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Asking for help when a class task feels worrying
Grades K–2 · Ready-made original
An adult reads the stories and choices aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.
Learning goal
Choose a small first step and ask for support.
A school situation
Lina sees a page of shapes and worries about getting it wrong. Lina has not started.
Words the student could use
“Can you show me the first one?” The teacher points to one circle to color.
Another situation
Bo hears that the class will try a new activity. Bo wants to know what will happen.
What could the student ask or do?
One possible response
“What do we do first?” Bo can watch the first example beside an adult.
My school support card
I can point to or choose one: □ Show me the first step. □ Help me check the information. □ I need a private conversation. □ I need a pause with an adult.
My request: ________________________________________________
A school adult I can ask: ________________________________
If that adult is away: another available teacher, counselor, or office adult.
Words a school adult could use “We can work on one part at a time. Would you like help checking information, starting the first step, or asking for a private conversation?”
Check-in note Student request: ________________________________ Support agreed: ________________________________ School adult and time to check back: ________________________________