A chore chart is a great way to keep track of your daily responsibilities.Your guests will feel more comfortable, your possessions will last longer, and the atmosphere of your home will be more pleasant if you have an orderly home.It's hard to imagine why someone wouldn't use a chore chart if it was easier to lay your hands on something put away in the right place.With a few supplies and an awareness of what needs to be done, you will soon be checking off chores on your own chore chart.
Step 1: Do you have a list of your chores?
Take your pen and paper and think about all the chores that need to be done to keep your home clean and orderly.These chores may be different depending on your home.Pets of livestock will need to be included in your chore list.Cleaning the bathroom is one of the common chores.
Step 2: You can choose the best schedule.
Take note of the people who will be doing the chore list.If you're making a chore chart for your roommate who is usually busy in the morning but not always free, you chart his chore-work for evening hours.General or specific chore charts can be used.If you can't find time to do chores, you may want a chore chart and schedule.It's easier to assign chores to a day or week.The person who has to do the chore will have an entire day or week to check off the task from the chart.
Step 3: You have to divide and conquer.
You will make less work for everyone if you split up the chores.If you don't need a chore chart, listing your many chores next to the responsibilities of your kids might give you more appreciation for all the work you do.Children who are resistant to chores can use this technique.They will be less difficult once you see how much work you do next to their work.Allow for flexibility with chore assignments.A less hated person can be swapped for a disliked one.
Step 4: Pick out the materials to make your chore chart.
There are many ways to make a chore chart.You could make a personalized craft out of your chore chart.Allow them to draw out their own chart on several pages in a notebook and decorate it with drawings, favorite characters, and stickers.Some of the other supplies you might find useful include: binder ring, card stock, dry erase board, hole punch notebook, paper, pen, and stickers.
Step 5: You need to prepare your supplies.
Having all your supplies on hand will speed up the creation of your chore chart.The following chore chart uses markers and a dry erase board.
Step 6: There is a calendar with eight columns.
You will need the first column to be wider than the rest to write down chore names.The chore-doer will mark whether the chore has been finished or not on the seven columns to the right.The first seven columns can be much larger.You should have at least six rows if you have five chores.One more row than your number of chores is required because the topmost row will be for days of the week.
Step 7: The upper left hand box has a diagonal line in it.
Go from the upper left of the box to the lower right corner.The left column is for chores if you write "Chores" in the bottom left triangle.The top row is for days if you write "Days" in the upper right triangle.This way there won't be any confusion, and your chart will look complete.
Step 8: Write out the days of the week.
Write out the chores in the leftmost column of your chart if you skip the upper left hand box.Special information could also be included here.You could put the word "bi-weekly" in parentheses below the listed chore.Write the days of the week in the topmost row.If you don't have enough room in your top row to write out the entire name of the week, use simple abbreviations, like: M, T, W, Th, F, S, SU.
Step 9: The completed chores should be marked off.
It is possible to mark a chore with a check mark when it is done.The same procedure can be used if you want to keep the chore doer honest.When the chore doer's bed is made, you'll put a check mark in the box to the right of the "Make Bed" column.If your child is resistant to chores, you may want to inspect the work before you give them a check.
Step 10: Incentives to make workers happy.
Incentives work well for adults, even though a small prize can be great motivation for a young child.If your roommate is particularly messy, you can offer to buy him a pizza if he stays on top of his chores for the month.Stickers or small toys can be given to kids.
Step 11: Multiple people can use different colored markers.
Write a color code on the chart with your marker.orange might be for Billy and green for Susan.When a child completes a chore, you can write a check mark in the appropriate color.For chores that alternate doers per day, week, or a similar situation, you might want to use initials to mark the complete chore and keep track of order.If Billy takes out the trash on Tuesday but Susan is expected to do it on Thursday, initials would indicate both of them.
Step 12: There are separate chore lists for picky chore doers.
Some people don't like their things being mixed with other people.If you give each person their own chart, you can satisfy picky chore doers.
Step 13: You can make a daily and weekly chart.
The chore doers will know when all their chores will be done when they make a daily chart.All that matters is whether or not the chore was finished.The days of the week should be replaced with the names of chore doers.The chore should be marked on the chart.
Step 14: Give a helping hand.
You might not want to do their chores for them if you are trying to teach them responsibility.By giving a helping hand, you can turn chores into a bonding experience.You can play the game while you work.Take turns chaining together the last letter of a word in a category with the first letters of the next words.For example, category: sports baseball, limbo, and eight ball.
Step 15: For full completion, offer a reward.
Each situation will have its own rewards.Younger children can be persuaded to work hard with small prizes.Older chore doers can get a free pizza or a night at the movies.A little motivation goes a long way.
Step 16: There is a possibility that this is not the case.
If you are consistent with your scoring, you can award more or less points depending on the difficulty of the task.Stubborn chore doers can become resistant to your efforts due to a perceived lack of fairness.
Step 17: Make chore reminder cards.
You might notice that the chore doers don't always clean up after themselves.Writing out chore "recipe" cards can improve accountability and squash excuses.Write down all the parts involved in doing the chore on card stock and punch a hole in the upper left hand corner.The punched corner has a binder ring in it.The chore will be done in the room where the card is left.Attach the ring out of the way.Maybe on the arm of a lamp, or on a rung of the chair that sits off in the corner.You can collect cards on the same ring for rooms that have multiple chores.