Listening and following directions

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 […]

Follow the directions below coloring page that you can customize and print for kids.

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 1 tells student two 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

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

Kids need to follow a set of 10 instructions to correctly color, draw, and write on a picture of a dinosaur with a happy sun in the background. This printable activity worksheet is a great way for students to practice following directions.

Following directions can be a challenging task for preschoolers, and it can be frustrating for parents and teachers to constantly repeat themselves. But don’t worry, these 10 simple and fun activities help your little ones master the skill of listening and following directions. So get ready to have some fun while teaching your preschoolers an ... Read more

Promote listening and following directions in your K-8 classroom through practice.