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Welcome back to Part 4! We're over halfway through the management series and I really hope you all are learning some new tips to take back with you to your classrooms! I apologize for missing my deadline for this post. I was not feeling well after lunch yesterday and so I went to bed early. The focus of this post is on getting kids to listen to you while you are talking so that they can follow directions when they begin working. This is one of the most frustrating things to experience as a teacher. I hate it when students ask me what to do when I literally JUST explained it. I know you all feel me on this...I have several things that I am going to share that I have done in my classroom that have been helpful. One of the best things to do at the beginning of the school year is to give students one of the trick quizzes. This is an excellent way to assess which of your students struggle with following directions! I like these from Halle Across the Hall. She offers two versions {one for lower and one for upper elementary.} You can grab these for FREE from her TPT store HERE. One fun way that I love to teach students to listen to directions is through directed drawing. What kid doesn't love art!? Even if they aren't great at drawing, that's the beauty of this! All of them come out looking great...IF they follow directions that is. I usually give some speech about how everyone can be great artists and have masterpieces that look like {holds up completed drawing} and they all GASP. Buuuuut I tell them, you HAVE to listen and pay attention closely the whole time so you can make sure you don't miss a step while I am showing you exactly what to do. They all nod furiously and most of them are tuned in closely the WHOLE time. I love these from Amy Lemons on TPT! Aren't these adorable!?! You can grab each one separately by clicking the images above. One of my all time favorite ways to build active listening is through auditory listening activities. I have used these for years and students LOVE them! They don't even know they are honing their listening skills. You give students these coloring pages and tell them that they will have to listen VERY carefully to the directions you will give. They will only hear them one time. You will say things like put a circle around the apple. Color all of the stars blue. Put an x on all of the clouds. I love this resource from Fluttering Through First Grade because she offers two levels of the directions {a beginner and intermediate}. I always start the year with the beginner directions and we build up to the harder which is more two step. We also track the number of mistakes they make on a graph so students can see their listening skills improving. You can grab SET 1 of her resource HERE! She does have 3 different sets and then a bundle of all 3. I promise you won't be disappointed! Another thing I have found to be really helpful AND SIMPLE for students is to repeat the directions 2 times and then have the students repeat the directions to a partner. You can also have the students shout the directions out loud if it's something small. For example, If I said, after you are done working on your reading journal assignment, please read silently. What are you going to do when you are done with your assignment students? They would shout out read silently. I shared about the secret code strategy in Part 1, but it also works really well for helping students listen to your every word. You can read about Secret Code HERE. The Five Finger game is another easy little trick that I learned about last year. For this game, you explain to students that they will have the opportunity to earn some chat time if they can listen quietly while you are teaching your mini lesson or giving directions. You hold up 5 fingers while you are talking. For every time a student talks, is not listening or paying attention, you put a finger down. If students lose no fingers, they earn 2 minutes of chat time. If they lose 1-2 fingers, they earn 1 minute. If they lose 3-4 fingers, they earn no chat time and have a class discussion. If they lose all 5 fingers, the students/class get a consequence. This is up to the teacher. This game is great because students start holding each other accountable for their behavior. The last strategy I want to share is helpful for students who can never remember what you just said to do...You know which friend I'm talkin' about. You have 1 or 2 every year who ALWAYS ask you what to do RIGHT after you just explained it because they weren't listening...Insert eye roll. Well, this is something that I plan on doing this year! You just post some visual numbers with steps for students. You don't have to get that creative with it. You can even just type the directions up on the board if you have a smartboard. Here is a great example although I'm not sure exactly where the picture is from. Lucky to Be in First, maybe?? Anyway, I hope you were able to take away something from the post today! Let me know your favorite strategies for teaching kids to listen and follow directions! Part 1 {Talking} Part 2 {Blurting} Part 3 {Tattling} Part 5 {Transitions} Part 6 {Classroom Organization}
Hi, everyone! I've had a sudden spike in page hits and Teachers Pay Teachers sales! Thank you so much! Since I am not currently working in a classroom, my brain hasn't been too focused on creating new curriculum… but I would like it to be! What kinds of things are all of you wonderful teachers looking for? More direction-following? Organizers? Book reports? Reading anything great and need a novel unit plan? Let me know! I'd love to create some wonderful new downloads for you! To tide me over until I hear from you, I've created a special spring edition of "Can You Follow Directions?" This one is fancy. The kids will actually end up drawing a spring photo (if they don't follow directions), so even if they aren't following directions, they'll still get a chance at some creativity! This one is a bit trickier than the original, so it would be best for grades 3-5. Click the button below to download! Enjoy!
My blog post on Following Instructions, with hands-on learning activity ideas that follow instructions and easy-to-use guides, has been so popular for over a year now (Click here to see: Following Instructions), that I thought I would make Following Instructions Printables! (Click here to see: Following Instructions Printables) Here are 4 printable activities that require following instructions, using reading, rhyming words, printing practice, creative drawing, and cutting and pasting. A suggested age range for this printable package would be 4-7yrs. Copyright Terms: All printables marked with "www.rockabyebutterfly.com" are Copyrighted © All rights reserved. My printables are provided to you for your own personal use. You are more than welcome to save the files on your computer and print off copies for yourself and your own children/students whenever you would like. You may post pictures of your own children/students using my printables on your personal blog, provided www.rockabyebutterfly.com is properly credited and linked in the post. Link directly to www.rockabyebutterfly.com to share my files with others. You cannot host any of my printables on your own or other sites. You cannot upload my pdf files to your server. You cannot alter or sell any of my printables. All files are for personal non‐commercial use only. You may NOT use my items for sale or profit. By downloading and printing my printables you agree to these copyright terms.
FREE Following Directions Worksheets for children! When completing these printables, students will practice reading, writing, coloring, and drawing.
Color by Listening is an activity where students listen to oral directions and must color the picture to match. Would make a great first week activity to practice active listening skills and following directions or a refresher for students throughout the year! If you like this product, you will LOVE the bundle ★ Color by Listening Bundle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to hear from you, please leave me a rating & comment! Let's Connect! Follow Me on: ★Pinterest ★Facebook Click the "Follow Me" button by my picture to be the first to know about my newest products and freebies.
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These following directions drawing activity ideas will teach kids to listen carefully to instructions and interpret them.
Do you explicitly teach listening skills to your students? Did you know that 70-80% of our waking hours are spent in some form of communication? Of that, listening makes up about 45% of our daily communication! When I learned these statistics, I knew that I needed to be as intentional about teaching/practicing listening skills as […]
Back to School is right around the corner for us and I am SUPER excited to kick of this school year with some fun, hands-on and engaging resources for The
Color by Listening is an activity where students listen to oral directions and must color the picture to match. Would make a great activity to practice active listening skills and following directions during this special holiday. If you like this product, you will LOVE the bundle ★ Color by Listening Bundle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to hear from you, please leave me a rating & comment! Let's Connect! Follow Me on: ★Pinterest ★Facebook Click the "Follow Me" button by my picture to be the first to know about my newest products and freebies.
This Smilies Follow Directions Worksheet is a great way for students to improve their direction reading skills. By reading and following the directions, students can draw faces on the templates. This is a fun and effective way for students to learn and practice this important skill. Smilies Follow Directions Worksheet
Following the directions is a skill all kids must learn. Why not make it more fun with this FREE Follow the Directions Activity Pack? These printable worksheets will take them around the town, to animal habitats, through their own bodies, and more!
Got a little artist on your hands? Give her coloring time a little more educational value with this lesson in following directions!
This is a great activity to do after your Second Step, Listen Attentively lesson.Students just need a paper and crayons. All shapes and images are easy to draw.Read the directions slowly, as students listen attentively and follow your steps.An example drawing is at the bottom of the page.For more li...
This quick and fun activity will not only help you stress the importance of following directions and reading carefully, but will also bring a load of laughter into your classroom! Perfect for Back to School, April Fool's Day or anytime during the year whenever you feel that your students need a reminder about reading carefully and following directions. Included in this activity: - Following Directions Test - Teacher Guide ***************************************************************************** This activity will become a classroom favorite and will help to fill your room with smiles! It provides a great conversation starter about following directions and can be used it year after year! No prep needed, just print and pass out! Check out the thumbnails to see what's included! Enjoy!
Color by Listening is an activity where students listen to oral directions and must follow directions to match. These no prep worksheets are also great for positional word practice and color recognition. Would make a great first week activity to practice active listening skills and following directions! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would love to hear from you, please leave me a rating & comment! Let's Connect! Follow Me on: ★Pinterest ★Facebook Click the "Follow Me" button by my picture to be the first to know about my newest products and freebies.
Practice following directions using positional words (prepositions) with this fun Easter activity. In addition to assessing and practicing the concept of positional words students will have a great time drawing and coloring this fun holiday worksheet!
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
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An Active Listening and Following Directions Game. A fun auditory processing twist on Simon Says that helps with following directions and impulse control.
I was giving the CELF-4 yesterday and realized that although I like the Concepts & Following Directions subtest, there are not a lot of written materials out there that address some of the types of basic concepts on this subtest. Obviously you can do before/after directions with real life objects (jump up and down before you spin around), but I made this worksheet to work on before/after directions with pictures, which is what the CELF-4 is really testing. Click here to download!
Pair Work exercise useful for practising speaking and listening skills and giving/following instructions. Put students in pairs and give each half of the worksheet. Student B tells student B where to go on the grid and what to write or draw. Make students can not see each other´s sheet. This ws allows the whole class to practise simultaneously. At the end of the exercise, Ss should compare their answers to the teacher´s answer sheet. Enjoy. - ESL worksheets
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An Active Listening and Following Directions Game. A fun auditory processing twist on Simon Says that helps with following directions and impulse control.