Self-Advocacy Worksheets — Multiple-Choice Scenarios

About this resource

“What does this word mean, please?” is a small sentence that takes practice to say out loud. These self-advocacy worksheets give Grades 2–5 180 chances to rehearse it: asking a coach, librarian, server or parent for what they need, saying “I don’t understand,” sharing an idea, and asking again when no one heard. Each scenario has three choices and a why line, and it all builds Relationship Skills.

What students practice

• Noticing what I need
• Asking an adult politely for help or a change
• Saying “I don’t understand” or asking to hear it again
• Sharing my idea in a group
• Asking for what helps me learn or feel comfortable
• Asking again, clearly, when I’m not heard

What’s inside

• 30 printable worksheets, each in one setting, from At the Grocery Store to With Siblings
• 180 multiple choice scenarios, six per page, covering every theme on every page
• A why line below each scenario
• 4 teacher pages
• 35 pages

A look inside

• At the Playground: “Freya told the aide she needed a bandage, but the aide didn’t hear.” She can wait on the bench, walk up close and say it again, or give up for the rest of recess.
• School Responsibilities: Matteo needs more time to finish his writing than the class gets. He could ask for a few more minutes, ask to leave out the last part, or say, “This is dumb.”
• Sharing ideas counts too, like Juniper’s “I have an idea! The grass could be lava.”

How to use these self-advocacy worksheets

• Morning meeting: ask the guide’s question, “What words could you use to ask for what you need in a way that is both polite and clear?”
• Small groups: sort out the near-misses; the scoring note says the best answer asks the right person clearly instead of hinting, mumbling or telling someone who can’t help
• SEL lessons on classroom routines: use the In the Classroom page to show how to ask for help when a raised hand goes unseen
• Independent work or sub plans: each page stands alone

Grade fit

The adults in these self-advocacy scenarios are the ones elementary students actually ask (a teacher, an aide, a coach, a bus driver), and every option is a short line, so the worksheets fit Grades 2–5. Read aloud with younger students; have older students write the exact words they would use.

Digital version

The interactive digital version shares as one link: students pick A, B or C and type their reason, or just pick if you choose the choices-only format, on any device with no student logins. At the end they download an answer sheet to hand in.

Pairs well with

Students can rehearse the words aloud with the Self-Advocacy Role Play Scenarios, or read about it in Self-Advocacy Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 4.