My little one is allllllllllllllllllllllmost reading. She’s so close. She’s just not there. But my little one, she’s a helper kid, and loves having a list of things to do just like her mama. She’s also a big fan of crossing things off that list. The apple didn’t go far…..
Anyway, I decided to go into Publisher on Office 365 and see if I could come up with some kind of printable preschool chore chart for my little one that can help her to have her own to-do list, but also have visual cues with the written words to help practice the reading. Our friends at Lunchbox had asked if I could share a little bit about how easy Office 365 is to use and I thought this would be a fun, simple project to do just that.
I was actually really (pleasantly) surprised at how much I could DO with the Publisher program (because usually I pester friends to walk me through it and/or beg them to help) all by my lonesome.
Making this Chore Chart was not so hard.
I made the title and started creating my chores.
Then I added in some clip art. I think you can go simple like me or get crazy and add photos from your house. That would mean you are less lazy than I am. 🙂
That’s it. We are going to be printing this and laminating it so it lasts longer. Easy, peasy. I wonder if I can get the WHOLE family to follow chore charts?
You can download this Preschool-chore-Chart-printable-pdf file to print and save for your house free right here!
Over the weekend, I was talking to my niece and her fiance about how I loved their save the date cards, and they were happy to tell me they used Publisher to create them!! Aren’t they fabulous? The happy couple is big into running and I thought these were the perfect save the dates for them.
You can find Office 365 at Walmart.com. It’s available for your laptop, desktop, tablet and/or phone, and can be purchased for a PC or MAC device.
I want to make some fun cards for my daughter’s preschool classmates- they graduate to Kindergarten next month and have all been together for 2 full years now. We intend to send them out with a bang!
What have you made with Office 365?
Autumn says
Microsoft really does help to keep families organized. I like your chore chart – and I’m all about simplicity.
Christie says
I love the real life pics. Definitely helps them check things off!
Tracey says
This is a great way to get kids involved in chores! Office 365 also looks like a great tool.
Pauline Cabrera says
This is an awesome post. It’s very important to make learning materials exciting, enticing, and interesting for kids. 🙂
Jenn @ The Rebel Chick says
Office is so versatile! There aren’t many things you can’t do with it!
Liz Mays says
Really cute idea to make it so visually enticing. Love it, Brett!
Janel (A Mom's Take) says
What an adorable and functional printable. I’m going to need to print this out. Thanks for sharing it.
Rachael says
I don’t have Office 365. I will have to get it.