S’moresUp gives families three main ways to look at time:

• Today’s Progress
• Family Calendar
• Weekly View

Each view answers a different question.

Area	Main question
Today’s Progress	What needs attention now?
Family Calendar	What is coming up?
Weekly View	What happened this week?

Use Today for action, Calendar for planning, and Weekly View for review.

Today’s Progress

Today’s Progress is the working view for the current day.

Use it to see:

• Chores due today
• Pending chores
• Chores waiting for approval
• Completed chores
• The family view
• One family member’s view
• Different card styles such as Slider, Stack, or List

A child can use Today’s Progress to answer:

What do I need to do next?

A parent can use it to answer:

What needs approval or follow-up right now?

Family Calendar

The Family Calendar helps the family plan ahead.

Use it for:

• School events
• Practices
• Appointments
• Birthdays
• Family outings
• Game nights
• Trips
• Recurring events
• Chores displayed alongside events

An event is not the same as a chore.

A chore is something a family member completes.

An event is something the family needs to know about or attend.

Weekly View

Weekly View shows chore activity across the current or prior week.

It can help families review:

• Completed chores
• Pending chores
• Missed chores
• Late chores
• Locked chores
• Chores waiting for approval
• Activity by family member
• Activity grouped by category
• Activity grouped by time

Both parents and children can access Weekly View.

Parents may also use it to update certain chore states, including marking a past chore complete, moving it back to pending, approving it, or rejecting it.

Excuse is not available from Weekly View.

A Simple Daily Flow

A family might use the views like this:

Morning

Open Today’s Progress.

Check:

• What is due before school?
• Which reminders are coming?
• Does anyone need help?

Afternoon

Open the Family Calendar.

Check:

• What practice or appointment is coming up?
• Which child needs to be where?
• Are any chores due before leaving?

Evening

Return to Today’s Progress.

Approve completed chores and celebrate one win.

A Simple Weekly Flow

At the end of the week:

1. Open Weekly View.
2. Look at the current week.
3. Filter by one family member.
4. Group by category or time.
5. Notice one repeated problem.
6. Change one chore, reminder, or schedule.
7. Celebrate one completed responsibility.

The goal is not to rebuild the whole system every week.

Example: School-Day Planning

Maya has:

• Pack backpack by 7:30 AM
• Soccer practice at 5:30 PM
• Put lunchbox in the sink by 6:30 PM

Today’s Progress shows the chores.

The Calendar shows soccer practice and can also show the chores.

Weekly View later shows whether the backpack or lunchbox chore was repeatedly late or missed.

Each view supports a different decision.

Choose the Right View

Use Today’s Progress when:

• The family needs to act now
• A child wants to complete a chore
• A parent needs to approve work
• The family wants to see what is done today

Use the Calendar when:

• Planning the day or week
• Adding an event
• Checking who needs to attend
• Seeing chores and events together
• Reviewing Google Calendar items

Use Weekly View when:

• Looking for patterns
• Reviewing one family member
• Comparing current and prior week
• Updating a past chore
• Checking missed, late, or locked chores

Keep the Views Useful

If Today’s Progress feels crowded:

• Reduce the active chore list
• Check the selected family member
• Use a different card style
• Move flexible work to Anytime
• Improve categories

If the Calendar feels crowded:

• Turn off chore display
• Remove old events
• Check recurring series
• Use the correct family members

If Weekly View feels confusing:

• Filter by one member
• Group by one category
• Review one time period
• Focus on one change

Common Questions

Is Weekly View a full analytics dashboard?

No. It is the reporting experience for current and prior-week chore activity.

Can chores and events appear together?

Yes.

Can children use Weekly View?

Yes.

Can children create Calendar events?

No. Parents create and edit events.

Can the Calendar start on Monday?

Yes. The family setting can use Sunday or Monday.

A Simple Way to Start

Open all three views once.

Use Today’s Progress to complete one chore, Calendar to check one upcoming event, and Weekly View to review one recent result.

Related Articles

• How Today’s Progress Works
• How the Family Calendar Works
• Use Weekly View in S’moresUp
• How Weekly View, Activity Log, and Wallet History Differ