Following Directions Game Middle School. Students bring in teddy bears, hide them within the classroom or school, and then create lists of directions for others to follow to locate the bears. Tell your child that you will only be reading each step of the directions twice, so they need to pay close attention.
The classic game where students form a line, and each person whispers a message to the next until the last person says the message out loud. Once the kids understand the game more they can take a turn being the “teacher”. T hese following direction activities are directionality activities that can help kids learn directions or spatial concepts such as left, right, up, down, and compass directions (north, south, east, and west) with a motor component.
Students will follow “principal wild’s” instructions to make different movements with their body, such as hopping on one foot or hands on their head, only moving when the instruction is preceded by “principal wild says…”
Give these directions orally to your child. Once the kids understand the game more they can take a turn being the “teacher”. Although listening is part of the language arts curriculum, it is a skill that is important in all classes, especially when students are learning to take notes. There is one thing that students love more than telling me what to do;