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Behavioral Lesson Plan

Universal Expectation: Respect Everyone

Name of the Skill/Setting: Listen to adult directions

|Purpose of the lesson/Why it’s important: |

|To show how following directions keeps us safe. |

|Students do their work correctly |

|Keep things running smoothly and safely |

|Teachers can teach |

|Teaching Examples: |

|The teacher will discuss the following with the children: |

|Discuss why it is important to follow directions at all times |

|Ask the students to explain what can happen if they don’t listen or follow directions. |

|Teacher will present the following situations and discuss: |

|A teacher tells everyone it is time to go back inside. You line up and wait patiently for the teacher to open the door. |

|Students finish a test, everyone turns it in except one. The one student takes it home with them and brings it back the next day |

|to turn in. |

|Students in the 7th grade team remembered the teachers directions from the beginning of the year and turned in all their work, with|

|all work corrected. Students found their grades increased since they understood what they were doing in class. |

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|Kid Activities/Role-Plays: |

|Have the students come up with skits that show people following teacher directions and those who don’t |

|Have students complete a sheet of directions and things you would like them to do. Put one direction of if “you have read this, |

|just sign your name to the paper and don’t do any of the list”. You can put this in the middle or end. |

|Play Simon Says |

|Have students write out clear directions for a “how to” speech, or have them tell a teacher how to do something, like specifically |

|make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. |

|Follow-Up Reinforcement Activities: |

|Positively reinforce students for following directions throughout the day. |

|Give tickets for those who follow directions the first time |

|Use teachable moments to remind students the importance of following directions. |

Following Direction Test

1. Read all of the following directions before you do anything. 

2. Print your name, last name first then your first name and middle initial (if you have one), at the top of the page.

3. Draw a line through the word "all" in direction 1.

4. Underline the word "directions" in direction 1.

5. In direction 2, circle the words "your first name."

6. In direction 3, place an "X" in front of the word "through."

7. Cross out the numbers of the even-numbered directions above.

8. In direction 7, cross out the word "above" and write the word "below" above it.

9. Write "Following directions is easy" under your name at the top of the page.

10. In direction 9, add the following sentence after the word "page": "That's what you think!"

11. Draw a square in the upper right-hand corner of this page.

12. Draw a triangle in the lower left-hand corner of this page.

13. Place a circle in the center of the square.

14. Place an "x" in the center of the triangle.

15. Now that you have read all of the directions as instructed in direction 1, follow directions 2 and 16 only.

16. Please do not give away what this test is about by saying anything or doing anything to alert your classmates.  If you have reached this direction, make believe you are still writing.  See how many of your classmates really know how to follow directions.

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