Identify school and community resources and understand how to seek assistance.
SQUAD 10Who Can Help Me?Unit 1 activity • SQUAD 10 • Period 6 • B Day • 10:27 AM–12:01 PM • Room N203
Who Can Help Me?
Match common school problems with the right support person and practice asking clearly for what you need.
Complete during class. No Canvas submission is required.
Objectives & standardsWhat you’re learning and how success is measured+
Learning objective
I can identify an appropriate source of support and communicate a clear request for help.
Success criteria
- Match a school problem with an appropriate person or office.
- Explain the problem and what has already been tried.
- Ask for one specific and realistic next step.
- Identify one support action that could make school more manageable.
Oregon Higher Education & Career Path Skills
Practice self-advocacy by communicating needs, concerns, and requests for support.
Use communication and collaboration skills to solve problems and complete responsibilities.
Employability skills practiced
Self-advocacy • Communication • Problem-solving • Help-seeking
Evidence of learning
Three completed scenarios plus one real support action and a clear conversation or message starter.
Estimated time
One class period • approximately 30–40 minutes
Activity directions
What to do
Follow these steps and use your completed document during the class discussion.
Step 1
Open the Google Doc and make your own copy.
Step 2
Read the support guide and compare the vague request with the stronger model.
Step 3
Choose three scenarios. For each one, identify the best person or office and write what you could actually say.
Step 4
Identify one real question, request, or conversation that could make school more manageable this month.
Step 5
Keep your completed document. Send a message only when the need is real and you are ready to ask for help.
Model the skill
A strong request makes the next step clear.
Students do not need perfect wording. They need enough information for the other person to understand the problem and respond usefully.
Name the problem
Explain what is confusing, missing, incorrect, or getting in the way.
Say what you tried
Mention the directions you reread, the work you started, the person you already contacted, or another step you attempted.
Ask for one next step
Request a meeting, clarification, feedback, an updated record, a priority list, or another specific form of help.
Resources
Open what you need
These links support the assignment but do not collect work on this website.
Make a Google Doc copy
Use the editable activity document to complete the support guide, scenario practice, and personal action.
Open resource →SQUAD Contact Directory
Find counselors, office staff, the Family Partnership Advocate, and other school contacts.
Open resource →Student Support and SEL
Find SafeOregon, counseling, crisis, and social-emotional support resources.
Open resource →What to complete
Three scenario responses and one personal support action.
Keep the completed document so you can use it during the class discussion.