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Life Skills List

May 18, 2013 By Christine Field

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Age-Appropriate Chores (Skills to Learn)

What can a child do?

 

 

The Age 2-3 Child can be introduced to these tasks:

  • Begin to dress self
  • Help make bed – at least pull covers up
  • Pick up toys
  • Hang clothing – like jammies – on hooks
  • Carry laundry to and from laundry area
  • Help fold towels
  • Empty light trash cans
  • Dust!
  • Carry plate to sink after meals
  • Put silverware in dishwasher
  • Help feed animals
  • Help wipe up spills
  • Dry unbreakable dishes
  • Sweep
  • Bring in newspaper
  • Mop a small area
  • Pour from a small pitcher
  • Pull weeds
  • Fetch diapers
  • Help pick up living room

 

The Age 4-5 should begin to have experience with these tasks:

 

  • Dress self
  • Make own bed
  • Clear dishes from table
  • Set table
  • Retrieve the mail
  • Dust!
  • Water plants
  • Help in kitchen – stirring, ripping lettuce, drying dishes
  • Help carry and put away groceries
  • Wash yard toys when needed
  • Help rake the yard
  • Help wash car and clean interior
  • Sweep patio
  • Wash floors, low walls with sponge
  • Put away own clothes – put dirty clothes in hamper
  • Sort clean clothes by family member
  • Sort dirty clothes by color
  • hang towels after bath
  • Help load dishwasher

 

 

 The Age 6-12 child can be expected to:

 

  • Make bed
  • Take care of pets – clean cages and feed them
  • Cook simple foods – use simple recipes
  • Make school lunches
  • Help with yard work
  • Help wash car
  • Wash, hang and fold laundry
  • Vacuum, sweep and mop
  • Straighten up house
  • Wash, dry and put away dishes
  • Clean bathroom completely
  • Rake leaves, shovel snow
  • Weed and water garden
  • Use washer and dryer
  • Take out trash
  • Strip and change beds
  • Iron
  • Polish shoes

 

The child Age 13 and up is becoming proficient at these:

 

  • Any of the above, plus
  • Change light bulbs
  • Replace a vacuum cleaner bag
  • Wash inside and outside windows
  • Clean out a refrigerator
  • Clean stove and oven
  • Prepare a meal
  • Make grocery lists
  • Shop for groceries
  • Cook meals
  • Do all laundry functions
  • Iron clothes
  • Do clothes mending, repairs
  • Mow the lawn
  • Trim yard
  • Wash and polish car
  • Maintain a bicycle – fill tires with air, oil squeaks
  • Help paint and caulk

 

 


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