Following Instructions

Steps

 

1. Look at the Person

 

2. Say "OK"

 

3. Do the Task Right Away

 

4. Check Back 

 

Reasons:

• Following Instructions will show that you are a mature teenager
   
• Following Instructions shows that you are giving respect.
   
• Following Instructions will let you get to do what you want sooner. 

Activities

 

 

Discussion

• Do you think following instructions is ever more important based on the location?

 

• Do you think you will have to follow instructions you do not like as an adult as well?  What could consequences of adults not following instructions be?

 

Move Around

• Students get into groups of 2 and 3.  Students will give each other instructions to follow and practice.  One student gives an instruction, and then switch to the other student. 
   
• Play a class game of "Simon Says."  Students practice doing exactly what was said.  The last person wins.

 

Review

• If you do not agree with someone's instructions, how should you handle it?
   
• What areas of the school, or anywhere, are important to follow instructions?  How does lunch, extra-curricular activities, and "non-school" times play into this? (e.g. How should you handle instructions at something like a ROCORI volleyball game?)
   
• Why do you think adults expect students to "follow instructions" right away?