries from car to kitchen

10

Clean up spills and dust

11

Help sort out the garbage

14

Wipe surfaces

17

Clean the dog/cat bowls

18

Water plants

19

Help sort and put clothes in the washing machine

21

Tidy up their room

Frequency
Daily

1

Set the dinner/lunch table

2

Clear their dish on the bin after meals

3

Unload the utensils from the dishwasher

5

Hang coats and jackets

7

Make a simple sandwich

9

Pick out an outfit and dress themselves

12

Help with cooking (washing vegetables, getting utensils, etc)

13

Make their own bed

15

Put away toys

16

Feed the cat/dog

24

Pack their lunch for school/daycare

25

Prepare their school/daycare bag

33

Walk the dog (with parent)

34

Water the lawn

41

Getting the mail/newspaper

42

Turning the sprinklers on

43

Tidying up living room at the end of the day (fluffing pillows, turning off TV, etc).

46

Filling up water bottles

47

Cleaning up their school bag

48

Close windows and blinds

50

Plug in devices (iPad, phones, etc)

Frequency
Weekly

4

Put away items into fridge and pantry after grocery shopping

6

Line up shoes

8

Carry groceries from car to kitchen

10

Clean up spills and dust

11

Help sort out the garbage

14

Wipe surfaces

17

Clean the dog/cat bowls

18

Water plants