Counselora · Classroom lesson
Choosing a small skill to practice
Grades K–2 · Ready-made original
Learning goal
Name one skill a story character can practice.
Materials
The student page below and a pencil.
Opening question · 3 minutes
“What helpful action can you name?”
A school situation · 5 minutes
Ari makes a paper bridge. It bends. Ari asks to see a new fold. Then Ari holds the paper while a partner helps.
One possible response · 4 minutes
Ari asks to see another fold. Asking for help is a skill Ari can practice.
Practice · 10 minutes
What helpful action can you name?
1. Pat tries a paper fold, then asks an adult to hold one corner.
2. Lee notices a partner has no paper and points to the spare paper on the table.
Possible answers
1. Pat asks for help with one part of the task.
2. Lee helps a partner find what they need.
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
Choosing a small skill to practice
Read aloud. Point, draw, tell, or pass.
An example
Ari makes a paper bridge. It bends. Ari asks to see a new fold. Then Ari holds the paper while a partner helps.
What helpful action can you name?
One possible response: Ari asks to see another fold. Asking for help is a skill Ari can practice.
1. Pat tries a paper fold, then asks an adult to hold one corner.
What helpful action can you name?
2. Lee notices a partner has no paper and points to the spare paper on the table.
What helpful action can you name?
One sentence to keep
What could you say or do?