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Finding my things
Grades K–2 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Use a picture cue to find a school item.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What clue could help find the item?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
Em’s folder is in a paper tray. Em looks in the backpack and cannot find it. A picture of a folder is on the tray.
One possible response · 4 minutes
The teacher points to the picture. Em checks the tray. A picture cue can help without making Em guess.
Practice · 10 minutes
What clue could help find the item?
1. The book tray has a book-picture label. A child is looking for a class book.
2. A child's folder is not in its usual place.
Possible answers
1. Look for the book-picture label and ask an adult to help check the tray.
2. “Can you help me look for my folder?”
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
Finding my things
Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.
An example
Em’s folder is in a paper tray. Em looks in the backpack and cannot find it. A picture of a folder is on the tray.
What clue could help find the item?
One possible response: The teacher points to the picture. Em checks the tray. A picture cue can help without making Em guess.
1. The book tray has a book-picture label. A child is looking for a class book.
What clue could help find the item?
2. A child's folder is not in its usual place.
What clue could help find the item?
One sentence to keep
What could you say or do?