Lesson Plan
Taking Turns
Do your students have a hard time sharing? Using puppets and hands-on practice, students will learn all about turn-taking and using their words as they practice listening to their friends. Can be used as a stand-alone or pre-lesson for the **Reading in Turn** lesson plan.
Grades:
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to take turns sharing stories with each other.
Language
Students will be able to explain taking turns with grade-appropriate words and phrases using sentence frames for support
Introduction
(2 minutes)- Gather the class together. Say, "Today we're going to learn about taking turns. What does it mean to take a turn?"
- Allow students to share ideas with a partner. Then say, "Taking turns means that we are giving each other a chance to use something. We take turns because it is one of the ways that we take care of each other in the classroom."