Counselora · Classroom lesson
Listening to a direction and checking it
Grades K–2 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Check what someone said by asking or pointing.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What could they ask to check the direction?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
Lee says, “Let us draw a cat.” Pat hears “hat” and draws a hat. They need to check what Lee said.
One possible response · 4 minutes
“Did you say a cat?” The other person can say yes or show the cat picture.
Practice · 10 minutes
What could they ask to check the direction?
1. An adult says to draw a sun. Pat hears sock and is not sure.
2. An adult says, “Put a dot inside the circle.” Jo is not sure which shape is the circle.
Possible answers
1. “Can you say it again?”
2. “Can you show me the circle?”
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
Listening to a direction and checking it
Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.
An example
Lee says, “Let us draw a cat.” Pat hears “hat” and draws a hat. They need to check what Lee said.
What could they ask to check the direction?
One possible response: “Did you say a cat?” The other person can say yes or show the cat picture.
1. An adult says to draw a sun. Pat hears sock and is not sure.
What could they ask to check the direction?
2. An adult says, “Put a dot inside the circle.” Jo is not sure which shape is the circle.
What could they ask to check the direction?
One sentence to keep
What could you say or do?