Planned Teaching

           Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

            How to Get the Teacher's Attention

 
   
Introduce Skill Who can tell why we have a plan to get the teacher's
What? attention?  Where else in the world do we want our turn?
When? When and where?  (In class, hallway, lunchroom, Music,
Who? P.E., computer lab, etc.)  
     
Describe Skill Steps 1. Look at the person.  
  2. Raise hand.  
  3. Wait for acknowledgement.  
  4. After acknowledgement, ask question in quiet voice tone.
     
Rationale When you get the teacher's attention appropriately you're
Benefit more apt to get your question answered quickly.  When you
Neg. Consequence wait your turn, it gives the other  students a chance to respond, too.
Concern    
     
Request for Acknowledgment Does this make sense?  Let's say the steps together.
     
Practice Use puppet to play the student and allow student to be the
  teacher.  Role play How to Get the Teacher's Attention.
  Role play several scenarios using correct and incorrect
  behaviors.  Have students give feedback.  Allow students to
  play the student using the puppet.  
     
Feedback You did a great job practicing getting the teacher's
  attention.  You looked at the person, raised your hand, waited for
  acknowledgement, and asked your question pleasantly
  after acknowledgement.  
     
Positive  Because you practiced so well and know how to get the
Consequence teacher's attention, you may read your favorite story out loud
  with a partner sitting anywhere in the room.  
     
Follow-Up Practice After lunch when we're doing math, you'll hve a chance to
  practice getting the teacher's attention appropriately.  I'll be
  watching to see how many of you remember and use the
  skill properly.