Grades 1–5
Who Counts on Me?
Fill an idea web with the people who count on you, family, friends, teacher, team, a pet and yourself, and what each counts on you to do.
SEL worksheet · Responsibility and good choices
Must Do or Can Wait?
Sort twelve after-school jobs and fun things into must do first and can wait, then write your own after-school must-do list.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Responsibility, Honesty, Routines, Owning mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- It is 4 o’clock after school. Being responsible means doing the must-do jobs first, then the fun things that can wait.
- Write each one in the right box.
- My after-school must-do list:
Teacher tip
Let kids make a real after-school plan for tonight.
How to use it
- Connect it to your class jobs and routines.
- Talk about a time you forgot something and how you fixed it.
- Model your own answer first. Kids open up more when the grown-up goes first.
Watch for
Home jobs differ a lot between families. Keep examples open so no one feels singled out.
Talk about it
- What does it mean to keep your word?
- Have you ever been in a moment like this? What happened?
Take it further
Start a class job chart that rotates every week.
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Grades K–2
Kid Job or Grown-Up Job?
Circle kid job or grown-up job for ten jobs, from making your bed to driving the car, then draw a job you do at home.
Grades 2–5
Keep Your Word
Read six promise problems, from a forgotten snack to a surprise party secret, and circle how to keep your word.
Grades 2–4
Responsibility Story Fill-In
Fill in six words from the word bank to finish a story about Marco, who forgets to feed the cat and makes a plan to fix it.
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