Keeping school materials in one place

Learning goal

Pick two supplies for a task and get ready to start.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“What does this task need?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

Fin wants to draw a circle. A pencil, paper, toys, and a lunch bag fill the desk. Fin needs space to start.

One possible response · 4 minutes

Fin needs the pencil and paper within reach.

Practice · 10 minutes

What does this task need?

1. Pat is ready to look at a book. A toy and a cup cover the book on the table.

2. Jo needs paper for drawing. There is no paper on the table.

Possible answers

1. Move the toy and cup aside so the book can be reached.

2. “Can you help me get paper?”

Student page · 5 minutes

Use the ready-to-print student page at the end of this lesson. Students may write, draw, or give an answer aloud.

Exit question · 3 minutes

“Choose one of the stories. What could the student say or do first?”

Student page to print

Keeping school materials in one place

Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.

An example

Fin wants to draw a circle. A pencil, paper, toys, and a lunch bag fill the desk. Fin needs space to start.

What does this task need?

One possible response: Fin needs the pencil and paper within reach.

1. Pat is ready to look at a book. A toy and a cup cover the book on the table.

What does this task need?

2. Jo needs paper for drawing. There is no paper on the table.

What does this task need?

One sentence to keep

What could you say or do?