How to Use Classroom Jobs! 

You are killing me with these teases. I am so invested in your class. Can’t wait to see it all.

I agree with changing jobs every grading period (every 9 weeks for us), and with giving the kids a time to do the maintenance type of jobs as part of our shutting down the classroom for the day. In addition, I have a student sub that not only acts as an assistant to a teacher sub when I’m gone, but also steps into any student job if the student for that job is absent for the day.

My favorite job is paper passer! Anything and everything that needs to be passed out. It’s such a time saver

So excited for this premiere!!!!😃

I have an attendance reminder because I always forget to submit attendance!

2 jobs that I use are line leader and caboose. Star student would most be likely be line leader in your set up. I’ve also had a substitute teacher position, who fills in for absent students and helps the sub when you’re out.

Hehe telephone duty is a hit in Middle School too!

Wow! This is nice classroom.

Hi Shelley thanks for the super helpful video! By the way, are you able to have table groups this year? In Illinois we need to have students 3 feet apart :(

Hi Shelley! Not sure if you clarified this maybe I missed it but does the “star student” change only three times as well? Or does that change weekly?

5 years?? that's crazy I remember "hi i'm shelley and I am a first year teacher in northern california" and now I am about to graduate from my credential program

I remember being in 4th grade and we had a “substitute” job where whenever there was a student missing that couldn’t do their job, the substitute would fill in! It gives that student a good variety and they can get the hang of each job and since you’re only changing jobs 3 times it might be a special one to have ❤️

I have a "Birthday Bestie" in my classroom who is in charge of giving students my gift on their birthdays. I have a birthday board and all students have to do is look up at the board and make sure it is a student's birthday and then they get the gift from my birthday bin and give it to the student in case I forget. I also have a "Substitute Specialist." This friend not only does someone's job if they are absent, but they also help if there is a substitute teacher in the classroom and make sure work gets put in the absent folder for students who are absent. One more that I have is bathroom monitor. I have two boys and two girls manage this and they basically make sure that everyone is not entering the bathroom at once to make sure there is a nice flow of traffic. I'm a first year teacher, but these are three that I am trying for sure this year. Love you videos!

I've been teaching for 30 years and my take away from your video is= "five minutes Job Time!" Fantastic validation of teamwork. Students see everyone doing routines. Students who do not have jobs at home, learn to be a team player at home! Three jobs I have done for years are: "Date Stamper" (for journals) "Student Teacher" (helps with giving directions again.) "Remote Helper." (turns screen on and off)

Can’t wait to watch this!!!! I love these classroom setup vlogs!!!❤️

At school we all fight over the broom but when we are at home and someone tells us to sweep we say we don’t know how to 😂😂

Me: I’m gonna try to sleep more since it’s summer Me at 5:00 AM : Watching these videos WHAT HAS MY LIFE COME TOO!!!

Are you doing classroom organizing supplies and Chagrin up your classroom set up video

How/ when do your students turn in seatwork/lexia packets?

You could have each student write their top 3 choices for jobs and then assign the students to the jobs. Then next time you switch, keep track of who got their 1st job choice last time, and give those students who didn’t get 1st choice a chance to get their top choice the next time!

Make a new classroom job list and check out folder and name tags and on tables

I am in 4th grade and I've always added a secretary as a job.When papers come in from the office that need to go home, or check (but not graded) papers are ready the Secretary puts these in the student mailboxes for me.

I love the sanitizer job but our building doesn’t want kids touching chemicals (wipes or spray)

This was very helpful!

Can you write a list of jobs

Suggestion: allot a few extra minutes for jobs for the first week or two.

Yay thanks for making this video!!

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I added Tidy Tubs custodians as a job. Saw it on a video and it has saved my sanity!

If you need an additional job you could think about using a general manager. This person would make sure all jobs are getting done, no one needs additional help and if some one is absent they would step in to cover that job.

Nice video! Jobs I always have: Absent work manager, Gardener (water live plants!), lunch helpers (carry lunch basket back to classroom).

I have 2 greeters. We have a lot of classroom tours come through. The greeters welcome our visitors and tell them what we are working on. This helps me so that I don't have to get up from small groups or leave a lesson while I'm teaching.

Can’t wait!! ☺️

You should make a wow wall were when your kids do something good or doing what you ask have them sign there name on the wow wall

So excited!

I personally do not enjoy classroom jobs. With up to 28 students and some jobs are just less appealing and they don’t want to do them or not much is involved and they feel it is useless. For example, the book box organizer doesn’t have anything to do because our book boxes are 99% done anyway. We have some jobs that would be best for 1 student but then other jobs need more than one student. I just haven’t found a system that ACTUALLY works. BTW- I teach third grade and work a job share with another teacher.

Thanks for the video you will give me great 👍👏😊tips tricks

I am one of those teachers who can’t keep up with changing jobs weekly. I had a team/group captain that kept group supplies in order & replenished. But now with COVID, I don’t know if it’s a good idea to have community supplies or have one child touching & replenishing other kids’ supplies. My management system pre-COVID worked so well for me for now I’m not sure how to do this. Last school year I was full remote and this wasn’t an issue for me but now we’re back full time in the classroom.

Top 3 Jobs I use!! Board Cleaner. Math manipulative hander outer. 😷 hander outer.

I would introduce the jobs and explain what it entails. Then I would have them each get a chance to try out the job. Then I would ask each student what job they liked and would want to have and I would write down their top three. Then I would assign them their jobs and on the job board I posted their photo. They had that job for the entire school year! If they wanted to switch jobs with someone I let them do it once and only if the other person really agreed. If they were slacking at their job I would make them a substitute. This works really well because they don’t forget their job and they know when it needs to be done 😃 I also had a job with my photo to show them we all work together to keep our classroom running smoothly!

Love the bookshelf! I bet some small white LED lights would look super cute along the roof!

How do you decide who your STAR STUDENT is?

I have a plant in my classroom so I have a “gardener” job!

Hi Can you please talk more about your word work pocket chart during your centres video.

Love this! Maybe creating a “substitute” job also so if any students are absent, that student would do the job for them? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I guess the star student could also do this! Thanks so much for the ideas 😘

My issue with having students request the job they wanted was having multiple requests for the same job. To resolve this, I had the whole class on a rotation schedule. This had some pros and cons. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do this year, but I'm loving all the ideas! For instance, I don't know why it had never occured to me to give jobs for more than one week! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Definitely going to change that this year! It'll be much easier for me! I love your videos! Love your organization, too!!

In my class we have a “gardener”. I show all of student how to check the the soil so when it’s they’re turn they all know know if they should be watered that day or not. My CT would change jobs everyday but I felt that was a little to much for me so I did them for the whole week. But my 1st graders wanted to change jobs more frequently. So we voted and I started to change them out every 2ish days… so Mon.-Wed. And Thurs.-Fri. Not sure how I’ll do it this year yet.

First day of school with my first set of kiddos on my own starts tomorrow! Woo 🎉🎉

What about if a student is absent? Do you just have that job skipped for the day? How do you introduce them?

I used to love helping in class. Added to my playlist for when I hopefully go into education later on. Thanks and God bless you all and your classrooms.❤️

I will be a first year 2nd grade teacher this year and I really like this system. It seems like it will not need a lot of management once students learn how to do their jobs and every student is involved. Thank you Shelley :)

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I love this way of managing jobs! I am going into my 4th year and I’ve tried a lot of the same management as you and I’ve had the same issues. I am going to try this system! Can’t wait to see how it goes ☺️

I love your hair! We need a hair tutorial!!

Love these videos! I’m so excited to see the end result!

Omg I am going into fourth grade and I just can’t help it but to watch your videos. I watch them after school all the time. I start school the 26 of August. When do you start?

Sounds great!

What are they doing when they finish the quick jobs, while others are not done?

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I’m not allowed to let students touch the chemicals so kids can’t be sanitizers. #jealous

What is your plan for rolling this out at the beginning of the year with students?

How do you choose which students have what job? Love the video.

Love this!!!!

I am loving these videos. Can you do a home binder video?

Are the pins you use just regular push pins? Also I love how the set up is turning out it looks soooo good 🤩🤩