Wondering how to set up classroom jobs? I’ve got you covered. Ditch the jobs and do “Special Helper” instead. Hear me out! Special Helper is an easy, efficient way to do your classroom jobs. This is going to save you so much time, space, and energy. You’re going to wish you got rid of traditional jobs a long time ago!
Each day one student is the Special Helper and does all of the classroom jobs, all day long.
How Special Helper for classroom jobs works:
WHAT is Special Helper:
Instead of everyone having a job, pick one Special Helper each day. This student does any and all of the classroom jobs all day long. Each day is a new student’s turn.
WHY do Special Helper:
Instead of typical classroom jobs, Special Helper is so much more efficient for you, the teacher, than having to set up and manage the tasks.
- No classroom job board taking up a ton of space.
- No taking time to reassign jobs regularly.
- No managing and remembering who already did what job and whose turn is next.
- Plus, students love being the Special Helper.
HOW to get set up:
Set up a special helper kit once and you’re good to go for the whole year! Here is what I do: type each student’s name on a card, print, laminate, cut, and add a Velcro dot.I set up 2 bins with the labels “Up next” and “Done”. That’s it! You’re ready to ditch the work of having classroom jobs and have a special helper each day!
HOW to do Special Helper:
All of the students’ names start in the “Up Next” bin. Each morning you randomly pick a name. I like to close my eyes and dramatically say: “Today’s Special Helper is…” At the end of the day, that name goes into the done pile. Once everyone has a turn, all the names go back into the “up next” bin.
The Special Helper does ALL of the classroom tasks you might need all day long: line leader, paper passer, lights, messenger, whatever! The students love being the special helper, and you’re going to love all of the time and energy you save doing this instead of traditional classroom jobs.
If you loved this post be sure to check out my Morning Bins post HERE.