Returning after an absence

Learning goal

Choose one first step for catching up after missed school.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“What should the student ask before catching up?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

Mina returns after two days away. There are three sheets on the desk. Mina does not know which one to start.

One possible response · 4 minutes

Mina asks the teacher, “Which sheet should I start today?” The teacher marks one first task and explains what can wait.

Practice · 10 minutes

What should the student ask before catching up?

1. A student returns to four papers but cannot tell which is today's work.

2. A missed assignment used a group. The student does not have that group's materials.

Possible answers

1. “Which paper should I start, and what can wait?”

2. “How should I do this assignment now, and which materials can I use?”

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

Returning after an absence

Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.

An example

Mina returns after two days away. There are three sheets on the desk. Mina does not know which one to start.

What should the student ask before catching up?

One possible response: Mina asks the teacher, “Which sheet should I start today?” The teacher marks one first task and explains what can wait.

1. A student returns to four papers but cannot tell which is today's work.

What should the student ask before catching up?

2. A missed assignment used a group. The student does not have that group's materials.

What should the student ask before catching up?

One sentence to keep

Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.