Planned Teaching

 

 

 

                      Boys Town Social Skill Lesson Plan

 

 

 

                                "Following Instructions"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Introduce Skill

What does it mean to follow instructions?

 

 

 

What?

What is the importance of following Instructions?

 

 

 

When?

When should we follow instructions?

 

 

 

Who?

Who might give us instructions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Describe Skill Steps

1.  Look at the person.

 

 

 

 

2.  Say "Okay."

 

 

 

 

3.  Do what you have been asked right away.

 

 

 

 

4.  Check back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rationale

When you follow instructions properly, you may have

 

 

Benefit

more time for other things, and you may get extra

 

 

 

Neg. Consequence

privileges.

 

 

 

Concern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request for

Repeat the steps.  Does this make sense?

 

 

 

   Acknowledgment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice

In small groups, role play a situation in which someone

 

 

 

needs to follow instructions.  Then have each group

 

 

 

 

write the skill steps on a large piece of paper.  Allow

 

 

 

15 minutes for this activity.  Present the steps to the class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feedback

You did a great job of practicing "Following Instructions!"

 

 

 

(Praise specific steps followed and give specific feed back for

 

 

areas of improvement.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive

Because you practiced so well, you have earned 10 minutes of

 

   Consequence

extra free time.  (or other positive consequences that are

 

 

 

appropriate for the time like penny candy or playing a game.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow-Up Practice

Tomorrow we'll play "Simon Says."  You'll have the chance

 

 

 

to demonstrate that you know the skill steps of "How to Follow

 

 

 

Instructions."