Asking for help after a drawing mistake

Learning goal

Try a next step after a small building mistake.

Materials

The student page below and a pencil.

Opening question · 3 minutes

“What could they ask for after the mistake?”

A school situation · 5 minutes

Ari draws a block tower. The paper slips and the picture tears. Ari wanted to show the drawing to the class.

One possible response · 4 minutes

Ari can pause and ask, “Can I have tape or new paper?” A mistake does not mean Ari has to start without help.

Practice · 10 minutes

What could they ask for after the mistake?

1. A pencil line goes across the wrong part of a picture.

2. A paper model folds the wrong way. The child wants to try again.

Possible answers

1. “Can I have help erasing this line?”

2. “Can you show me the fold or help me start a new one?”

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 for help after a drawing mistake

Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.

An example

Ari draws a block tower. The paper slips and the picture tears. Ari wanted to show the drawing to the class.

What could they ask for after the mistake?

One possible response: Ari can pause and ask, “Can I have tape or new paper?” A mistake does not mean Ari has to start without help.

1. A pencil line goes across the wrong part of a picture.

What could they ask for after the mistake?

2. A paper model folds the wrong way. The child wants to try again.

What could they ask for after the mistake?

One sentence to keep

What could you say or do?