Patience and Delayed Gratification
Practise waiting for a turn or something they want, using a waiting strategy or asking for support. Understand that they can choose to wait for a wanted option offered later.
What a learner can do afterwards
- Use a waiting strategy during a game or activity, with support when needed
- Describe what they do to help themselves wait, such as thinking about something else
- Explain one reason for waiting and describe choosing a wanted option offered later
1 · Read
Patience means giving a turn or task time while you wait. Other people need turns. Cooking and helping take time too. If someone is using the slide, wait in a safe place and keep your hands to yourself.
Choose a waiting job: think of a song or count things you see. You could breathe in gently and out slowly. Stay safe and pay attention so you notice your turn. You can ask a grown-up when your turn will be.
Mia waits for the swing while Ben uses it. She thinks about her favorite song. She stays nearby and listens for her turn. She can ask for help if waiting feels hard.
You may be offered one thing now or a different thing later. If you want the later choice, you can wait for it. You might choose a ribbon after a game instead of a sticker now. Waiting does not always bring something better.
Waiting is a skill you can practise with help. Try a short wait with a grown-up's support. Crying does not mean you cannot learn. If a waiting job does not help, a grown-up can help you choose another.
If you are hurt or unsafe, tell a trusted grown-up right away. You do not need to wait quietly for a toy or turn first. You can ask for help while you are upset.
Try a waiting job or ask for support. You can choose a wanted option offered later. Tell a trusted grown-up right away if you are hurt or unsafe.
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A plan for taking turns
The class has one watering can. Nia is using it. Omar wants to water his plant too.
Omar asks the teacher, 'Can I use it after Nia?' The teacher helps them make a turn plan. Omar looks at his plant while he waits and listens for his turn.
If waiting feels hard, Omar can tell the teacher. He can ask for help while he is upset. Patience does not mean hiding his feelings.
Choose a waiting job
A waiting job gives you something to do during a wait. You might think of a song or count leaves you can see.
Choose a job that fits the place. Near a road, stay beside your grown-up and pay attention. In a game, listen so you notice your turn.
If one job does not help, ask for support or try another. You do not have to sit still or stop feeling upset to ask for help.
Choosing something later
At the craft table, Rosa can choose a paper hat now or a painted mask after it dries. She wants the mask.
Rosa chooses to wait for the mask. She looks at a book while it dries.
Another child might prefer the hat. Rosa waits because she wants the offered mask. Waiting does not always give people more or something better.
2 · Watch
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Where it sits
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Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.