Choosing a small skill to practice

Learning goal

Name one skill a story character can practice.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“What helpful action can you name?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

Ari makes a paper bridge. It bends. Ari asks to see a new fold. Then Ari holds the paper while a partner helps.

One possible response · 4 minutes

Ari asks to see another fold. Asking for help is a skill Ari can practice.

Practice · 10 minutes

What helpful action can you name?

1. Pat tries a paper fold, then asks an adult to hold one corner.

2. Lee notices a partner has no paper and points to the spare paper on the table.

Possible answers

1. Pat asks for help with one part of the task.

2. Lee helps a partner find what they need.

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

Choosing a small skill to practice

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

An example

Ari makes a paper bridge. It bends. Ari asks to see a new fold. Then Ari holds the paper while a partner helps.

What helpful action can you name?

One possible response: Ari asks to see another fold. Asking for help is a skill Ari can practice.

1. Pat tries a paper fold, then asks an adult to hold one corner.

What helpful action can you name?

2. Lee notices a partner has no paper and points to the spare paper on the table.

What helpful action can you name?

One sentence to keep

What could you say or do?