In these following directions activities you can ask the kids to both do as you say and do as you do. The collection is not intended to be a complete map skills program, and the activities can all be adapted for higher or lower grades. Look at the pictures of different things people do when they are the last person leaving work. Following directions is an integral part of life both in and outside. Provide each group with chart paper and coloring utensils. Appropriate behavior, social interaction, and academic success are all dependent on the ability to understand and follow verbal directions. In this following directions instructional activity, students either read or listen to the specific directions for each of 3 pictures. Then look at the map and listen to the directions while you do the exercises.
Following are descriptions of the three stages for. Apr 09, 2014 using this picnicthemed activity, students practice following directions with prepositions by placing pictures of objects around a printed picnic blanket. This fun activity combines following directions with map skills activities. English esl giving directions worksheets most downloaded. They will also save themselves a little bit of embarrassment. One person reads the directions at the bottom of the page, while the others follow the directions. I dont know i know if its going to rain next tuesday. Have the children carefully listen as you read the first step of the directions. Difficulty attending to and completing multistep activities. The student will follow a familiar one step direction the student will follow a novel one step direction. Follow directions read the directions and add the details to the map. This collection can help with teaching an assortment of map skills through activities that address the spatial thinking abilities of young children. Begin to read the directions for activity number 1 summer camp i after reading the first direction you may wish to circulate around the classroom to make sure students have their pencil in the right grid location. Dr seuss activities autism activities speech therapy activities speech language pathology language activities speech and language following directions activities dr seuss week receptive language.
Use the airport floor plan and create dialogues such as the following. Repeat the instructions back ask for more information ask the person to give the different instructions one by one. We have to follow directions in various ways for a multitude of activities every day. Following directions is an integral part of our daily communication and functioning. Spring following directions activity packet this packet contains following directions. Many of the activities have been sorted by type to the right. We go on to talk about the importance of following directions at school and in life. Following directions worksheets, activities, goals, and. Following directions worksheet teachers pay teachers. Teach kids to follow directions with relay races from coffee cups and crayons. You will also need to print all the instructions and the coloring sheets. You will need at least two people to complete the following activities. She has worked as a speechlanguage pathologist in various settings. Give each student a copy of the activity and a blank sheet lined paper.
Simon says following directions printable skills sheets. The yorkshire insurance building is one of the three blue markers at the top of the map. Ask them for examples within their day at school, home, with friends, at church, and at extracurricular activities and other events. Place it on your desk so that the holes are on the left side and the margin is at the top.
When you are finished, turn your paper in to your teacher. All 18 free following direction worksheets are pdf documents for easy printing. In this coloring activity, students follow directions to pick the correct colors. Following directions activities making learning fun. Following directions activities that anyone can learn from.
Following directions it is very important that directions are followed to the last step and that you clearly understand what you are doing. Following directions worksheet for first grade author. The student will comply with routine classroom expectations. Implementing strategies to strengthen direction following skills. When successfully remembering and following oral directions is challenging for a student, he or she may be having difficulty with auditory memory. Understand the expectations of the educational environment rationale for lesson. Farm animals following directions read each statement to your child, and allow them time to follow the. Another important step is that you are able to reason and think through what you are doing. Use these social studies worksheets to teach map skills, including using a compass rose, using a scale of miles, reading a map key, finding places on a street map. Following directions data sheet scribd with images. Heres a fun way to teach the skill of following directions.
The ability to follow directions is very important for many jobs. Students will follow oral directions and develop their listening skills. To do this you must be able to check your work as you go along. We are going to do an activity which requires you to carefully listen to my directions. The exercises and techniques in this book have evolved through her experiences.
It can be used with individual students or as a group activity. After the students have decided who will be partner a and who will be partner b i show them the following directions activity directions. Thumbnail picture of following directions worksheet 1. Oak high school central elementary school victoria college. Print this pdf and follow its directions to map your project. The second direction allows the students to self check if they followed the directions correctly.
Make sure you read the whole page before starting the first question. These types of questions measure a job applicants ability to follow directions by giving a set of rules, and then have the applicant answer questions by following the rules. Color one fish blue, one fish yellow, and one fish red. Listen to the recording in english of a man giving directions to the yorkshire insurance building in leeds. Read the following at the beginning of both activities. This step is necessary to be sure students clearly understand the directions. So combine following directions and coloring with this worksheet, which asks students to color in different parts of the image with different colors. Teaching social skills, creating successful students. New activities are posted on the front page, and on area pages. Students will work on building skills to follow directions correctly grade.
I am a literacy tutor looking for specific follow instructions exercises for adults esl. Simon says following directions printable skills sheets my file cabinet. Just for adults following directions affiliated rehab. Big anthony doesnt follow stregna nonas directions and pays the natural consequences.
Following directions grid game map skills activities a map game can help your child learn the important life skill of map reading. This is, however, only a guide and there may be additional information not listed that would be applicable to you and therefore should be included in your personal record. If a worksheet page does not appear properly, reload or refresh the. Following directions worksheets 08 following directions worksheets 09 following directions worksheets 10 find more here. I will only say each direction once and it is your job to follow it. For second piles mix all the coins together and then randomly divide them to make 4 new piles4. These unique, challenging graphing and equation activities will appeal to your students. We connect this to the picture game details in lesson plan, where students have to provide only verbal directions to one another. Listening skills are a super important classroom skill, and i dont know about you but dinosaurs are very motivating to my kiddos. Following directions with farm animals activity this activity allows early learners to practice following directions identifying animals identifying colors. There are many theories as to why todays students seem to have a harder time listening and following directions.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Fun activity to get students familiar with how a map works while teaching them how to follow directions. I explain in the lesson overview how many pieces each bag should have and that there should be a variety of pieces in each bag. Mini figures will stand better if you put them on a lego brick.
Followingdirectionstestatrickyfollowingdirectionslesson. This book contains a collection of preprimer sight word worksheets intended to be used with children in preschool, kindergarten prep and grade 1 as assessment or revision tool. For older children use the two step directions and for the oldest children use the three step directions. Directions worksheet read all directions before beginning. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach following directions, shared by english language teachers. A collection of english esl giving directions worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about.
It might be fun to have the kids add a little color. This reproducible workbook is designed to help students with reading and following directions. Listening and following directions cowan high school. Different ways of following directions by kevin stuckey, m. Students write simple directions for going from the classroom to other places in the school grounds, such as the playground, staff room or another classroom. You know the age old saying, do as i say, not as i do. Warren has always aspired to empower the spirit of those who struggle with learning. Here you can find hundreds of language worksheets and activities in more than 20 areas. Following directions is an important lesson, but it can be fun, too. Grades k2, frank schaffer publications, carsondellosa publishing, llc, 2006, 0768235316, 9780768235319, 48 pages. To move around the board and collect treasures, take turns drawing a direction card.
In addition to working and writing, kathy is actively involved in missions. To view activities and other information in each language area click on the appropriate button below. Following directions activities for kids engage the brain. That way you dont have to use a lot of ink to print it. Several mapping tools are in the upper left corner. Interested in more following directions and reading comprehension. Students test the accuracy of their directions and distance by following the directions and counting the steps. Listening and following directions an activity that challenges students to pay attention to details this activity is designed to challenge students to listen closely to directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid. Ask 100 schoolteachers what the number one skill their students need to work on is, and the likely answer. Students complete a building activity using their knowledge of geometrical shapes, tools, and how to follow a plan from previous lessons in this unit. File folders for creating study carrels planned teaching tell students that there are many times within their day that they need to listen and also to follow instructions. Dec 17, 20 one of the most fun ways to help kids practice following directions and listening is by playing games.
Directions answer either i know, or i dont know, for each one. Have fun teaching resources such as worksheets, activities, workbooks, songs, and videos are perfect for teaching. For the speaking part of this activity, follow the example below and work with a partner. They are both at the red s marker at the bottom of the below map. For the speaking part of this activity, follow the example below and work with a.
Quickly access your most used files and your custom generated worksheets. Assemble the game board by attaching the two pages together. Follow the directions free printable worksheets for. Completing the activity as instructed cleaning up materials the student will follow one and two step directions to completed classroom activities, by. Build the essential, lifelong skill of following directions with this elementary through high school unit. Street directions in english vocabulary exercise blair english.
The following quiz and worksheet will find out what you know about reading and. Following directions contrasting conjunctions unless if directions. Listening and coloring activity ohio 4h youth development. All our thematic units and subject eworkbooks are located on the schoolexpress teachersherpa page here. The three types of storage are regular, warehouse, and special. I will first tell you where to put the pencil on the paper i have given you. Listening and following directions activity with lesson. In this following directions lesson, students study the basic building process as it. Students estimate the distance in steps and use appropriate vocabulary. This activity will exercise your students skills in the area of following directions. Prepositions and following directions picnic theme speech. This fun noprep activity packet targets following onestep directions, twostep directions, colors, and prepositions periodically throughout the packet. Different ways of following directions super duper. With this activity students learn the value of following directions.
Following directions worksheets target following directions with a variety of embedded concepts with a dinosaur theme. On the playground, give stepbystep directions to travel from one piece of playground. The worksheets in this unit have children completing 2 tasks. Have students work in pairs or groups to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, listening to specific teacher howto instructions. As you do the activity, it is important that the instructions are read one at a time to the listener who will follow the directions as they are given. We follow directions when we use a recipe, carry out the responsibilities of a job, build something, pay our bills, drive to a new location, and. Fractions worksheets to teach halves fourths thirds and a lot of other great fractions activities and ideas fractions in first grade great information and worksheets not free.
Listening and following directions activity with lesson plan. A game of following directions play the treasure hunt board game to practice following directions and collect treasures. Giving and receiving directions south eastman english and. You can hover the cursor over each to see what it does.
One of the most fun ways to help kids practice following directions and listening is by playing games. Give this following directions test to your students. Good instructiongiving in the secondlanguage classroom eric. Photocopy one following directions activity sheet for each student. Following directions activity sometimes its good to say i dont know. I close the lesson by helping the students reflect on how easy or difficult the game was and why. The purpose of this progression is to determine a childs receptive.
We love to move and learn here so i found 6 following directions games that get kids up and moving. Follow the directions to complete this basic map of davis street. Following directions data sheet free download as pdf file. Perfect for the beginning of the 2nd grade school year. Ive also used this on april fools day, since it ends up being a joke on those who dont follow the directions. Write the correct word in the boxes below the picture. Students who follow the directions exactly will enjoy this activity more than those who dont. A variety of activities, including coloring, writing. Each partner will have the same set and number of legos. The main focus of this practice is to better the students understanding of written directions and the importance of being able to follow that specific type of instruction. Each player selects a pirate playing piece and places on the start spot. Remind students that they need to practice following directions for this activity to go well. Free following directions test a tricky following directions lesson.
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