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| Title | Practicing Following Directions |
| Body | A couple of years ago I tried an activity where two students paired off and at random chose a card. Each card had directions for a particular place in the school (I teach in a big school). The students would go with their card, follow the directions, and return to my classroom after they found their destination. They had to let me know where they ended up and I would check my sheet and let them know if they were correct. I made about sixteen cards for students and numbered them. I had a sheet numbered with the correct destinations. For example: the cafeteria the auditorium the library the principal's office another teacher's room etc... Of course the kids would never see my paper. If they were correct they could grab another card. That particular year (all eighth graders) the students were pretty wild and unmotivated. I told them plainly that if I received one complaint from any teacher or anyone in the building the activity was over. I received one complaint and stuck to my consequences. I did this activity the day before spring break and most other teachers were showing movies. The kids were happy to move around instead of sitting for another forty minutes. It worked very well. Clark, V. Re: Giving directions. Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (25 Oct. 2005). |
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