At St Paul’s I will wait for my turn to speak.  ‘Stop, Think, then Choose what to do.’

In weeks 5 and 6, the students at St Paul’s have been learning, I will wait for my turn to speak.  It is important that we are respectful to others when they are speaking, listening to what they have to say and waiting for our turn to speak.  Whilst we may have something to contribute to a discussion, we need to be mindful that what others have to say is just as important and that we all deserve the chance to speak up.

We encourage parents and caregivers to work alongside us with teaching children to wait their turn to speak. This can be done in general conversations, reminding children of how to be respectful and wait our turn.

Choosing: How to wait for my turn to speak

• Look at the person and wait respectfully
• Say excuse me …
• Wait for a response
• Explain your concern statement (Excuse me, can you help me solve this problem….)
• State your problem specifically (steps that have already been taken to solve this problem, how it makes you feel)
• Say “Thank you”