Following Directions: One-Step Classroom
Eight one-step classroom directions heard aloud; student picks the picture action.
This device has no voice — read the passage aloud to the student.
Touch your nose.
Touch your nose.
Session summary (SOAP)
Stays on this screen. Nothing is saved or sent.
Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Open the board, skim the list once, and pick a starting item such as nose. Model the target skill once, then let the student try before you advance. Keep turns short: one item, quick feedback, next item. If attention drops, hide half the set and finish with the strongest items. Note accuracy in your session log; the game advances on every attempt so you judge the response.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentPress Listen so the student hears the passage with the words hidden; play it again before giving any other help, and show the words only as a later support. Present the item and wait 5 seconds of quiet before helping.Log as correct
- RepeatRepeat the direction once, at the same speed, stressing the key words.Log as cued
- Chunk itBreak the direction into its steps and give them one at a time.Log as cued
- ModelShow the steps yourself, then the student does them.Log as cued
Adjust it
Give one step at a time, with a picture or a written list for each step.
Add a step, or a concept word such as 'before', 'after' or 'except'.
Matching IEP goal
Given spoken or written directions, Student will complete every step of the direction in order in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than one repetition.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Following Directions: One-Step Classroom packs practice on one-step classroom directions. Stimuli include nose and door, chosen so you can hear whether the skill shows up in real items, not only on a demo card. It fits grades K through 5 students in a short clinic block or a push-in rotation.
What to listen for
Listen for whether one-step classroom directions appears on nose and on less familiar words too. Notice if errors cluster on one pattern or show up everywhere. Watch whether the student self-corrects after your model or needs the same cue each time. A student who succeeds on door but not on nose may be using memory rather than the skill you are targeting.
Carrying it home
Send home two words from the board, such as nose and door, with one sentence about how to practice. Families can say the word, pause, and let the child respond without rushing. Short, daily practice beats a long weekend session. Ask the caregiver to note which words felt easy so you can adjust next time.
What's in this activity
- Touch your nose.
- Touch nose
- Stand up
- Open book
- Point to the door.
- Point door
- Clap hands
- Sit down
- Raise your hand.
- Raise hand
- Wave hello
- Close eyes
- Pick up your pencil.
- Pick pencil
- Erase board
- Push chair
- Look at the teacher.
- Look teacher
- Look window
- Look shoes
- Put the paper on the desk.
- Paper on desk
- Paper in bin
- Paper away
- Line up at the door.
- Line up door
- Line up window
- Run outside
- Listen with quiet hands.
- Quiet hands
- Tap desk
- Talk neighbor
Questions
- Who is this for?
- Grades k through 5 students working on one-step classroom directions, including push-in and small-group sessions.
- Is it free?
- Yes. It plays in the browser with no login. An account adds session data and assignment to a student.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
Track progress freeFree for SLPs. No card, no trial clock.