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Take turns with the chores.
Make a weekly chore rotation for your roommates or household. Add the people and shared jobs, then print your chart or download it for a spreadsheet.
Your weekly chore chart
Print and download use the chart shown below. Update the chart after changing your entries. Write your first week's date on the printed copy, or add dates in your spreadsheet.
Week 1
- Alex
- Clean the bathroom
- Take out trash and recycling
- Sam
- Vacuum shared rooms
- Mop the kitchen floor
- Jordan
- Wipe kitchen surfaces
- Dust shared shelves
Week 2
- Alex
- Wipe kitchen surfaces
- Dust shared shelves
- Sam
- Clean the bathroom
- Take out trash and recycling
- Jordan
- Vacuum shared rooms
- Mop the kitchen floor
Week 3
- Alex
- Vacuum shared rooms
- Mop the kitchen floor
- Sam
- Wipe kitchen surfaces
- Dust shared shelves
- Jordan
- Clean the bathroom
- Take out trash and recycling
Week 4
- Alex
- Clean the bathroom
- Take out trash and recycling
- Sam
- Vacuum shared rooms
- Mop the kitchen floor
- Jordan
- Wipe kitchen surfaces
- Dust shared shelves
Each chore moves to the next person each week. Equal turns do not guarantee equal effort; agree on the workload together.
Made with Play This Life · playthislife.com/tools/chore-rotation-generator
How the weekly rotation works
In the first week, chores go to the people in the order you enter them. Each chore moves to the next person the following week. When it reaches the last person, it returns to the first.
With three people, each chore visits all three people over three weeks. Week four repeats the first week. If you have more chores than people, the list continues from the first person until every chore has an owner.
- Agree on the shared jobs. Use clear names such as “Clean the shared bathroom.” Keep personal laundry and bedroom jobs off the shared chart unless everyone agrees otherwise.
- Choose a starting order. Reorder the people or chores to change the first week's assignments. Check that each person can do the jobs they receive.
- Update, then save your copy. The chart has week numbers rather than fixed dates. Add your start date on paper or in your spreadsheet, then share that copy with your household.
- Review the workload together. A bathroom clean and taking out trash can take very different amounts of effort. Combine small jobs on one line or agree on swaps when needed.
A rotation or a weekly cleaning checklist?
Use this chart when the question is who takes a turn. Use the editable weekly cleaning schedule when the question is which jobs go on each day. Both are free and can be printed.
Before starting, agree what “done” means for each job and how you will handle someone being away. Write any one-off swap on your shared copy. This generator creates the plan; it does not track completion or send reminders.
Questions about your chore chart
Does everyone get an equal share?
Each chore rotates through every person over a full cycle. In one week, the number of chores per person differs by at most one. The generator does not measure time, difficulty, accessibility or personal preferences. Agree on those together before using the chart.
Can I use it in Excel or Google Sheets?
Select “Download chart (CSV)” to save the displayed chart. Open or import that file in your spreadsheet. The file has one row per chore and a column for each week, so you can add dates or record swaps there.
Can my roommates open the same live chart?
Share the downloaded file or a printed copy. This page does not create a shared household account or a live link containing your entries. Your changes last only while this page stays open.
What if we miss a chore or someone moves out?
Agree who will handle a missed job on your shared copy. If the household changes, edit the people list and update the chart for the next cycle. That makes a new plan; it does not change anyone's existing copy.