Classroom Jobs Chart — Responsibility Activity Kit (K–1)
Responsibility starts small: watering the plants, passing out papers, feeding the class pet.
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About this resource
Responsibility starts small: watering the plants, passing out papers, feeding the class pet. This classroom jobs chart kit gives each kindergarten and first-grade student (Grades K–1) a job, a chart of their own and a sticker every time they follow through. It is a Responsible Decision-Making lesson, with the follow-through of Self-Management behind it, among SEL activities for launching classroom jobs.
What students practice
- Explaining why being responsible matters
- Following through on a job
- Tracking their own effort day by day
- Talking about how helping feels
What’s inside
- A teacher script with timed steps, about 30 minutes, and a flexible outline
- Responsibility Chart Template, with space for tasks and a box for each day of the week
- Job Cards: 24 jobs, and a Sticker Sheet of printable rewards
- Responsibility Reflection Worksheet: four questions and a drawing box
- Weekly Progress Tracker, Monday to Sunday; 22 pages
A look inside
- Teacher script: “Why do you think being responsible is important?”
- Job Cards: 24 jobs, from Water the plants and Feed the fish to Sort the recycling
- Reflection Worksheet: “How did it feel to complete your tasks?”
How to use this classroom jobs chart kit
- Hold up the chart and job cards and explain that each child gets a special job that helps the classroom
- Have students write their names, write or draw their tasks and decorate their charts
- Hand out jobs, from Line Leader to Snack Helper to Book Organizer, and explain each one
- Finish with a discussion circle on how it feels to have a job and how it helps when everyone does their part
Grade fit
Decorating a chart, drawing a task and collecting stickers are pitched for Grades K–1. The household-style job cards, such as set the table, also make a good family connection when the chart goes home.
Pairs well with
When students are ready for more, try My Responsibility Chart for Grades 1–3, more taking responsibility activities.
Questions teachers ask
How long does the lesson take?
The script runs about 30 minutes.
Can the chart go home?
Yes. The kit notes that the job cards lean toward household chores, so the chart also works as a family connection.
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