Spring Following Directions Activity Packet

This packet contains following directions activities for 4 different spring themes: rainy days, a pond scene, flowers, and

flying kites. These activities address listening for details, understanding prepositions, and understanding pronouns as well as

following 1-2 step directions.

For each of the 4 themes, you will get a following directions mat, manipulatives to be used with the directions, and 24

following directions cards. The directions cards are broken up into the following categories:

6 2-step directions with the format “First ________, then_________.”

4 2-step directions that contain the word “before”

4 2-step directions that contain the word “after”

6 1-step directions that target negation.

4 1-step conditional directions with the format “If __________, then __________.”

That’s a total of 96 directions cards!

I included 2 copies of each following directions mat and 2 copies of each set of manipulatives. If you are using these

activities with more than 2 students, you will probably want to print additional copies of the mats and manipulatives.

Here’s how to use these activities:

1) Cut apart the manipulative cards and the following directions cards

2) Give each student a following directions mat and a set of manipulatives

3) Have each student choose a card and follow the directions using the manipulatives

Here is a detailed look at what each of the themes includes:

1) Rainy Days

following directions mat with pictures of 4 children who are holding umbrellas or playing in puddles

manipulative cards with 8 pictures of umbrellas and rain clothes

24 direction cards

2) Pond Scene

following directions mat with a spring pond scene

manipulative cards with pictures of 12 different spring animals and objects

24 direction cards (targets positional words)

3) Flowers

following directions mat with pictures of 4 children who are holding flowers

manipulative cards with 8 pictures of gardening supplies and flowers

24 directions cards

4) Flying Kites

following directions mat with 3 pictures of children

manipulative cards with pictures of 6 different kites

24 directions cards (targets the pronouns “him,” “her,” and “them”)

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Activity Created by Lauren Laur, CCC-SLP, https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Expressly-Speaking

First give the red

umbrella to the boy

with the orange shirt

and then give the

green umbrella to

the girl.

First give the yellow

umbrella to the

boy who is sitting

and then give the

blue umbrella to a

boy who is

standing.

First give the purple

umbrella to the

child who is wearing

purple shoes and

then give the boots

to the boy who is

holding an

umbrella.

First give the

raincoat to the boy

with the boat and

then give the blue

umbrella to the boy

who is jumping in a

puddle.

First give the

green umbrella to

the boy with a

blue shirt and

then give the

yellow umbrella to

a boy with black

hair.

First give the pink

umbrella to the

girl and then give

the raincoat to a

child who is

wearing yellow

boots.

Before you give

the red umbrella

to a boy, give the

yellow umbrella to

the girl.

Before you give

the boots to the

boy who is

wearing an

orange shirt, give

the green

umbrella to the

boy who is sitting.

.

Before you give

the green umbrella

to the boy who is

jumping in a

puddle, give the

blue umbrella to

the boy in brown

shorts.

Before you give

the boots to the

boy that is holding

an umbrella, give

the pink umbrella

to the child who is

wearing purple

shoes.

After you give the

raincoat to a child

who is holding an

umbrella, give the

yellow umbrella to

the boy who has a

boat.

After you give the

red umbrella to a

boy with black

hair, give the

purple umbrella to

the child who is

wearing a yellow

shirt.

After you give the

blue umbrella to

the boy that is

jumping in a

puddle, give the

boots to the boy

that is sitting

down.

After you give

the boots to a

child who is

standing up,

give the green

umbrella to the

boy who has a

boat.

Give the purple

umbrella to a

child who is not

a boy.

Give the yellow

umbrella to a

child who is not

standing up.

Give the blue

umbrella to a

child who is not

holding an

umbrella.

Give the pink

umbrella to a

child who is not

wearing yellow

boots.

Give the

raincoat to a

child who is not

wearing an

orange shirt.

Give the red

umbrella to a

child who is not

jumping in a

puddle.

If you are a girl, give

the yellow umbrella to

the child who is

wearing purple shoes.

If you are not a girl,

give the yellow

umbrella to the child

wearing a blue shirt.

If you ride the

bus to school,

give the raincoat

to a girl.

If you do not ride

a bus to school,

give the boots to

a boy.

If you have a brother,

give the green

umbrella to the child

who is sitting down.

If you do not have a

brother, give the red

umbrella to the child

who is sitting down.

If you are sitting

down, give the boots

to a child who is

holding an umbrella.

If you are not sitting,

give the blue

umbrella to the boy

who has a boat.

First put the

yellow duck in

the pond and

then put the

kite above the

branch.

First put the

ladybug beside

the flowers and

then put the

cloud below

the sun.

First put the blue

bird on top of

the mushroom

and then put

the purple

flower beside

the pond.

First put the lily

pad in the

pond and then

put the frog on

top of the lily

pad.

First put the

butterfly with

purple wings

below the

branch and then

put the white

swan beside the

mushroom.

First put the

mushroom

below the

flowers and

then put the

butterfly with

yellow wings

beside the sun.

Before you put

the frog on the

tree branch,

put the blue

bird between

the cloud and

the sun.

Before you put

the ladybug on

top of the

mushroom, put

the butterfly

with purple

wings below

the sun.

Before you put

the yellow duck

beside the

flowers, put the

white swan in

the pond.

Before you put

the kite below

the sun, put the

purple flower

above the

mushroom.

After you put

the lily pad in

the pond, put

the butterfly

with yellow

wings next to

the cloud.

After you put

the mushroom

between the

flowers and the

pond, put the

cloud above

the blue bird.

After you put

the ladybug

beside the blue

bird, put the

frog next to the

flowers.

After you put

the butterfly

with purple

wings above

the pond, put

the kite below

the branch.

Put something

that does not

have wings in

the pond.

Put something

that is not blue

beside the

flowers.

Put something

that does not

have spots

below the tree

branch.

Put something

that does not

hop on top of

the tree

branch.

Put something

that does not

grow beside

the sun.

Put something

that is not

yellow above

the mushroom.

If you are a

boy, put the

frog on top of

the flowers.

If you are not a

boy, put the

frog in the

pond.

If you are wearing

blue, put the blue

bird above the

branch.

If you are not

wearing blue, put

the cloud below

the sun.

If you have a cat,

put the butterfly

with yellow wings

beside the

bluebird.

If you do not have

a cat, put the

ladybug below the

branch.

If you have brown

hair, put the kite

between the cloud

and the sun.

If you do not have

brown hair, put the

butterfly with purple

wings between the

cloud and the sun.

First give the

watering can to the

boy who is holding

flowers behind his

back and then give

the purple flower to

the girl who is

looking at a

butterfly.

First give the

shovel to the

girl who has

pink bows in her

hair and then

give the yellow

flower to the

boy in the blue

shirt.

First give the

wheelbarrow to

the girl who is

holding white

flowers and

then give the

pink flower to

the girl wearing

brown boots.

First give the

basket of flowers

to the boy who

has a boat on his

shirt and then

give the flower

pot to the girl

wearing an

orange dress.

First give the

yellow flower to

the boy

wearing a blue

hat and then

give the shovel

to the girl who is

holding a pot of

flowers.

First give the

watering can to

the girl who is

wearing blue

shoes and then

give the

wheelbarrow to

the boy who is

wearing a yellow

shirt.

Before you give

the flower pot

to the girl who

has brown hair,

give the basket

to the girl who

has a pink

flower.

Before you give

the pink flower

to the girl who is

looking at a

butterfly, give

the shovel to

the boy who

has orange

hair.

Before you give

the watering

can to the boy

who has 3

flowers, give

the basket to

the boy who

has 4 flowers.

Before you give

the yellow flower

to the girl who is

wearing a pink

dress, give the

wheelbarrow to

the girl who is

wearing an

orange dress.

After you give

the purple

flower to the girl

who is wearing

bows in her

hair, give the

watering can to

the boy with a

hat.

After you give

the basket to

the girl who has

white flowers,

give the shovel

to the boy who

is wearing

brown boots.

After you give the

wheelbarrow to

the boy who is

holding flowers

behind his back,

give the yellow

flower to the girl

who is wearing

blue shoes.

After you give

the flower pot

to the boy who

is wearing a

blue shirt, give

the basket to

the girl who is

looking at a

butterfly.

Give the purple

flower to the girl

who is not

looking at a

butterfly.

Give the shovel

to the boy who

is not wearing a

hat.

Give the

watering can to

the girl who

does not have

a purple flower.

.

Give the

wheelbarrow to

a child who is

not wearing

blue shoes.

Give the yellow

flower to a

child who is not

wearing a

dress.

Give the basket

to a child who

does not have

black hair.

If you wear

glasses, give

the flower pot

to a boy.

If you do not

wear glasses,

give the yellow

flower to a girl.

If you are 6 years

old, give the purple

flower to the girl who

is wearing blue

shoes.

If you are not 6 years

old, give the purple

flower to the girl who

has pink bows

If you have a sister,

give the shovel to

the boy who is

wearing a hat.

If you do not have a

sister, give the

watering can to the

girl with white

flowers.

If you are wearing

black, give the basket

to the boy who has

orange hair.

If you are not wearing

black, give the shovel

to the boy who has

orange hair.

First give the

purple kite to

her and then

give the red

kite to him.

First give the

green kite to

them and then

give the yellow

kite to her.

First give the

orange kite to

him and then

give the blue

kite to them.

First give the

green kite to

him and then

give the

orange kite to

her.

First give the

red kite to her

and then give

the purple kite

to them.

First give the

blue kite to him

and then give

the yellow kite

to them.

Before you give

the orange kite

to them, give

the red kite to

her.

Before you give

the blue kite to

her, give the

green kite to

him.

Before you give

the purple kite

to her, give the

yellow kite to

them.

Before you give

the red kite to

him, give the

orange kite to

her.

After you give

the yellow kite

to them, give

the purple kite

to her.

After you give

the green kite

to him, give the

blue kite to

them.

After you give

the red kite to

them, give the

yellow kite to

her.

After you give

the green kite

to him, give the

orange kite to

her.

Give a kite that

is not purple to

them.

Give a kite that

is not red or

orange to her.

Give a kite that

is not yellow to

him.

Give a kite that

is not purple or

blue to him.

Give a kite that

is not green to

her.

Give a kite that

is not yellow or

orange to

them.

If you are wearing

socks, give the

red kite to him.

If you are not

wearing socks,

give the red kite

to her.

If you are wearing

red, give the yellow

kite to them.

If you are not

wearing red, give

the blue kite to him.

If you have

blonde hair,

give the green

kite to her.

If you do not

have blonde

hair, give the

purple kite to

her.

If you have a

pocket, give the

orange kite to her.

If you do not have

a pocket, give the

blue kite to them.