Planned Teaching    
                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan  
 

How to Follow Instructions

    
       
       
Introduce Skill Use the story of Winnie the Pooh:  No One's Listening to  
What? introduce the concept of following instructions.  Discuss  
When? what "following instructions" means:  (Listening carefully  
Who? and do as we are told) When? (Playing a game, taking a test, putting  
  models together, grown-ups following boss' instructions)  Who?  
  (Friends, family, teachers, coaches, policemen, etc.)  
       
Describe Skill Steps 1. Look at the person.    
  2. Say "Okay."    
  3. Do the task immediately.    
  4. Check back.    
       
Rationale When you follow instructions, you may get your work done sooner and have
Benefit more time to play or get to the next activity.  You may make your  
Neg. Consequence teacher think you are more responsible, and you may earn more privileges.
Concern      
       
       
Request for Does this make sense?  Can someone repeat the steps for me?  
Acknowledgment      
       
Practice In the story of Winnie the Pooh:  No One's Listening, the characters  
  are not listening or following instructions.  Have class role play  
  characters from the story.  Whisper instructions to partner/  
  character that corresponds with story.  The partner must follow steps  
  of following instructions.  Reverse roles.  Discuss feelings when  
  instructions are followed/not followed promptly.  
       
Feedback You did a great job of following instructions by looking at  
  me, saying O.K., and doing the task immediately.  
       
       
Positive  Because all of you practiced how to follow instructions, you have  
Consequence earned an extra 5 minutes of free time.    
       
       
Follow-Up Practice Tomorrow we will do an SRA listening tape and I want you to remember 
  how to follow instructions.