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Week 01 · Why We Help

Friday

Keep it going
// A home runs on shared jobs
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Keep it going

Freddy the Frog hops onto a lily pad stage. "Welcome to the Friday review! Who remembers why we help?"

Rosie the Rabbit bounces in the front row. "Because a home runs on shared jobs! Hooray for helpers!"

Ferris the Fox holds up Bennie's chart. "Eleven checks this week. Not every box, and that is fine. A missed box is not a failure. It is a reminder for tomorrow." Rosie cheers. "Every check is a win!"

What we learned this week

  1. A home runs on shared jobs. When everyone helps, nobody carries it all.
  2. Noticing is the first step. Check the floor, surfaces and empties.
  3. Pick three right-size jobs: about ten minutes, safe, and helpful to others.
  4. A Helper chart shows jobs down the side and days across the top.
  5. Check a box after each job. A missed box is a reminder, not a failure.
FREDDY'S REVIEW
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is the first step of helping?
How many jobs does a Home Helper start with?
What does a missed box on the chart mean?

When the chart slips

Every helper misses a day sometimes. You get sick. You have a long day. You forget.

What matters is what you do next. Do not toss the chart. Do not add a hundred jobs to catch up. Just do today's three jobs and check them off.

A helper who restarts is still a helper. The chart is a tool for you, not a judge.

What happenedWhat a helper does next
Missed one job yesterdayDo today's jobs. Leave yesterday's box empty and move on.
Missed a whole dayStart fresh today. No catching up needed.
A job stopped being neededAsk your grown-up to swap in a new job.
A job feels too hardTell your grown-up. Trade it for a right-size one.
Which friend hosts the Friday review?
What should you do the day after you miss a job?
Who do you ask when a job feels too hard?
StatementTrue or false?
If you miss a day, you should throw the chart away.?
Rosie cheers for every check mark.?
You can trade a job that no longer fits.?
Catching up means doing twice as many jobs tomorrow.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESteady and kind beats perfect. The chart helps you keep going, not feel bad.
A HELPER'S DAY, IN ORDER
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
How many checks were on Bennie's chart in the story?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEleven out of twenty-one is a real week of helping. The empty boxes are just reminders.
Try it
Read your three jobs out loud to your grown-up.
Tell them what you will do if you miss a day.
Decide together where the chart will hang.

Week 1 is done, Helper! Rosie is cheering for you. Tomorrow is Family Helper Day. You make your real chart at home and do three jobs.

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