Can a volunteer come for more than one half-hour?

Yes. They can pick several times in one go, unless you turn on “One sign-up each”.

Can two volunteers share a time?

Yes. Set “People per time” to 2 before you make it, and each time stays open until two people have signed up.

Do children's names go on the page?

No. Only the volunteers sign up, under their own names. Pages for a school ask whoever makes them to enter adults' names only, and ask everyone to keep medical and personal details out of their notes.

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Reading volunteers sign-up sheet

Times for each volunteer who listens to readers.

A reading volunteer sign-up sheet for the adults who come in to listen to children read, with half-hour times across the morning. Each volunteer picks the time that fits, and anyone who leaves an email gets it in their calendar.

Start oneIt opens with the times already laid out. Pick the day, and change anything before you share it.

What's filled in for you

Title: Reading volunteers
Layout: Times on one day
Times: 5 of them, 30 minutes each, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am, with room for one person in each.
Description: Pick a time to come in and listen to children read. You don't need any experience, just patience and a friendly ear. Leave your email and you'll get your time in your calendar, with a link to change it if something comes up.
For: School or class

You add your name, the day and where it is. Anything here can be changed before you share it.

An example

9:00 am – 9:30 am · taken by Alex
9:30 am – 10:00 am · open
10:00 am – 10:30 am · taken by Jo

What people see

How to set it up

Set the morningThe times run through the morning in half-hours, one volunteer each. Change the day and the hours to fit the class, or let two volunteers share a time.
Say wherePut the classroom or the library in “Where”. It shows on the sheet and goes into each volunteer's calendar file.
Send the linkShare it with families and anyone else who has offered to help. Nobody needs an account.
Run it again next week“Make a copy” keeps the same times, so for next week's date, start a new sheet from this template. It takes a minute.

What helps

Check what your school asks of volunteers who work one-on-one with children, like a background check, and say so in the description.
Half an hour is long enough to hear four or five children and short enough to fit before work.
If the same volunteers come every week, a list of people keeps track of who has done what. It needs a free account.
A short note in the description on how to help a reader who's stuck saves the teacher explaining it each time.

Something to send with the link

Copy it into a text, an email or the group chat, change what you like, and paste your link at the end.

We're looking for volunteers to come in and listen to children read.

No experience needed. Pick a half-hour that suits you on the sheet below. You don't need an account, and you'll get the time in your calendar if you leave your email.

Here's the sheet:

Questions people ask

Can a volunteer come for more than one half-hour?: Yes. They can pick several times in one go, unless you turn on “One sign-up each”.
Can two volunteers share a time?: Yes. Set “People per time” to 2 before you make it, and each time stays open until two people have signed up.
Do children's names go on the page?: No. Only the volunteers sign up, under their own names. Pages for a school ask whoever makes them to enter adults' names only, and ask everyone to keep medical and personal details out of their notes.

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Start one

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