Who doesn’t know active kids who need practice listening and following one-step, multi-step, sequential, temporal, conditional, and complex directions? The game targets action verbs and conjunctions to grow listening and spoken language skills. The secret is the kids are expanding receptive language skills, increasing their auditory memory and processing skills while being engaged and active.
HAVE FUN WHILE TARGETING:
✧ Action verbs - Pick, scurry, jump, drop, fly, pop, swoop, shake, fall, stretch, roll, scavenge, waddle, hang
✧ Conjunctions- and, or, before, after, either, while
✧ One, Two, and Multi-Step Directions - Following basic directions start with simple, one-two steps including an action verb and a noun. Multi-step directions involve following two or more directions at a time.
✧ Sequential Directions - Sequential directions involve following directions in a specific order. "Hang like a scarecrow, pick an apple, and jump in the pile of leaves."
✧ Temporal Directions - These target a child’s ability to follow directions containing the words “before” or “after” in a variety of positions within the utterance. For example, in some instances, the term “before” is located in the middle of the direction: “Pick an apple before you shake like a tree.” The listening direction may be positioned at the beginning such as, “Before you fly like an owl, stretch like a cat.”
✧ Conditional directions - Listeners decide what actions to do based on the given condition(s). “If your a bat, jump into a leaf pile.” If not, then waddle like a turkey.”
✧ Complex Directions - These increase auditory memory and processing demands when critical elements are included such as adjectives, quantities, sizes, and more. "Fly like the SLEEPY, OLD owl." "Waddle like the scared THANKSGIVING turkey."
You’ll love this no-planning activity that requires easy one-time Prep. Just print out the activity cards and cut them on the dotted lines. Done!
It's fast, fun, effective, and can be played over and over again.
Terrific for children of different ages and stages that can be leveled up or down to meet their needs.
It's great for children who are deaf and hard of hearing and those who can benefit from practicing listening skills.
This activity is ideal for …
Face to face in therapy, school, and at home
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