Routines
Ages 6+
Chore Rotation Chart
Who does what this week, in black and white. No more nightly negotiations.
Weekly Family Routine Planner
Your whole family's week on one page: school, activities, meals, quiet time.
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The problem with chores is never the chore — it's the nightly negotiation. This rotation chart makes the rule visual and impersonal: kids stop arguing with you and just check the chart.
What's inside
- A weekly rotation wheel for 2–5 children
- Age-appropriate chore cards from age 3 to teens
- "Done" check-off columns for each day
- A family-meeting worksheet for choosing the chores together
How to use it
Choose the chores together at a family meeting — buy-in kills complaints
Post the chart and rotate every week, automatically
When someone protests, point to the chart, smile, and stay out of it
Why it works
Every FamilyDecode planner follows the same principle: decide once, calmly, together — then let the printed page do the daily reminding. Because your child helped build it, the Chore Rotation Chart isn't one more parental instruction; it's their plan. And because it hangs where the action happens, it replaces repeated reminders with a simple glance. Families tell us the shift takes about two weeks: the first days you'll still prompt "check your plan", and then one evening, nobody needs to.
Make it stick
Start smaller than feels necessary, celebrate the check-marks more than the results, and bring this planner to your weekly family meeting for two minutes of adjustments. A plan that gets revised is a plan that survives; a plan carved in stone becomes wallpaper. If it stalls, shrink it — fewer steps, bigger wins — rather than abandoning it. This planner is the "Plan" step of the FamilyDecode Method; for the full picture, see our Daily Routines guide.
Frequently asked questions
A starter version lives in our free resource library, so you can test the method first. The complete kit — every version, the parent guide, and updates — is available in the shop.
This planner is designed for: Ages 6+. Where it matters, the kit includes separate versions for younger and older children.
Print-ready PDF, in both A4 and US Letter. Buy once, download instantly, and print unlimited copies for your own family.
Goes well with
Read Which chores at which age — the article behind this planner — or browse the full planner library.
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