Grades 1–4
Who Is Being Responsible?
Read ten short sentences and circle responsible or not yet for each kid.
SEL worksheet · Responsibility and good choices
My Responsibility Chart
Check off six jobs at home and school each day of the week, and add one of your own.
- Grade level
- Grades K–3
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Responsibility, Honesty, Routines, Owning mistakes
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color a box each day you do the job.
- Put my toys away
- Feed the pet or water a plant
- Help clean up at
- The job I am proudest of:
Words on this sheet
My jobMonTueWedThuFriSatSunschool
Teacher tip
Send it home and ask families to sign it at the end of the week.
How to use it
- Praise kids who own a mistake without being asked.
- Use it at the start of a new routine, like packing up.
- Read scenarios aloud for younger kids and let them answer with a drawing.
Watch for
Home jobs differ a lot between families. Keep examples open so no one feels singled out.
Talk about it
- What can you do after you make a mistake?
- How might someone else see it differently?
Take it further
Send home a family job chart to match the sheet.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More responsibility and good choices worksheets
Grades 2–5
Own It, Fix It
Match six oops moments to a way to fix them, then write what you would say to own a mistake.
Grades 3–5
Responsibility Words
Fill in six words that describe a responsible person: reliable, honest, prepared, organized, punctual and accountable.
Grades K–2
Pack Your Backpack
Color the twelve things a ready student packs for school, cross out what should stay home and draw your packed backpack.
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