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Apr 16, 2017 · As a way to help reinforce these concepts in a positive, fun way, we’ve tried several different activities to encourage her understanding of following directions – and hopefully her obedience in the areas that really matter!
- Red Light Green Light Game. Let’s kick off our list of following directions activities with a classic game that’s sure to get your preschoolers excited: Red Light Green Light!
- Ordering Objects. Let’s switch things up and get your preschoolers’ brains working with an activity that’s both challenging and fun. All you need are some colorful crayons and a surface to line them up on.
- Map Game. This next activity will have your little ones navigating through a floor grid using fun directional commands! All you need is some
- How to Draw. Now, let’s explore the exciting world of drawing with our preschoolers! This engaging activity is perfect for encouraging creativity and self-expression while also helping children practice their following direction skills.
- Elementary Age Children
- Middle School Age Children
- Wrapping It Up
1. Sticker directions
Materials: index card, colorful circle stickers, a pen Give your child the following instructions: 1 Take the green sticker and put it in the top left corner. 2 Take the orange sticker and put it in the bottom right corner. 3 Take the pink sticker and put it in the center of the card. 4 Get your pencil out and put a smiley face in the pink sticker. The smiley face should have two eyes and a mouth. The Handy School Counselor Blog
2. What letter am I?
Materials: paper, pen Draw a 3 by 3 grid on a piece of paper. Place lower and upper case letters in the boxes. Create a set of set directions for you child to follow: 1. I am not a capital letter. 2. I am not the letter X or the letter V. 3. I am not a vowel. 4. I am in any row but the last row. 5. I come after the letter N in the alphabet.
3. Listen and Color
Materials: paper divided into boxes with various shapes drawn in each box. You can make the activity more challenging by adding more rows and more shapes. Follow the directions and color. 1. Color the first diamond yellow. 2. Color the square red and green. 3. Color the first shape purple. 4. Draw a big blue dot in the middle of the third shape.
1. Listen and draw
Materials: white drawing paper, pencil or pen Give these directions orally to your child. Tell your child that you will only be reading each step of the directions twice, so they need to pay close attention. Step 1: Turn your paper horizontally. That means “landscape” or long ways. Step 2: Draw a two-inch five-point star in the left hand corner. The top point and the left point should touch the edge of the paper. Step 3: Now, move your pencil to the middle of the paper. Draw a one-inch square...
2. Origami
Materials: Origami paper, directions Origamiis a challenging activity when you can see the directions. Challenge your child to make a pelican from only your oral directions. Origami Pelican
3. Mystery Pictures
Materials: white drawing paper, pen or pen Draw a picture using common shapes on a piece of paper; don’t let your child see your drawing. (Example below) Give your child a piece of paper and give her directions so she can try to replicate your picture on her paper. After you are done, compare the pictures. Now switch! Let her draw a picture and give you the directions to try and recreate the picture on her paper. How to draw funny cartoons
No doubt you have experienced a bout of selective listening with your child. It tends to kick in when a child is asked to start his homework, clean her room, or complete some other unnecessary task that distracts from fun and entertainment. (Editor’s note: Dad’s can suffer from this affliction too.) The listening activities listed above are suggest...
7 core following directions activities for kids. There are several good ‘ole fashioned standby games to play with kids to help them 1) Listen and hear what you are instructing and 2) Practice following the directions you shared.
Following directions is a crucial language skill and a common goal for speech therapy clients/students. However, teaching directions is a bit more complicated than it seems. The key is to diagnosis the WHY the child is struggling. Read on to learn more!
Dec 17, 2013 · We love to move and learn here so I found 6 following directions games that get kids up and moving! Following Directions Games: Teach Kids to Follow Directions with Relay Races from Coffee Cups and Crayons; Following Directions Grid Game from Kids Activities Blog; I Spy from Playing with Words 365; Following Directions and Listening Game ...
May 22, 2024 · Teach your children to follow instructions and build good listening skills with these 2-step directions for preschoolers.
