April Following Directions & Listening Comprehension Activities - Read & Draw
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Work on following direction and building listening skills in the classroom with these no-prep activities for back to school, fall, winter, spring, and summer. These daily Listening Practice Mats for the Whole Year include 20 different printable listening and following instruction mats for 10 months!Price $27.50Original Price $52.50Save $25.00
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Need listening comprehension activities to help students practice following directions? These April listening and following directions activities feature Easter, Earth Day, & Spring-themed following directions activities your students will love! Listen and color or listen and draw activities are perfect for whole or small group instruction, homework, centers, fast finishers, and morning work.
This listen and draw activities resource includes 20 different Listening Mats
✅ 3 variations of each listening comprehension activity
✅ Every listen and draw mat covers a different topic or theme
✅ Each one builds different listening and following instructions skills
⭐️ Listening Mats Type 1: Listen & Color
- Students listen to each step given or read it themselves. They color pictures and complete the tasks as described.
- Large pictures are provided for the tasks. Backgrounds, topics, and tasks are familiar to children.
- Students are provided with clear and specific steps to complete in the picture provided.
⭐️ Listening Mats Type 2: Follow Directions & Draw
- Students listen to each task given or read it themselves. They draw the picture by following directions given.
- Large backgrounds are provided for the tasks. Backgrounds, topics, and tasks are familiar to children.
- Students are provided with clear and specific items to draw to complete in the picture provided.
⭐️ Listening Mats Type 3: Visualize & Draw
- Students read, listen to, and visualize the story given. They draw and color a detailed picture of the story.
- 2 variations of backgrounds are provided to leave room to illustrate each story. One blank and one with an image to help.
- Students are provided with a short story. They should visualize the story as it is being read.
Through these listening comprehension activities, your students will…
- Listen, visualize, and think about what is read and complete the appropriate task
- Build listening and reading skills through repeated practice
- Practice following written and verbal directions
- Practice coloring and drawing
These following directions activities align with the Common Core standards for listening and reading for first grade, but could also be used for advanced readers in Kindergarten and for extra practice/as a review for second grade.
Look at the PREVIEW for a look at the table of contents and a breakdown of what each type of Listening Mat looks like and how they can be used. The video preview shows examples of other Listening Mats in action.
⭐️Additional pages are provided for Canadian users which include Canadian spelling and content where applicable.
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5 ways to use listen and draw Listening Mats in your classroom:
1. Print and use Listening Mats in your small groups to practice so many important skills.
2. Shrink and print Listening Mats and use them in your interactive notebooks.
3. Copy Listening Mats back to back with the cover page to create a booklet.
4. Copy and put Listening Mats into a folder. Use for morning work or fast finishers.
5. Use as an assessment tool to check listening skills and ability to follow directions.
❤️ Teachers love these listen and draw activities!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Homeschool M. Says, "GREAT! NO PREP, just PRINT! These are absolutely great for teaching my students/children in our homeschool setting. It teaches them to listen to instructions and how important it is to listen to the DETAILS of that instruction. I use them by saying the instructions VERBALLY to my students (since they're too young to read them). There are a variety of learning mats and levels and I plan to continue to use these as my students grow and their learning accelerates. It is also helpful that the learning mats are geared towards typical events or seasons throughout the year. That helps to make sure my students are also getting other subject lessons while learning to follow directions. These are the BEST! I look forward to using more of these in my instruction. :)"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jessica K. says, "My students were so engaged with these listening activities! It is also easy to use them as a quick formative assessment because you can easily tell who is not listening and following directions."
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