Yesterday, my friends learned what the weekly "helper" duties are. I've never had a job chart before, so this is new to me. I know, I know.... I just never thought it was a party I wanted attend, so I came late! :) In the 2nd chapter of Conscious Discipline, they discuss ownership of the classroom and how our school "family" works together, just like at home. Thus- the job chart. I only have about 12-13 actual jobs, the rest are generic "helping hands". The jobs rotate each week. Here is a photo of the chart that hangs on the door that connects us to another classroom (it's the behavior chart from Lakeshore Learning that I re-purposed):
The "Helping Hands" actually have a week off, unless I need more than one friend for the project. For example, the "librarian needed to take 31 books to the Media Center this morning. i asked four of the general helpers to come and help. We also talked about how even when we don't have a specific responsibility, we always need to be helpful. I may just need another chart at home for my kids!
I'm in a "helpful" mood, so I'm sharing the cards that I made for the chart. The clip art if from DJ Inkers and Microsoft.
