Counselora · Classroom lesson
Checking a schoolwork plan before starting
Grades 3–5 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Check directions and add one missing part.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What is done and what is missing?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A made-up student finishes a poster with a title and picture. The directions also asked for two labeled facts. The student remembers making a picture but has not checked the directions again.
One possible response · 4 minutes
The title and picture are done. Add the two labeled facts.
Practice · 10 minutes
What is done and what is missing?
1. A poster needs a title, picture, and two facts. It has the facts and title but no picture.
2. A task says to label the picture. The student does not know which labels are required.
Possible answers
1. The picture is the next missing part.
2. “Which parts need labels? Could you show me 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
Checking a schoolwork plan before starting
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A made-up student finishes a poster with a title and picture. The directions also asked for two labeled facts. The student remembers making a picture but has not checked the directions again.
What is done and what is missing?
One possible response: The title and picture are done. Add the two labeled facts.
1. A poster needs a title, picture, and two facts. It has the facts and title but no picture.
What is done and what is missing?
2. A task says to label the picture. The student does not know which labels are required.
What is done and what is missing?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.