Lesson 236: Helping at home project

Objective

I can plan and start a simple helping-at-home project. I can choose small jobs I can do, work with my family, and notice how it feels to help.

Materials

• Plain paper or a notebook page
• Crayons or colored pencils
• Optional: stickers or small symbols to mark completed jobs

Mini-lesson — Why do we help at home?

Guided Practice — Plan our helping-at-home project

You and an adult will plan a simple helping project for one day or one week.

1. Talk together about safe jobs the child can do at home (for example, toys, table, laundry, or shoes).
2. On a page, draw a small picture of your family and write the words "We are a helping team".
3. Under the picture, draw three boxes in a row. In each box, write or draw one job the child will try this week.
4. Next to each job, draw three tiny circles or squares. These will be marks to show when the job is done.
5. Decide how long the project will last (for example, "three days" or "all week").
6. Practise a simple helping sentence together, such as: "I can help with my toys" or "We share the work at home".
7. Each time the child does a job, colour in one circle or square. At the end, look at the chart and talk about how the helping went and how it felt.

Tracing Pad

Lines Primary lines Baseline only Grid Blank Trace (none) helping at home we are a team small jobs tidy toys set the table laundry basket we share the work thank you for helping I can help family teamwork

Pen Clear

Tip: As you trace, say a sentence such as "I can help my family in small ways."

Practice — My helping-at-home picture

Use this practice to help your child visualise their helping jobs and remember how they felt.

1. On a new page, draw a big house shape. At the top, write or trace the words "I help at home".
2. Inside the house, draw three rooms or areas, such as "bedroom", "kitchen", and "living room".
3. In each area, draw or write one job you can do there (for example, "put toys away", "wipe the table with an adult", "stack books").
4. Add one small helping symbol near each job: a heart, a star, or a little smiley face.
5. At the bottom of the page, draw a small picture of yourself and a family member working together. Add a speech bubble that says "We are helping as a team".
6. Talk with an adult about which job you already do and which job you want to try next.
7. Keep the picture where you can see it (for example, on a bedroom wall or the fridge) as a reminder that your helping matters.

Quick Check — Helping at home

Answer each question about helping, responsibility, and family teamwork.

Assessment (parent/teacher)

Exit ticket (student)