Age 6
Chore chart for 6 year olds
Six can read “make bed” and still ignore it. The chart is for the ignoring, not the reading. Keep the list short enough that finishing is likely.
Add one weekly job (folding washcloths, recycling) so they learn that not everything happens daily.
What a 6-year-old can do
Use this as a menu. Your house, your safety rules.
- Empty plastic dishwasher items
- Fold washcloths
- Pet water and food
- Clear their place
- A timed living-room tidy
Skip these for now
Not because kids are incapable of growth — because the risk or the teaching cost is too high for a first chart.
- Chemical bathroom cleaning
- Walking a large dog alone
How to run the week
Homework can live on a separate line so a rough school day does not zero the whole chart.
Let them add one optional bonus job for extra stars.
Reward idea: Points toward a small outing or extra playground time.
Layout: Weekly grid with a weekend column that looks different.
Questions parents ask
- How many chores at this age?
- Four to six daily, plus one weekly.
- Printable or digital?
- Printable first. Add the digital tracker when you need history or two households.