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Asking for missing project supplies: school support guide
Grades 6–8 · Ready-made original
Asking for missing project supplies: school support plan
Support focus
Separate a choice you can make from a decision an adult must handle.
Example situation
A science team lacks the supplies listed for a project. Quinn thinks the team has to buy the supplies at home. The teacher has not said that.
Student words or action
Quinn can ask what school supplies or changes are available. Providing needed materials is an adult planning problem, not Quinn’s responsibility alone.
Adult response
“Show or tell me the part where you need help. We can start there.”
A supported practice
A project requires a material the school has not provided. The student thinks they must buy it.
What can the student do and what must an adult clarify?
An example response: “What school-provided material or alternative can I use?”
A second practice
A group task has no clear direction about how students should divide the work.
What can the student do and what must an adult clarify?
An example response: Ask the teacher to clarify the task, then choose roles using the answer.
Student check-in page
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
Choose one story. What can the student do and what must an adult clarify?
Support choices
□ Read the direction together □ Show one example □ Write the question instead of saying it □ Practice with an adult □ Watch first, then choose whether to try
A brief check-in
Question: What can the student do and what must an adult clarify?