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A plan for a substitute day
Grades 3–5 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Find a helpful routine when a familiar adult is away.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What question would clarify today's routine?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A substitute teacher is leading the class. Tia does not know whether the usual reading spot is available today.
One possible response · 4 minutes
Tia asks, “Where should I read today?” The substitute points to the schedule and explains a quiet option.
Practice · 10 minutes
What question would clarify today's routine?
1. A substitute gives a different order for reading and art. A student is unsure what comes first.
2. The usual reading place is being used by another group.
Possible answers
1. “Which activity comes first on today's schedule?”
2. “Where can I read today?”
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
A plan for a substitute day
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A substitute teacher is leading the class. Tia does not know whether the usual reading spot is available today.
What question would clarify today's routine?
One possible response: Tia asks, “Where should I read today?” The substitute points to the schedule and explains a quiet option.
1. A substitute gives a different order for reading and art. A student is unsure what comes first.
What question would clarify today's routine?
2. The usual reading place is being used by another group.
What question would clarify today's routine?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.