Planned Teaching Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan How to Get the Teacher's Attention |
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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 |