I Can Help! Chores at Home

About This Resource

A free Grade 1 ESL vocabulary worksheet on chores: make my bed, wash the dishes, sweep the floor, feed the pet, water the plants, set the table, tidy my room and take out the trash. Children match chores to pictures, complete I help… sentences, sort chores by room and draw how they help at home. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Children learn eight phrases for jobs we do at home and use them in simple present sentences: "I make my bed." "I feed the cat." "I help my dad." They match pictures to phrases, choose the right chore for each picture, sort chores into the kitchen and the bedroom, answer yes or no and finish by drawing and writing about one way they help at home.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Helping at Home: Chores
Category: Vocabulary
File Type: PDF
File Size: 254.8 KB
Published: 12 Nov 2026
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Grade 1 ESL (ages 6–7), A1 40 minutes Vocabulary speaking reading writing simple sentences

Student Task

Mime a chore (sweeping). Ask: "What am I doing?" Teach sweep the floor.
Do activities 1 and 2 together, miming each chore.
Children complete activities 3 to 6. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Chore charades: a child mimes a chore; the class says the phrase.
Helper chart: children tick the chores they do at home this week.
Robot helper: children give a partner instructions (Sweep the floor!) and the partner mimes.

Differentiation

Support: focus on four phrases and use picture cards. Challenge: children write two sentences and add when: I make my bed every morning.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check the chore phrases (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether children can write a sentence about themselves.

Learning Objectives

Say and recognize eight chore phrases.
Use I … to say how they help at home.
Sort chores by the room where we do them.

Teacher Tips

Homes are different, and some children may not have a garden, pet or dishwasher. Accept any real way a child helps at home, and help them find the English words.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (8 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)