SKILLSTREAMING:

ASKING FOR HELP

 SKILL 1 : ASKING FOR HELP
• Why do we need to ask for help?

• Who needs to ask for help?

• Where do you ask for help?

• When do you ask for help?

• What does it mean to ask for help?

• How should we ask for help?

SKILL 2: ASKING FOR HELP Our
Steps:

Step 1 : Ask yourself, "Can I do this alone?"

Step 2: If not, raise your hand.

Step 3: Wait. Say to yourself, "l know I can wait

without talking."
Step 4: Ask for help in a friendly way.
STEP ASKING FOR HELP
Step 1 Ask yourself,
"Can I do this alone?"

First, you should be

sure to read the directions of the
task given. Then,
try at least one
problem or question on your own. If you
still can not figure out how to do it, go on
to step 2.
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Step 2: If not, raise your

hand.
This step is real important to do at school.
Raising your hand will let the teacher know
you need help. However, at home or with
friends we do not raise our hands. How can
we ask for help if we are at home or with our
friends?
STEP ASKING FOR HELP
Step 3: Wait. Say to yourself,
STEP 2: ASKING FOR HELP
"I know I can wait without talking."
Say this statement to yourself
until the person you are asking
help from can assist you.

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STEP 2: ASKING FOR HELP

Step 4: Ask for help in a

friendly way.
STEP ASKING FOR HELP

Who can tell me the four steps

for asking for help?
Step 1 : Ask yourself, "Can I do this
alone?" Step 2: If not, raise your hand.
Step 3: Wait. Say to yourself, "l know I can
wait without talking."
Step 4: Ask for help in a friendly way.
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Here are some suggested activities. Practice these with your
friends so you can become experts on asking for help.
School: You want help with an assignment, or you don't
understand what you are supposed to do.
Hon7e: You can't find your skates and ask your mom to help you
look for them.
STEP ASKING FOR HELP
Peer Group: You want your friend to teach you a new dance that
everyone is doing.
 Works Cited:
McGinnis, E. & Goldstein, A. P. , (1 997). Skillstreaming the
Elementary School Child: New Strategies and Perspectives
for teaching Prosocial Skills. Champaign, Illinois: Research
Press.

Created By:
Sue Knight
Elementary BAU KISD
Monday Primary
sknight@kaufmanisd.ne
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