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Asking a new teacher about class directions
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Introduce a learning need with a clear, limited request.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What specific classroom question could the student ask?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A fictional student starts a new class and learns best when task steps are visible. The student wants to ask how directions are shared.
One possible response · 4 minutes
The student says, “Where can I find the task steps after class?” The teacher explains the class routine and discusses available support.
Practice · 10 minutes
What specific classroom question could the student ask?
1. A student starts a new class and cannot find the task steps after the lesson.
2. A student can access the steps but still needs an example of the first task.
Possible answers
1. “Where can I find the written steps after class?”
2. “Could you show what the first part should look like?”
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
Asking a new teacher about class directions
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A fictional student starts a new class and learns best when task steps are visible. The student wants to ask how directions are shared.
What specific classroom question could the student ask?
One possible response: The student says, “Where can I find the task steps after class?” The teacher explains the class routine and discusses available support.
1. A student starts a new class and cannot find the task steps after the lesson.
What specific classroom question could the student ask?
2. A student can access the steps but still needs an example of the first task.
What specific classroom question could the student ask?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.