Chore Schedule

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A chore schedule is important to have! Let me explain...

One morning, I woke up extremely sick, my older children, seeing the problem, followed our chore schedule and homeschooling schedules.

When I entered the real world later in the afternoon, I smelled supper cooking, the house was clean, and the children were finishing school. Now, my children are by no means perfect...just ask those around us...but on this particular day with age appropriate chores, they followed our household chore checklist and homeschool schedule and the house did not fall apart!! :)

Keeping the house running efficiently can be a problem, especially if you are homeschooling. If every member of the family works together, following a chore schedule, life can run a little smoother!

Giving children a chore check list allows them to learn basic skills needed to run their own home, teaches basic housekeeping skills, and creates an atmosphere for great character building.

To keep chores from seeming monotonous, come up with a colorful chore schedule that can be viewed at a glance to help them remember things that need to be done around the house!!

5 Reasons Why a Chore Schedule Is So
Important for the Family.

Teaches basic housekeeping skills.
Creates an atmosphere for great character building.
The work gets done without mom doing it all.
At a glance everyone can see what needs to be done.
The work gets spread out among many people, making more time for other things...like FUN!!

Tips on Creating Your Chore List

List every chore possible that needs to be done in the home.
Take a piece of paper and divide it into fourths.
Label them as daily, weekly, monthly, or 2x year.
Going through each room, write down every chore you want done.
Place those chores in each of your categories.
Download your free downloadable household chore check-list (below) and think about what days it makes sense to do which tasks.
Now add the monthly chores, then the yearly...Make out a schedule for each member of my family, based on all the chores on the four lists.

Daily	Weekly	Monthly	2 x Yearly
Kitchen	Dust	Remove spots from carpet	Change batteries in smoke alarm
Dishes	Scrub tub and shower	Scrub kitchen floor	clean out stove
Counter	Straighten one dresser	Change light bulbs	Hard to reach dusting
Table	clean toy closet	Make laundry Soap	clean out kitchen cupboards
Chairs	mop kitchen	Make dishwasher soap	Clean out Bathroom cupboards
Sweep floor	mop bathrooms	Clean Kitchen trash can	Wash walls
Bathroom	Clean window	Straighten shed	Wash blinds
Sink	Clean mirrors		Clean out storage rooms
Mirrors	wipe kitchen cupboard		Go through children's clothes
Counter	clean refrigerator
Toilet	Trash to curb
Floor	clean and vacuum van
Trash Cans	Mow
Vacuum living and bed rooms	Sweep porch
Straighten bed Rooms
Pick up toys
Vacuum
Laundry
Wash
Fold
Put away
Weed garden
Clean School area