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Learning goal

Students will identify an unclear part of a fictional task and practice asking for a specific kind of help.

Before the lesson

Materials: one worksheet per student, pencils, and a board or shared paper. Read the whole lesson first. Check examples, school procedures, and access needs for your group. Offer writing, drawing, partner work, or a pass; do not require personal stories or public sharing. Use fictional examples. Follow up privately under school procedures if a student raises a personal concern.

A plan for missing work

Use the made-up situation below. You may write, draw, or ask for the directions to be read aloud. You may pass on a question. Leave out names and private experiences.

Riley returns after an absence. The class page lists a reading response, a practice sheet, and a group task as missing. Riley does not know which work is still required, whether the deadline changed, or how to complete the group task alone.

1. What does Riley know for sure? List two facts.

Hello families and caregivers,

Students are practicing specific help requests. With a fictional direction, name what is clear, what is confusing, and what support could help. A demonstration or one step together may be useful. Speaking is not the only way to ask, and a child can ask again. Do not withhold support to create a practice opportunity. This is optional and no response is needed.

Thank you, Your school counseling team

Group learning goal

Students will practice checking assignment information and making a realistic first step for a fictional missing-work situation.

Before starting

Review fit, group membership, access needs, consent and school procedures. This is a general skill-practice outline, not a treatment protocol. Explain privacy limits and the option to pass; never promise confidentiality. Use fictional examples, not student disclosures. Have paper, pencils, and a board ready. Offer writing, drawing, spoken or observed participation.

Skill to support

Students will practice checking assignment information and making a realistic first step for a fictional missing-work situation.

Fictional practice situation

Riley returns after an absence. The class page lists a reading response, a practice sheet, and a group task as missing. Riley does not know which work is still required, whether the deadline changed, or how to complete the group task alone.

Learning goal

Students will explore tasks and settings within a broad field.

Before starting

Use fictional examples. Offer speaking, drawing, writing or observation. Personal plans, finances, grades and family circumstances do not need to be shared. No purchases, new accounts, travel, applications or contact with strangers are part of this activity. Use school-provided materials and locally approved information routes.