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Checking whether an activity fits your week
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Check time and support before accepting a new commitment.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A fictional student is offered a club role with meetings on Tuesday and Thursday. They also have a Thursday school support session they want to keep.
One possible response · 4 minutes
The student asks whether the club role can use another meeting time or a shared role. They do not have to give up an existing support to prove interest.
Practice · 10 minutes
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
1. A student is available Monday and Saturday. A new activity requires Monday and Wednesday.
2. A club meeting overlaps an existing school support appointment.
Possible answers
1. Ask whether another Wednesday option exists before treating the activity as workable.
2. Ask about another meeting time or shared role without automatically dropping the needed support.
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
Checking whether an activity fits your week
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A fictional student is offered a club role with meetings on Tuesday and Thursday. They also have a Thursday school support session they want to keep.
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
One possible response: The student asks whether the club role can use another meeting time or a shared role. They do not have to give up an existing support to prove interest.
1. A student is available Monday and Saturday. A new activity requires Monday and Wednesday.
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
2. A club meeting overlaps an existing school support appointment.
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.