Lesson Summary: Students will learn to follow 3-5 step directions by reacting with physical activity. Students follow directions of the teacher to clap, hop, put hands on head, and then perform the same activity in a different order at the teacher’s direction. Students then progress to 3-5 step directions. Students follow PowerPoint to practice 3-5 step directions using icons as visual prompts. Advanced learners work together to give each other 3-5 step directions. Struggling learners work individually with the teacher, who gives them individual directions, then moving on to 2-3 step consecutive directions.
Lesson Objectives:
The students will know…
- the basics of following 1- and 2-step verbal directions.
- students will be able to follow more detailed directions, including 3-5 step directions.
Learning Styles Targeted:
Visual / Auditory / Kinesthetic/Tactile
Pre-Assessment:
1)Ask students to follow two directions in a row, example: stomp your feet, clap your hands.
2)Change the two-step directions to: stomp your feet twice, clap your hands once. Then change to: stomp your feet once, clap your hands once. Last 2 step directions should be: stomp your feet twice, clap your hands twice.
Whole-Class Instruction
Materials Needed: PowerPoint*
Procedure:
Presentation
1)Ask students to stand by their table or desk.
2)Ask students to perform three activities in a row: clap hands once, stomp feet once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 2)*
3)Change the order of the directions: stomp feet once, clap hands once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 3)
4)Add on another direction to the 3 already performed: clap hands once, stomp feet once, snap fingers once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 4)
5)Change the order: snap fingers once, clap hands once, stomp feet once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 5)
6)Add on additional direction, to make the directions 5-step directions: clap hands once, stomp feet once, snap fingers once, blink eyes once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 6)
7)Repeat the 5 step directions in a different order: stomp feet once, clap hands once, snap fingers once, blink eyes once, put hands on head. Students respond (See PowerPoint, Slide 7).
Guided Practice
8)Repeat the 5 step directions in a different order and with additional actions: clap hands twice, snap fingers twice, stomp feet twice, blink eyes twice, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 8)
9)Repeat 5 step directions in a different order with additional actions: clap hands twice, stomp feet twice, blink eyes twice, snap fingers twice,put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 9)
10)Repeat 5 step directions in a different order with additional actions: clap hands twice, snap fingers once, stomp feet twice, blink eyes once, put hands on head. Students respond. (See PowerPoint, Slide 10)
11)Repeat 5 step directions in a different order with additional actions: clap hands once, snap fingers twice, stomp feet once, blink eyes twice, put hands on head. (See PowerPoint, Slide 11)
Independent Practice
12)Work with small groups of students asking them to perform 3-5 step directions.
13)Increase speed of directions for an additional challenge.
Closing Activity
14)Close by having students follow along with the icons on the PowerPoint to indicate the activity, working through the PowerPoint consecutively. Cue the students to the number on each activity.
Advanced Learner
Materials Needed: none
Procedure:
1)Two students work together to give each other 3-5 step directions.
Struggling Learner
Materials Needed: none
Procedure:
1)Work individually with students, giving directions individual rather than consecutively. Then move to giving them 2-3 step directions consecutively.
*see supplemental resources
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