I've always loved the Little Helpers set up that Mother Goose Time sends every year with our set up materials. I've just never really found a way to utilize them in my classroom. We don't have a class pet, the kids don't help with lights... BUT I was running into some arguments about who's "turn" it was to be my big helper for snack time prep and clean up. Then a light bulb came on and I found the little helpers signs. YUP! There were snack helper and table washer signs in there that I could definitely use!!! I found this fun utensil caddy at the Dollar Tree and decided with some popsicle sticks it would be the perfect Big Helper station! I used some leftover popsicle sticks from a past activity and wrote all the kiddos names on them. Then I put them in a small box. Each day I pull out two popsicle sticks and have the kids see whose names they are. Those are my two Big Helpers of the day! One get's to be my table washer. They help me wipe down the table before snack and clean it and the chairs up after we are finished eating. The other kiddo get's to be my snack helper. They help set out the dishes we will be using and make sure every friend gets one for snack time. Then after we are finished eating they get to help me vacuum up the snack area to be sure we don't have any "squishies" on the floor :) The kids seem to really like getting surprised and seeing who's name comes out of the box each day! It's also a great way to get in some name recognition!
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