Willingness To Try New Tasks

Educational Objective: The student will attempt new tasks without fear of failure.
Language Arts Standard: Listening & Speaking
Literary Platform:

• Identify Need
• Introductory Activity: Brainstorm-times you were worried about trying something new.
• Define Steps and Sequences of Skill
1. Identify the task you have never done before. Decide why you want to attempt the task.
2. Determine if you need permission to to the task.
3. Determine if you need training from an expert.
4. Break the task down into small steps.
5. Remind yourself about the life skill of patience.
6. Get feedback from someone about how well you did.

• Model the Skill
• Role Plays/Classroom Discussion
• Applications
• Independent Uses

 

Rubric for the Role Plays

Student (Speaker)____________________________ Student (Subject)____________________________

Date: _____________________
Observer's Name:___________________________________________

Social Skill: ___________________________________

Observations: No Yes
Did the student identify the task he had never done before?    
Did he determine if he needed permission to to the task?    
Did he determine if he needed special training from an expert?    
Did he break the task down into small steps or objectives?    
Did he remind himself about the life skill of patience?    
Did he get feedback from someone about how well he did when he was finished.    
Did he make a note of this success to remind him to be more confident when he tries something new?
   
Score/Points
   

Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________________

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