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Checking whether an activity fits your week: small-group series
Grades 9–12 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Check time and support before accepting a new commitment.
Materials
These three story cards, the response page below, and pencils.
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
Session 1: Find a first response
Opening · 4 minutes
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Story · 6 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.
A response to compare · 5 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
One partner reads the story above. The other tries the words or actions in the supplied response. Switch readers if you want. Writing, drawing, watching, or passing is also a choice.
Student response · 3 minutes
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Closing · 2 minutes
“Choose the first action or words for this story.”
One action to keep
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Session 2: Try a second situation
Opening · 4 minutes
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Story · 6 minutes
A student is available Monday and Saturday. A new activity requires Monday and Wednesday.
A response to compare · 5 minutes
Ask whether another Wednesday option exists before treating the activity as workable.
Practice · 10 minutes
Use the story above. Try a first response, then compare it with the supplied response. A partner can read the response instead of acting.
Student response · 3 minutes
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Closing · 2 minutes
“Choose the first action or words for this story.”
One action to keep
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Session 3: Try a different situation
Opening · 4 minutes
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Story · 6 minutes
A club meeting overlaps an existing school support appointment.
A response to compare · 5 minutes
Ask about another meeting time or shared role without automatically dropping the needed support.
Practice · 10 minutes
Use the story above. Write or say a response before reading the supplied response. Compare them. Choose one word or action that makes the response clearer.
Student response · 3 minutes
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Closing · 2 minutes
“Choose the first action or words for this story.”
One action to keep
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Session 4: Choose and use the skill
Opening · 4 minutes
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Story · 6 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.
A response to compare · 5 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
Choose story 1, 2, or 3 from the cards below. One partner reads it; the other gives a response. Switch readers if you want. Use the supplied responses to check whether the action fits the problem.
Student response · 3 minutes
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Closing · 2 minutes
“Choose the first action or words for this story.”
One action to keep
“What schedule conflict or support needs checking?”
Story cards to print
Card 1
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?
Card 2
A student is available Monday and Saturday. A new activity requires Monday and Wednesday.
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Card 3
A club meeting overlaps an existing school support appointment.
What schedule conflict or support needs checking?
Student response page
Story number: __________
My first words or action: ________________________________________________
A response I could try next: ________________________________________________
Response examples
1. 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.
2. Ask whether another Wednesday option exists before treating the activity as workable.
3. Ask about another meeting time or shared role without automatically dropping the needed support.