Counselora · Classroom lesson
Keeping school materials in one place
Grades K–2 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Pick two supplies for a task and get ready to start.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What does this task need?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
Fin wants to draw a circle. A pencil, paper, toys, and a lunch bag fill the desk. Fin needs space to start.
One possible response · 4 minutes
Fin needs the pencil and paper within reach.
Practice · 10 minutes
What does this task need?
1. Pat is ready to look at a book. A toy and a cup cover the book on the table.
2. Jo needs paper for drawing. There is no paper on the table.
Possible answers
1. Move the toy and cup aside so the book can be reached.
2. “Can you help me get paper?”
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
Keeping school materials in one place
Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.
An example
Fin wants to draw a circle. A pencil, paper, toys, and a lunch bag fill the desk. Fin needs space to start.
What does this task need?
One possible response: Fin needs the pencil and paper within reach.
1. Pat is ready to look at a book. A toy and a cup cover the book on the table.
What does this task need?
2. Jo needs paper for drawing. There is no paper on the table.
What does this task need?
One sentence to keep
What could you say or do?