Planned Teaching

                    Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

                   How to Get the Teacher's Attention

   
     
Introduce Skill What does it mean to get someone's attention?  
What? What does it mean to get the teacher's attention?  
When? When is the best time to get the teacher's attention?  
Who? Who else's attention might we need to get?    
  Why do we have a plan to get the teacher's attention?  
       
Describe Skill Steps 1. Look at the teacher.    
  2. Raise your hand. Stay calm.    
  3. Wait until the teacher says your name.    
  4. Wait your turn.    
       
Rationale When you get the teacher's attention in the correct way, you are  
Benefit more likely to have your questions answered.  This allows the teacher   
Neg. Consequence to hear your question without distraction.  Also, getting the  
Concern teacher's full attention will allow other students with the same  
  question or concern to hear the teacher's response.  
       
Request for Acknowledgment Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?    
       
Practice Place students in groups of thre for role playing.  Each group  
  should choose a teacher and two students.  One student  
  will use the social skill properly, one will not.  As the class  
  listens, the group will take turns role playing.  The other  
  class members will decide who is using the skill correctly.  
       
Feedback You did a great job of practicing "Getting the Teacher's Attention!"  
  (Praise specific steps followed and give specific feed back for  
  areas of improvement.)    
       
Positive Because you practiced so well, you have earned 10 minutes of  
Consequence extra free time. (Or other positive consequences that are   
  appropriate for the time like penny candy or playing a game.)  
       
Follow-Up Practice Let the class know that you will be observing the class to "catch  
  them" using the skill "Getting the Teacher's Attention."  
  Continue to praise correct use of the skill and re-teach as needed.  
       
  DAILY JOURNAL    
1. List the steps for how to get the teacher's attention.    
2. List some examples of when you may need to get the teacher's attention.  
3. Describe a time when you got the teacher's attention appropriately.  Explain why you  
    needed the teacher's attention and how she/he helped you.    
4. Why is it important not to yell across the room when you need to speak to the teacher?  
    What consequence might you receive if you yell out?    
5. Describe some behaviors you should not display when you attempt to get the  
    teacher's attention.    
6. How can getting the teacher's attention appropriately help you?    
7. What are some positive consequences of getting the teacher's attention appropriately?  
8. When you are not in the classroom, what are three other ways to get someone's attention?  
       
  Other Activities    
1. Have the students brainstorm methods other students use to get the teacher's attention.  
2. Discuss the problems that occur when those methods are used.    
3. Discuss other situations outside the classroom when people need to get someone's attention.  
4. Practice in small groups the proper ways to do this skill.    
       
  Games    
Charades:      
Objective: The student will larn to get someone's attention in an appropriate  
  manner by role playing ways in which to get someone's attention.  
       
Materials: Volunteer    
  Charade Cards with Suggested Scenes for Acting Out (below)  
       
What to do: The volunteer will "act out" ways in which to get different  
  people's attention.    
       
  The class will guess what the volunteer is acting out.  
       
  Lead a discussion on the consequences in each situation for  
  getting someone's attention appropriately/inappropriately.  
       
Charade Scenes: Judge in the courtroom    
  Players on a golf course    
  People in a court room (judge's perspective)    
  Athletes starting a track meet    
  People in a burning building    
  Police chasing a suspect    
  Orchestra or band director    
  Policeman directing traffic    
  The U.S. President at a news conference    
  Horserace (the announcer)    
  Matador and the bull    
  Taxicab    
  Referee starting or stopping a play in a game    
  Emergency Broadcast System    
  Asking a teacher for help    
  Parents on phone    
  Hitch hiker    
  Friend in class    
  Principal in cafeteria    
  Emergency illness    
       
       
Taboo:      
Objective: The student will learn to ask an adult for help when needed  
  by getting the teacher's attention appropriately.  
       
Materials: "Taboo Sheet" (below)    
       
What to do: Instruct students that they will play a game called "TABOO".  
       
  The clue words are occasions in school when students might  
  need to get someone's attention.    
       
  To play, use 2 students as participants.  One student will look at the clue  
  word and describe it without using the taboo words, in this case  
  all listed words are 'TABOO'.    
       
  If the player uses a "TABOO" word in the description, it doesn't  
  count.  Proceed to the next clue word within a one minute time  
  limit.  Player with most clue words guessed in one minute wins.  
       
Clue Word: QUESTION HELP  
  help know  
  ask assistance  
  problem tutor  
       
Clue Word: RESTROOM SHARPEN PENCIL  
  toilet lead  
  potty write  
  go broken  
       
Clue Word: FIGHT MISTAKE  
  scream error  
  hit make  
  angry wrong  
   
Clue Word: EMERGENCY GRADE  
   nine one one  report card  
   help  test  
  crisis teacher  
   
Clue Word: OPINION VOLUNTEER  
  belief help  
  you assist  
  poll offer