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Who’s On My Team?

Lesson Plan

Support Mapping Workshop Guide

Students will map at least five supports across school, home, and community and draft a help-seeking script including what, when, and how to ask.

Understanding and actively utilizing a support network is crucial for navigating challenges, fostering well-being, and promoting academic success. This lesson empowers students with practical strategies for seeking help effectively.

Audience

10th Grade

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive mapping, scripting, and role-playing.

Materials

Your Support Network Slides, Support Network Map Template, Help-Seeking Script Cards, Role-Play Feedback Protocol, and Exit Ticket My First Ask

Prep

Review Materials and Prepare Classroom

15 minutes

Step 1

Warm-up: Name One Trusted Person

5 minutes

  • Display a warm-up prompt on the board or using Your Support Network Slides: "Name one trusted person you could go to if you needed help with something important." Allow students a moment to think.
  • Ask a few volunteers to share their responses (optional, emphasize it's okay if they don't want to share).
  • Transition by explaining that today's lesson will help them identify even more trusted people and how to ask for help.

Step 2

Model a Layered Support Map and Script

7 minutes

  • Using Your Support Network Slides, introduce the concept of a 'support network' and 'layered support' (school, home, community).
  • Model how to start filling out a Support Network Map Template with a few examples (e.g., a teacher for academic help, a family member for emotional support).
  • Introduce the idea of a 'help-seeking script.' Show an example script from the Help-Seeking Script Cards on the slides, highlighting 'what,' 'when,' and 'how' to ask.

Step 3

Draft Personal Support Map

8 minutes

  • Distribute the Support Network Map Template to each student.
  • Instruct students to silently draft their personal support map, aiming for at least five supports across the three layers (school, home, community).
  • Circulate to offer individual support and guidance, encouraging students to think broadly about who supports them.

Step 4

Role-Play Help-Seeking Using Script Cards; Partner Feedback

8 minutes

  • Pair students up. Distribute Help-Seeking Script Cards to each pair.
  • Explain the role-play activity: One student picks a card and practices asking for help from a hypothetical support person, while the other student acts as the support person and provides feedback using the Role-Play Feedback Protocol.
  • After 3-4 minutes, have partners switch roles.
  • Emphasize the importance of constructive feedback and practicing the 'what, when, how' of asking.

Step 5

Exit: Write Your First Ask and When You'll Make It

2 minutes

  • Distribute the Exit Ticket My First Ask to each student.
  • Instruct students to complete the exit ticket, focusing on a real-life situation where they might need to ask for help and when they plan to make that ask.
  • Collect exit tickets as students leave. Briefly reinforce the value of their support networks.
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