hi, i'm new to 4th grade this year, and was just wondering if anyone had any ideas or suggestions as far as table captains or giving everyone jobs at their table groups. Is it helpful to have everyone at the table have a job, such as captain, time keeper, etc..? thanks so much
I think having everyone have a certain job is a great idea! I could see it cutting down on a lot of unnecessary movement when it came to passing in papers, getting needed supplies for an activity, cleaning up from activities or at the end of the day, etc. I think even just having one person be the leader for the group each day or week might also work and be easier to manage. Thanks for the idea-I am going to give it a try!
Hi! I change desks EVERY Friday, the kids love it. Once they are settled I assign each member of the group a number. Then I will ask all the Number 2's to get paper for their group. Number 3's please make sure your group is remaining on task etc. It works great!!!!
I have a Kagan student spinner so it is left to the spinner on who does what job I need doing. Such as "Let's see which number will do..." The kids love it.
I sit my kids in groups of 4. I assign them each a number between 1 and 4. These are their jobs: 1. Paper Passers-teacher gives this person the papers, they pass them around the table and make sure everyone has one. 2. Supplies-gets supplies for the group, like math materials, crayons, etc. 3. Book Baskets-this person makes sure the book basket is nice and neat, collects the books, and puts the baskets away when needed 4. Paper Collector-collects the papers from the group and turns them in, or leaves them in the corner of the desk for the teacher to collect. After a week, I change it so that all the 1s are the Suplies captains, the 2s are in charge of the Book Baskets, the 3s are the paper collectors, and the 4s are the paper passers, and it rotates weekly.
