Labeling the Chore Board, Chore List
In my How to make the chore board post, I forgot to include in the labeling section that I group similar chores within the same slice. For instance, I put animal-related chores in one slice, meal-related chores in another, and school tasks in another.Here are some of the chores we include on our board:
- Homework
- Instrument practice
- School projects
- Feed the cat (and now dog)
- Clean the litter box (and dog mess)
- Clean the llama pen
- Put away groceries
- Set the table
- Clear the table
- Help make dinner
- Sweep
- Vacuum
- Wash the floor
- Straighten the entry way
- Pick up toys
- Put away clean clothes (everyone's)
- Do laundry
- Fold laundry
- Take out the garbage
Click to see a larger view of the chore board photo to see how I drew the above chores. (I love stick figures!)
Now that I know this system really works, I bought a self-healing cork board to replace our current one shown above. It did really well, lasting over a year with daily assigned chores for six kids, but it's time for a new one. The DONE bull's-eye is down to paper backing and the many holes don't want to hold pegs any more.
When I make the new chore board, I plan to add room-specific chores: cleaning the TV room/kitchen/bedroom/bathroom.
NOTE: Chore Board chores are specifically variable--chores the kids do not need to do each day, whether it's because they don't a task all week, like school-related chores, or because we want the kids to take turns to learn to do many kinds of chores. For daily tasks, we use what we call a Daydo List, which is actually the spring board for the whole system. More on the Daydo List later. (Update 5/28/08: We've done away with the Daydo List. Once the kids got used to the Chore Board, they didn't need it.)
COMING NEXT WEEK: The Privilege Ladder component of The Building Brows Discipline System
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Labels: Discipline System, Do It Yourself, Family, Lifestyle, To Do
posted by Brandy Brow @ 2:02 PM
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Hello Brandy,
Thanks for stopping by my site to say hello, and thank you for your kind words. :) It is nice to meet you!
Did you know that you can get scheduling software that will print out such lists? It sounds like you might need a project management package. LOL.
Here for BYB Sunday. Have a great week.
Thanks for much for stopping, Holly! :)
Cybercelt: Yes, I know about scheduling software. I actually looked into it and found it cumbersome. The chore list is what we put on the chore board, so once it's in place, it's good to go for a long time.
Got my BYB post up a little late today. Spent early afternoon tending to an upset child, making lunch, and cleaning the kitchen. Finally, time to relax. Well, after I make dinner...
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