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Household chores provide children with opportunities to build important life and pre-vocational skills. They help develop independent thinking, responsibility, and opportunities to problem solve in situations where parents or teachers may not be available to help.
Household chores provide children with opportunities to build important life and pre-vocational skills. They help develop independent thinking, responsibility, and opportunities to problem solve in situations where parents or teachers may not be available to help.
This not only establishes a responsibility for routines and organizational skills but also sets a foundation for self-sufficiency. Children can participate in many chores around the house, which also help build fine, gross, and visual motor skills.
This not only establishes a responsibility for routines and organizational skills but also sets a foundation for self-sufficiency. Children can participate in many chores around the house, which also help build fine, gross, and visual motor skills.
Daily Living Skills
Daily Living Skills
Vacuum
Sweep and use a dust pan
Wash windows
Dust
Make the bed
Fold laundry
Water plants
Kitchen Skills
Kitchen Skills
Snack/meal prep
Make a grocery list
Wash/dry dishes
Unload/load dishwasher
Wash counters
Set and/or clear the table
Waste Management
Waste Management
Empty/replace trash bags inside
Sort recycling
Take trash cans to/from street
Yard Work
Yard Work
Mowing
Raking
Sweeping
Weeding gardens
Don't Forget! Kids should....
Don't Forget! Kids should....
Participate in feeding and caring for pets
Practice using tools (hammer, screw drivers, etc.)
Sort coins and count money
Practice answering the phone and using it to call a parent or relative
Know personal safety information (parent/guardian names, address, and phone number)
Use "please", "thank you", and "excuse me"
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