Session 1 Script

Warm-Up (5 minutes)

1. Teacher: (Display the title slide from Session 1 Slide Deck.) “Hello, [Name]! Today we’re going to learn greetings and how to take turns talking.”
2. Teacher: (Advance to the “Warm-Up: Echo Game” slide.) “First, we’ll play our Echo Game. I will say ‘Hello,’ and then you will say ‘Hello’ back to me. Ready?”
3. Teacher: “Hello.”
4. Student: (Echoes “Hello.”)
5. Teacher: “Great job! Let’s do it again with energy.”
6. Teacher: “Hello!”
7. Student: (Echoes “Hello!”)
8. Teacher: “Fantastic! One more time, with a big smile!”
9. Teacher: “Hello!”
10. Student: (Echoes “Hello!”)
11. Teacher: “Awesome work, [Name]! You did a super job repeating.”

Lesson Introduction (7 minutes)

1. Teacher: (Advance to the “Modeling Greetings” slide.) “Now I’ll teach you three ways to say hello. Watch and then you will try.”
2. Teacher (as Speaker): “Hello.”
3. Teacher (as Student): “Hello.”
4. Teacher: “Great! Next, ‘How are you?’”
5. Teacher (as Speaker): “How are you?”
6. Teacher (as Student): “How are you?”
7. Teacher: “Nice job!”
8. Teacher: “Last one: ‘Nice to meet you.’”
9. Teacher (as Speaker): “Nice to meet you.”
10. Teacher (as Student): “Nice to meet you.”
11. Teacher: “Wonderful! Now it’s your turn to say each one. First, say ‘Hello.’”
12. Student: (Says “Hello.”)
13. Teacher: “Perfect!”
14. Teacher: “Next, say ‘How are you?’”
15. Student: (Says “How are you?”)
16. Teacher: “Great talking!”
17. Teacher: “Finally, say ‘Nice to meet you.’”
18. Student: (Says “Nice to meet you.”)
19. Teacher: “Excellent, [Name]! You learned all three greetings.”

Guided Practice (10 minutes)

1. Teacher: (Display the “Guided Practice” slide and show the Greeting Role-Play Cards.) “We’re going to practice these greetings with our cards. Watch me first.”
2. Teacher: (Set the Turn-Taking Timer for one minute.) “I’ll draw a card and say the greeting, then you copy me. When the timer beeps, we switch roles. Ready?”
3. Teacher: (Draws a card showing two friends waving.) “This card shows two friends waving. I say, ‘Hello!’”
4. Student: “Hello!”
5. Teacher: “Great clear voice and big smile!”
6. (Timer beeps.)
7. Teacher: “Now it’s your turn to draw a card.”
8. Student: (Draws a card showing someone greeting with a question.)
9. Teacher: “What greeting do you see?”
10. Student: “How are you?”
11. Teacher: “Very good! Say it like this: ‘How are you?’”
12. Student: “How are you?”
13. Teacher: “Nice job keeping eye contact and speaking clearly.”
14. (Continue alternating turns until the 10 minutes are up, offering specific praise or gentle corrections: “I like how you paused so we could take turns,” or “Let’s try saying that phrase a bit louder.”)

Cool-Down Reflection (8 minutes)

1. Teacher: (Advance to the “Cool-Down Reflection” slide.) “Now let’s have a short free conversation using one of our greetings. I’ll go first.”
2. Teacher: “Hello, [Name]! How are you?”
3. Student: (Responds.)
4. Teacher: “Great talking with you!”
5. Teacher: “Next, let’s fill out your reflection worksheet.” (Hand the student the Session 1 Reflection Worksheet.)
6. Teacher: “First, circle what felt easy and what felt hard today.”
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Teacher: “Now draw one thing you liked about our practice today.”
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Teacher: (Offer help as needed and praise details.) “That’s a wonderful drawing of you and me practicing!”
9. Teacher: “You worked so hard today, [Name]. Great job practicing greetings and taking turns. I can’t wait to see you next time. Goodbye!”

Greeting Role-Play Cards

These cards provide visual cues and target phrases for turn-taking practice. Print and cut out each card. Shuffle and place face down.

1. Card: Two children waving
   Phrase: “Hello!”

2. Card: A child asking a friend a question
   Phrase: “How are you?”

3. Card: Two children meeting for the first time (shaking hands)
   Phrase: “Nice to meet you.”

4. Card: A child greeting a friend with a smile
   Phrase: “Hi there!”

5. Card: A child saying goodbye (waving)
   Phrase: “Goodbye!”

6. Card: A child asking if their friend wants to play
   Phrase: “Do you want to play?”

Instructions for use:

• Place cards in a pile face down.
• Student and teacher take turns drawing a card.
• Read or describe the picture, then say the target phrase aloud.
• Use the Turn-Taking Timer for one-minute rounds.
• Provide feedback on eye contact, tone, and pace.

Session 1 Warm-Up

Time: 5 minutes

1. Display the title slide from Session 1 Slide Deck and warmly greet the student by name:
   • “Hello, [Name]! Today we’re going to learn greetings and how to take turns talking.”
2. Introduce the Echo Game:
   • Say, “First, we’ll play our Echo Game. I will say ‘Hello,’ and then you will say ‘Hello’ back to me. Ready?”
3. Play the Echo Game:
   • Teacher says “Hello.”
   • Student echoes “Hello.”
   • Repeat two more times, each with more energy and a big smile.
4. Use positive reinforcement after each echo:
   • “Great job!”
   • “Fantastic echo!”
5. Transition:
   • “Awesome work, [Name]! You’re ready to learn three new greetings.”

Session 1 Cool-Down

Time: 8 minutes

1. Free Conversation (2–3 minutes)

   • Teacher: “Hello, [Name]! How are you today?”
   • Student responds.
   • Teacher gives specific praise: “Great job using ‘How are you?’ and making eye contact!”

2. Reflection Activity (4–5 minutes)

   • Hand the student the Session 1 Reflection Worksheet.
   • Prompt 1: Circle what felt easy and what felt hard today.
     
     
     
     
     
     
   • Prompt 2: Draw one thing you liked about our practice today.
     
     
     
     
     
     
   • Teacher: Offer help reading or writing, and comment on their choices: “I like that you circled ‘easy’ for ‘Hello!’”

3. Closing (1 minute)

   • Review reflections quickly: “You worked hard and learned greetings!”
   • End with a cheerful goodbye: “Goodbye, [Name]! See you next time.”