Planned Teaching

                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

                      "Getting the Teacher's Attention"

Introduce Skill

What does it mean to get someone's attention?

What?

What does it mean to get the teacher's attention?

When?

When is the best time to get the teacher's attention?

Who?

Who else's attention might we need to get?

Why do we have a plan to get the teacher's attention?

Describe Skill Steps

1.  Look at the teacher.

2.  Raise you hand.  Stay calm.

3.  Wait until the teacher says your name.

4.  Wait your turn.

Rationale

When you get the teacher's attention in the correct way, you

Benefit

are more likely to have your question answered.  This allows the

Neg. Consequence

teacher to hear your question without distraction.  Also, getting

Concern

the teacher's full attention will allow other students with the

same question or concern to hear the teacher's response.

Request for

Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?

   Acknowledgment

Practice

Place students in groups of three for role playing.  Each group

should chose a teacher and two students.  One student will use

the social skill properly, one will not.  As the class listens, the group

will take turns role playing.  The other class members will decide

who is using the skill correctly.

Feedback

You did a great job of practicing "Getting the Teacher's

Attention!"  (Praise specific steps followed and give specific 

feed back for areas of improvement.)

Positive

Because you practiced so well, you have earned 10 minutes of

   Consequence

extra free time.  (or other positive consequences that are

appropriate for the time like penny candy or playing a game.)

Follow-Up Practice

Let the class know that you will be observing the class to "catch

them" using the skill "Getting the Teacher's Attention." 

Continue to praise correct use of the skill and re-teach as

needed.