What Kids Say
Scott Mitchell Johnson talked to fourth-graders at Mapleton Elementary School
“What are your favorite and least favorite chores that you have to do at home?”
Caitlin Stickney
Age: 9
Age: 9
“My favorite chore is doing the dishes.
I like it because it exercises your arms when you scrub.
I don’t like having to clean my room.
I like to play a lot, so my room is usually kind of messy.”
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Jasmine French
Age: 9
Age: 9
“I like washing the dishes.
Sometimes I like getting wet and I like scrubbing because it’s good exercise because you’re moving your hands a lot.
I don’t like cleaning my room because I don’t like going back and forth and back and forth a lot between the garbage and my room.”
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Tyson Nason
Age: 9
Age: 9
“I like washing the clothes.
I like putting the clothes in the dryer and turning it on.
I don’t like cleaning my room because I have to share it with my brother, Alex.
I don’t like having to vacuum my room either.
It’s kind of hard to steer the vacuum cleaner.”
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Laura Garrison
Age: 9
Age: 9
“My favorite chore is loading and unloading the dishwasher.
I like putting the dishes away in the cupboards.
I think it’s fun, plus I like to know where they are in case I forget.
I like to have overnights on the weekend and my Mom says that I have to have a clean room before I do, so I don’t like having to clean my room.
It’s a small room and I have a lot of stuff.”
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Rebecca Rider
Age: 9
Age: 9
“My favorite chore is probably feeding my cat or making my bed.
My cat, Lily, is really gentle and I like to give her treats, and making my bed is really easy.
My least favorite chore is vacuuming because I hate the sound of it.
It’s too loud.”
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Paige McHatten
Age: 9
Age: 9
“My favorite chore is probably going grocery shopping because I get to help my Mom.
My least favorite is making my bed.
I have a lot of stuffed animals and there’s no space for them so I put them on my bed.
Then when it’s time for bed I have to take them off and put them back on the next morning after I make my bed.
It takes a long time.”
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