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Asking For Help

Advocacy skills are at the heart of Asking For Help to alleviate frustration and shutting down behaviors. Learners start to value their work time as they learn to ask for help at the appropriate moments.

Preview an SEL skills lesson: Asking For Help

1 Show the video to your students

[SCENE 1 – students working individually at their desks]

Jake: (looks perplexed, raises hand)

Teacher: (approaches Jake) Yes, Jake?

Jake: Can you help me with something please?

Teacher: Sure. Which part are you having trouble with?

Jake: I don’t understand what no. 9 is asking for.

 

[FROM MY VIEW]

Jake: (voice over) When I’m having trouble with my work, I ask my teacher for help.

[SCENE 1 – replay]

Jake: (looks perplexed, raises hand)

Teacher: (approaches Jake) Yes, Jake?

Jake: Can you help me with something please?

Teacher: Sure. Which part are you having trouble with?

Jake: I don’t understand what no. 9 is asking for.

 

[FURTHER PRACTICE]

Narrator: If you are having trouble with your work, you can ask your teacher for help.

[SCENE 1 – replay]

Jake: (looks perplexed, raises hand)

Teacher: (approaches Jake) Yes, Jake?

Jake: Can you help me with something please?

Teacher: Sure. Which part are you having trouble with?

Narrator: And tell them what you need help with.

Jake: I don’t understand what no. 9 is asking for.

 

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Other SEL materials on Asking For Help
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Asking for Permission

Elementary School

Interactive Worksheet: Asking for Help in Class Activity
Interactive Worksheet: Asking for Help in Class

Pre-k and K

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