Grades 2–5
Classroom Job Application
A real-feeling job application: the job I want, my first and second choice, why I would be good at it and a reference.
Classroom management printable · Classroom job charts and responsibility sheets
What Does Each Job Do?
12 job description cards that say exactly what each class job does, so helpers know their tasks without asking.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Responsibility, Classroom community, Following steps, Teamwork
What kids do
“Read what each job does. Cut out the cards and post them next to the job chart so everyone knows the job.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Leads the line, walks at a steady pace and stops at each corner to wait for the class.
- Holds the door open until everyone is through, then closes it quietly.
- Is last in line, turns off the lights and checks that nothing is left behind.
- Hands out papers to each table and collects work when the teacher asks.
- Sharpens pencils at the start of the day and fills the pencil cup.
- Checks the soil each morning and waters the plants when the soil is dry.
- Keeps the class library neat and puts returned books in the right bin.
- Takes notes to the office or another room, walking with a buddy if needed.
Teacher tip
Post each description next to the job’s station, like the plant or the door.
How to use it
- Post the job chart where kids can see it from their seats.
- Keep jobs simple and real so kids feel useful.
- Slide it into a sheet protector and use a dry-erase marker to reuse it all year.
Watch for
Jobs that take kids away from learning. Keep them short.
Talk about it
- What makes someone good at their job?
- What is one thing that went well this week?
Take it further
Have kids train the next helper before jobs rotate.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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