Create a pocket chart by fastening library card pockets onto a piece of bristol board or other heavy paper. On each pocket, write the title of the job. Write each student's name on a large Popsicle stick. Alternatively, fasten a picture of the student onto the end of the Popsicle stick. The stick can simply be inserted into the appropriate pocket to show the student that will be responsible for each job for the week. Increase the visual appeal of the job board by using colorful bristol board and fastening a picture to the front of each pocket, as well as the title of the job.
Use a "Busy Bee" theme in your elementary classrooms. Create a large bee hive and place it in the center of the designated bulletin board. Write each student's name on a small bee and place the bees on top of the hive. Then, create smaller hives for each of the jobs, writing the title of the job on front. Place the smaller hives around the big hive. To symbolize which student will perform each job, place the appropriate bee beside the appropriate small hive. Leave the leftover bees on the big hive.
Cut out T-shirt shapes from various colors of construction paper or card stock. On each shirt, write the name of one classroom job or fasten a picture to represent the job. Write each student's name on a clothespin, which will be clipped onto the appropriate T-shirt when it is that student's turn to perform the job. Fasten a piece of string at both ends to the top of the bulletin board, hanging slightly in the middle to represent a clothesline. Use the string to keep the clothespins for students that do not have a job that particular week.
Use a dry erase marker and a piece of bristol board paper to create a quick and easy job board. On the bristol board, write the name of each job along with a brief description. Leave a space on one side where a student's name will be written later on. Laminate the bristol board and fasten it to the wall. Use a dry erase marker to write a student's name beside each job. To change the jobs, simply rinse the marker off and write the new student's name.