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Expectation Exploration: Friend & Student Power-Up!

Warm Up

Warm Up: Behavior Detectives

Time: 5 minutes

Instructions:

  1. Teacher: Welcome students! Today, we're going to be 'Behavior Detectives.' We're looking for clues about good choices in our classroom.
  2. Teacher: Think about our classroom. What are some things we do that help everyone learn and feel safe and happy?
  3. Students: Share ideas (e.g., "raising our hand," "sharing toys," "using quiet voices," "helping a friend").
  4. Teacher: Great ideas! Those are all examples of our classroom expectations. Today, we're going to explore how these expectations make us super friends and super students!
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Expectation Exploration: Friend & Student Power-Up!

Ready to power up your super student and super friend skills?

Welcome students and introduce the concept of 'Expectation Exploration.' Briefly explain that today we'll discover how following rules helps them in class and with friends. Emphasize that these are tools for them to 'power up' their abilities.

What Are Expectations?

Think of them like a game's rules or a recipe's steps!

  • Shared agreements
  • Help us know what to do
  • Make our classroom fair and fun!

Ask students what 'expectations' or 'rules' mean to them. Guide them to understand that they are shared agreements for how we act to make our classroom a great place for everyone. Use the visual of a 'rule book' or 'guidebook'.

Why Do We Have Them?

Expectations help us:

  • Learn our best! 🧠
  • Stay safe! 🛡️
  • Treat each other with kindness! ❤️
  • Know what to do!

Explain that following expectations isn't just about 'getting in trouble.' It's about helping everyone (including themselves) succeed and feel good. Connect it to their IEP goals: following rules often involves turn-taking, sharing, and managing emotions (coping skills).

Expectations = Super Friend!

How do following rules make you a great friend?

  • Listening when others speak: Shows respect!
  • Sharing materials: Everyone gets a turn!
  • Using kind words: Makes friends feel happy!

Visual: Images of children sharing, listening, and being kind.

This slide connects expectations directly to being a good friend. Discuss how waiting for your turn (turn-taking), sharing materials (cooperative skills), and using kind words (social skills) are all classroom expectations that strengthen friendships. Ask for student examples.

Expectations = Super Student!

How do following rules make you a great student?

  • Being ready to learn: Having your supplies ready!
  • Working quietly: Helps you and others focus!
  • Raising your hand: Helps everyone hear ideas!

This slide links expectations to being a good student. Talk about how being ready to learn, participating, and staying focused (coping skills to manage distractions) are expectations that help them learn. Ask for student examples.

Scenario Time: What Would You Do?

Imagine your friend has the toy you want. The expectation is to take turns. What do you do?

  • A) Grab the toy.
  • B) Ask nicely for a turn.
  • C) Wait patiently until they are done.

Visual: Picture of two children and one toy, with thought bubbles showing the options.

Introduce the 'What Would You Do?' scenario. Present a simple classroom situation where an expectation is either followed or not. Have students discuss. This reinforces understanding and provides a low-stakes way to practice decision-making related to social and cooperative skills.

Let's Discuss!

Why is choice B or C the best option? How does it help you be a good friend and a good student?

  • It shows respect.
  • It helps you practice patience.
  • Everyone feels heard and valued.

Debrief the scenario. Guide students to the best answer (likely B or C, depending on the nuances discussed). Emphasize that these choices help everyone feel good and maintain friendship. Reinforce coping skills (waiting patiently).

Time for Action! The Expectation Action Game!

Let's put our expectation knowledge into practice!

  • Listen for scenarios.
  • Show the right action!

Introduce the 'Expectation Action Game' as a fun way to practice. Explain the rules briefly and transition to the game.

You've Powered Up!

Remember, following classroom expectations helps you be:

  • An amazing friend!
  • A super student!

Keep practicing your 'Expectation Power-Up' skills!

Conclude the lesson by reinforcing the main idea: following expectations helps them be great friends and great students. Encourage them to practice these skills every day.

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Lesson Plan

Expectation Exploration: Friend & Student Power-Up!

Students will identify at least two classroom expectations. Students will explain how following expectations helps them be a good friend. Students will explain how following expectations helps them be a good student. Students will practice appropriate responses to common classroom scenarios, demonstrating cooperative and social skills.

Understanding and following classroom expectations is crucial for creating a positive learning environment. This lesson helps students connect these expectations to their social-emotional development, fostering better friendships, improving cooperative skills, and enhancing their ability to learn effectively.

Audience

Small group of Elementary School Students (Tier 2 intervention)

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive discussion, visual aids, and a role-playing game to reinforce learning.

Materials

Prep

Teacher Preparation

15 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Behavior Detectives

5 minutes

  • Begin with the Behavior Detectives Warm-Up.
  • Engage students in a brief discussion about good choices they observe in the classroom.
  • Ask: "What kind of good choices do you see happening in our classroom? What does that look like?"

Step 2

Introduction & What Are Expectations?

5 minutes

  • Display Expectation Power-Up Slides (Slide 1 & 2).
  • Teacher Script: "Today, we're going on an 'Expectation Exploration' to learn how following our classroom rules can power up our skills to be great friends and super students! What do you think 'expectations' mean?"
  • Guide discussion using the slide points, emphasizing that expectations are shared agreements that make the classroom fair and fun. Use visuals to support understanding.

Step 3

Why Do We Have Them? (Connecting to IEP Goals)

5 minutes

  • Display Expectation Power-Up Slides (Slide 3).
  • Teacher Script: "Why do we even have expectations? How do they help us?"
  • Discuss how expectations help students learn, stay safe, and be kind. Explicitly connect to IEP goals:
    • Cooperative Skills: "When we share and take turns, we're showing great cooperative skills!"
    • Social Skills: "Using kind words and listening shows fantastic social skills for making friends."
    • Coping Skills: "Sometimes it's hard to wait, but following the expectation to raise our hand helps us use our coping skills to be patient."
  • Emphasize that these skills are important for being a good friend and a good student.

Step 4

Expectations = Super Friend & Super Student!

5 minutes

  • Display Expectation Power-Up Slides (Slide 4 & 5).
  • Lead a discussion on how specific expectations (e.g., listening, sharing, kind words) make them a good friend. (Connect to social and cooperative skills).
  • Lead a discussion on how other expectations (e.g., being ready, working quietly, raising hand) make them a good student. (Connect to focus and coping skills).
  • Use the visual prompts on the slides.

Step 5

Scenario Time: What Would You Do?

5 minutes

  • Display Expectation Power-Up Slides (Slide 6 & 7).
  • Present the scenario: "Imagine your friend has the toy you want. The expectation is to take turns. What do you do?"
  • Allow students to discuss the options. Guide them to explain why certain choices are better, linking back to being a good friend and student, and using their coping skills (e.g., patience, asking politely).
  • Reiterate the importance of turn-taking and respectful communication (social skills, cooperative skills).

Step 6

Activity: Expectation Action Game

5 minutes

  • Transition to the Expectation Action Game.
  • Explain the rules and begin playing. This game provides hands-on practice for demonstrating expected behaviors in various scenarios, reinforcing social and cooperative skills.
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Game

Expectation Action Game

Time: 5 minutes

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of classroom expectations by acting out or describing appropriate behaviors in various scenarios.

Materials:

  • Scenario cards (see below)
  • Optional: "Good Choice" and "Oops Choice" visual cards

Instructions:

  1. Teacher: "Welcome to the Expectation Action Game! I'm going to read a scenario, and I want you to either act out the right way to follow our expectation, or tell me what a 'Super Friend' or 'Super Student' would do."
  2. Teacher: Present one scenario card at a time.
  3. Students: Students take turns acting out the expected behavior or verbally explaining it. Encourage them to explain why it's the right choice and how it helps them be a good friend or student.
  4. Teacher: Provide positive reinforcement for correct responses and gentle guidance for incorrect ones, always linking back to the "Super Friend" and "Super Student" concepts and IEP goals (cooperative, social, coping skills).

Scenario Cards:

  • Scenario 1: You want to share an idea, but another student is already talking. (Expected behavior: Raise hand, wait for turn - Social, Coping Skills)
  • Scenario 2: It's time for quiet work, but you want to talk to your friend. (Expected behavior: Work quietly, wait for appropriate time - Coping Skills)
  • Scenario 3: You see a friend looking sad because they dropped their crayons. (Expected behavior: Offer to help, use kind words - Cooperative, Social Skills)
  • Scenario 4: You're working on a project with a partner, and you both want to use the same marker. (Expected behavior: Share, take turns - Cooperative Skills)
  • Scenario 5: Someone bumps into you by accident. (Expected behavior: Use calm words, say "It's okay" - Coping, Social Skills)
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