It’s no secret that I am a MAJOR fan of class jobs – I mean…many hands make light work, right? Aside from having 20 or so helpers around the classroom, there’s a whole bunch of other reasons I think class jobs are super important:
- Helps build a sense of community…this is OUR classroom
- Gives students a sense of ownership
- Everyone has a job, everyone is important
- Jobs are never used as a reward or punishment, but rather a great opportunity to teach and learn responsibility
So yeah. That’s it. ONE piece of white cardstock laminated.
Here are the answers to some of the questions I get asked about my job chart:
Q: Does every student have a job?
A: Yes. At any given time this year, I had between 14 and 21 students. As the numbers fluctuated, I just doubled up on some jobs, or left some jobs empty.
Q: How often do you rotate jobs?
A: Every 2 weeks. I started the year rotating weekly, and quickly realized it was just too much for 1st graders, so I changed to every two weeks and it worked perfectly.
Q: Where can I find this template?
A: Editable templates are available HERE.
Q: What does the “Cheermeister” do?
A: Our cheermeister gets to choose what classroom cheers we do whenever we celebrate someone or something. I use these cheer cards from Dr. Jean and Sharing Kindergarten {they’re free}.
Q: What supplies will I need?
A: ONE piece of paper {colored cardstock would be beautiful}, one clothespin for each student in your class, laminate {optional, but recommended}.
Q: How does it work?
A: Each student has a clothespin with his or her name on it. As often as you want to rotate jobs, just move each clothespin to the next job. It’s that simple.
You can get the template that I used with the jobs HERE {it’s free}.
But I also get that everyone’s class/room is different, and my job chart and jobs may not work for you. So I made EDITABLE templates with spaces for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 20, and 25 jobs. All you have to do is choose the number of jobs you want, and then type in the names of your jobs. Print, laminate, and you’re ready to go!
You can find the editable templates HERE, or by clicking the picture below.
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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing!
Simple and yet sooooooo effective!
Thank you! I can't believe it took me so long to figure out something so simple š
I'm really excited to try this out in my classroom! Dumb question….how do you hang this up without the clothespins pulling down on the sign? Thanks so much!
I use strong magnets. Like really strong. I think I found mine at Hobby Lobby.
How would you handle it for lots more students in a class? Would they rotate off jobs for a while? I have my smallest class in years – 30 – but have had 32, 34, 36, and even 39 fourth graders in the past.
Hi Carolyn! I would either double up on jobs, or rotate through like you mentioned.
After teaching 1st grade for 30 years and professing that I HATE job charts, you've taught this old dog a new trick! We all have a job and we change jobs daily! O.o ….but "Job Switcher" is a job that a student does! I have modified your idea to accommodate my needs and classroom! Thank you for helping me to help my students build a classroom community that works and plays together! They take great pride in doing their part to keep our classroom clean and run smoothly! ….and the chart that helps us with this is concise and neat and simple! Thank you!
I love this idea for classroom jobs. Thank you.
This is genius! Thank you for sharing!
How do you hang this up so that you have room to clip the clothespins?