Planned Teaching    
                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan  
 

How to Follow Instructions

    
       
       
Introduce Skill Use the story of Peter Rabbit to introduce the concept of  
What? following instructions.  Discuss what "following instructions"  
When? means.  (Listening carefully and doing as we are told.)  We  
Who? need to follow instructions when playing a game, taking a  
  tet, putting a puzzle together.  Who?  (Friends, family,  
  coaches, teacher, policemen.)    
       
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  
Benefit sooner and have more time to play or get to the next  
Neg. Consequence activity. You will make your teacher think you are responsible  
Concern and you may earn more privileges.    
       
       
Request for  Does this make sense?  Can someone repeat the skill  
Acknowledgment steps for me?    
       
Practice In the story of Peter Rabbit, Peter's mother gave him  
  important instructions.  Pretend you are Peter and I am your mother.  
  I have some very important instructions for you.  You must  
  first read all the sentences, and then do what they tell you  
  to do.    
  1. Read all the sentences before you start to work.  
  2. Write your name on the paper.    
  3. Say your name out loud.    
  4. Color your paper green.    
  5. Only do what #1 and #2 tell you to do.    
       
Feedback You did a great job of following instructions by looking at me, saying  
  O.K., and doing it right away.    
       
       
Positive  Because all of you practiced how to follow instructions, you have earned
Consequence an extra 5 minutes of free time.    
       
       
Follow-Up Practice Tomorrow we will listen to an SRA listening tape, and you  
  will need to remember how to follow instructions.