If you love The Montessori Method, then you will know that Maria Montessori is all about independence in the child. Well, there are some lists in books by Maria Montessori of age appropriate chores, but I haven’t seen many actually modernized and put together on a chart or list.

In this post, we will go into a Montessori chart of age appropriate chores, following the Montessori curriculum. They will inspire you to get your kids helping around the house more, but more importantly, they will be on the right path to independence and responsibility.

Please remember to visit our resources hub for Montessori Curriculum 3-6 activities and lessons! It is full of wonderful hands-on ideas for you to use at home. And don’t forget to check out our chore chart hub! It has great ideas to pick the perfect chore chart for multiple kids!

Age Appropriate Chores Printable

There are many jobs, works or chores that children can do at home. Our homes will be cleaner, more organized, but this will also do a lot for our children in return. It will give them a sense of belonging in their home and also help them build responsibility and independence.

If you want to get started with hygiene “chores,” then be sure to get our free printable chore charts for multiple kids with 3-part cards HERE. But be sure to come back because we are targeting the kitchen in this post and you can grab a freebie here, too!

Age Appropriate Chores by Montessori 

We can try to sort Montessori chores by age all day long, but the truth is that chores, just like any other life skill, is an upward spiral. That is why Maria Montessori liked to have children ages 3-6 in the same room. They learn together and revisit the skills, just in increasing degrees if difficulty.

Toddlers will try it once and if they are ready, they can do it (rudimentarily as it may be), then they cycle through it again, being able to do it better every time. The best way to find age appropriate chores for children is to try it with them and see.

They cycle through that skill again (going upward in the spiral) and they find that as they get older (and with the help of more practice), they can do it in a quicker and more complex way, then actually master that skill completely.

Here is a list of tasks that children can do in the kitchen with varying degrees of help, depending on the age. Start the simpler ones at around age 2 or 2.5, depending on your child and work your way through. By the way, this list is already in the free printable at the end of this post.

You will get 3 copies of it, in different colors so you can print the one you like best or print them all and differentiate them for each child you have.

Practical Life Skills in the Kitchen

• Wash hands with water and soap
• Take meal items out of refrigerator
• Take the trash out
• Set the table
• Wipe kitchen cabinet doors
• Prepare a simple meal
• Put meal items back into the refrigerator
• Pour drinks into cups
• Fold napkins (cloth or paper)
• Remove items from kitchen cabinets and wipe inside cabinets
• Wash eggs without breaking them
• Get plates, dishes, bowls, silverware and napkins out of cabinets
• Wipe the table before setting the table and after a meal
• Crack eggs into a bowl
• Toast slices of bread
• Given a moist rag, wipe their faces and hands
• Throw things in the trash
• Whisk eggs or batter
• Slather butter or cream cheese on slices of bread
• Climb up to sit in their chairs at the table
• Clear the table after a meal
• Sweep floors around the table using a broom and dustpan
• Make a cup of coffee for an adult
• Wash dishes and cups
• Dry dishes and cups
• Mop the floor around the table
• Cook scrambled eggs on stovetop
• Put height-appropriate dishes and cups back in cupboards
• Excuse themselves from the table
• Use a lightweight vacuum cleaner (on floor setting)
• Help make and bake cookies
• Load and unload the dishwasher (with help)

Here are some great resources that you will find very helpful as you begin to use Montessori at home!

Practical Life Printable Chore Charts

Here is a Montessori chore chart set for kids in the kitchen. It is the same list with 3 copies in 3 different colors so you can pick your favorite!

Thank you for visiting our The Best Free Montessori Chart of Age Appropriate Chores post!

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Our Chore Chart Routine (Preschool)

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