Counselora · Classroom lesson
Asking about routines in the next grade
Grades 3–5 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Turn a story about the next grade into a question.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What information needs checking?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
A made-up student hears that the next grade has no recess and that nobody can ask for help with homework. The student has not seen the new schedule or spoken with a teacher from that grade.
One possible response · 4 minutes
The stories about homework and breaks are not confirmed. Ask what the actual schedule includes.
Practice · 10 minutes
What information needs checking?
1. A friend says the next grade never uses picture directions. No teacher has confirmed this.
2. A student hears that every new class needs supplies from home. The supply list has not been shared.
Possible answers
1. “How are directions shared in the next grade?”
2. “What supplies does the school provide, and what is actually required?”
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 about routines in the next grade
Write, draw, or say your answer. You may pass.
An example
A made-up student hears that the next grade has no recess and that nobody can ask for help with homework. The student has not seen the new schedule or spoken with a teacher from that grade.
What information needs checking?
One possible response: The stories about homework and breaks are not confirmed. Ask what the actual schedule includes.
1. A friend says the next grade never uses picture directions. No teacher has confirmed this.
What information needs checking?
2. A student hears that every new class needs supplies from home. The supply list has not been shared.
What information needs checking?
One sentence to keep
Choose one story above. Write the first thing the person could say or do.