Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

My name's Mrs. Riley and I'm here today to teach you this lesson.

In our lesson today, we are going to be practising giving and listening to instructions.

So let's get started.

The outcome of today's lesson is to give and follow instructions.

These are our keywords for today's learning.

That means these words are really important in today's lesson.

I'm going to say each one, and when I say it like this, and then go like that, I'd like you to repeat it to me.

My turn.

Your turn.

The first word is instructions.

Instructions.

Well done.

Instructions tell us how to do something.

For example, if I wanted to know how to make a cup of tea, somebody could give me instructions and tell me how to do it.

For example, put the kettle on.

The next keyword is speaking.

Speaking.

Speaking is using your voice to talk to someone.

And finally, listening.

Listening.

Listening is paying attention to what someone is saying.

In our lesson today, we have two learning cycles.

First, we're going to be listening to and following instructions.

And in the second learning cycle, we'll be giving and following instructions.

So let's start off by learning how to listen to and follow instructions.

We're going to play Simon Says.

Hands up if you've ever played this game before.

Don't worry if you haven't played it before.

I'll tell you what to do.

When I say, "Simon says," you must listen carefully and do what I tell you to do.

But be careful! If I don't start my sentence with Simon says, you mustn't do the action.

For example, if I say, "Simon says, clap your hands." You should do it because I said, "Simon says, clap your hands." But if I just said, "Clap your hands," you need to stay still because I didn't say Simon says before it.

Okay.

Are you ready? Can you get your listening ears ready? Okay, here we go.

Simon says, stand up.

Well done.

Everyone standing up.

Simon says, sit down.

Cross your arms. Oh, did you notice I didn't say, Simon says, cross your arms. So you should just be sitting down without your arms crossed.

Simon says, nod your head.

Simon says, stop nodding your head and clap your hands.

Well done if you remembered to not clap your hands because I didn't say Simon says before it.

Okay, let's stop there.

You can stop now and relax.

So in that game, I was giving you instructions.

Instructions are sentences that tell us how to do something.

I was telling you what to do.

You were listening and doing what I told you.

This means you were following my instructions.

You had to listen carefully and pay close attention to what I was saying.

In Simon says, it's easy to get caught out.

I always get caught out when I play.

If you were looking at me but not paying close attention to the instructions, you might have followed an instruction by mistake.

Like cross your arms. So good listeners, look at the person who's speaking.

They keep their bodies still.

And they pay attention to what the person is speaking is saying.

So I would like you now with your talk partner to discuss why do you think it is important to keep your body still whilst you are listening? Pause the video and talk to your partner now.

Well done.

It's really important to keep your body still when you are listening because otherwise you might get distracted if you are fiddling around or fiddling with something, it's hard to pay attention and that's why we should try to keep our bodies still when we are listening.

Okay, let's check what we've just learned.

Which of these show good listening skills? a, looking at the person who is speaking, b, moving around a lot when the person is speaking, c, paying attention to what the speaker is saying.

There might be more than one answer.

Which of these show good listening skills? Pause the video now.

Well done.

Good listening skills include looking at the person who's speaking and paying attention to what the speaker is saying.

It doesn't include moving around a lot.

Instructions tell us how to do something.

They can be spoken aloud, written down or demonstrated to us.

I would like you now with your talk partner to discuss.

Can you think of a time when you have followed instructions? I'm going to tell you an example of when I followed instructions.

When it was my daughter's birthday, she got a game called Snakes and Ladders.

Some of you might have played it before.

And when we got the opened up the box and we got the board out and the dice and the various things, I didn't know how to play.

So I got the leaflet out.

That gave me the instructions.

It told me what to do.

For example, start by rolling the dice.

So I followed the instructions on how to play the game, Snakes and Ladders.

I'd like you to now pause the video and tell your partner when you've followed some instructions.

Well done.

Here are some examples of what you might have said.

"I followed instructions in a recipe to make a cake." "I watched my teacher make a rocket and followed the same instructions." "I followed my mum's instructions to tidy away my toys." So all different, but all instructions.

They're all telling you how to do something.

Okay, could you finish this sentence? Instructions, a, ask the listener for an answer, b, instructions tell us what you think or believe, or c, instructions tell us how something should be done.

Could you pause the video and choose a, b or c? Well done.

The answer is c.

Instructions tell us how something should be done.

For example, if you were following instructions on how to bake a cake, it would tell you how you should do it.

We're going to give simple instructions like in the game, Simon Says.

Here are some examples of things we could tell our partners to do with their body.

Put your hands on your head.

That would be an instruction.

Hide your hands behind your back.

Close your eyes.

Rub your tummy.

Pat your knees.

These are all short, simple instructions.

Can you think of any more? Any more instructions that you could tell your partner to do with their body? Can you pause the video and have a think about that? Well done.

I heard someone saying, "Touch your nose." That's a good instruction.

To be able to follow instructions, you need to listen carefully to what you are being told to do.

So you need to stop talking when you are listening.

You need to look at the person speaking.

And you need to pay attention to what they're saying.

To demonstrate good listening, you need to do all three of these things at the same time.

That will help you to follow the instructions successfully.

Okay, is it true or false? It is important to stop talking when you are listening to instructions.

Is that true or false? Pause the video now.

Well done.

It is true.

It's important to stop talking when you are listening to instructions.

I'm now going to do an activity and you are going to watch me and be the teacher to see if I'm doing it right.

And then it's going to be your turn to do the exact same activity.

So I'm first gonna think of a simple instruction to tell my partner how to move their body.

I'm gonna say my instruction out loud.

Okay, so let me think of an instruction of what my partner could do.

Just have some thinking time.

I've got it.

Clap your hands.

I'm going to wait for my partner to follow my instructions.

I'm gonna wait and see if they clap their hands.

Okay, now, it's your turn.

So you are first going to think of a simple instruction to tell your partner how to move their body.

Maybe this could be partner A.

Just quickly decide who's partner A.

Okay, great.

Partner a, you are gonna think of a simple instruction to tell your partner how to move their body.

And then you are going to say your instruction out loud.

Okay, gonna say your instruction and then you're going to wait for your partner to follow your instruction.

Can you pause the video and do that now? Well done.

Now, I'd like you to swap partner B needs to think of something to tell an instruction.

Simple one, say out loud to your partner and then wait to see if they followed your instruction were they listening carefully.

Pause the video again.

Well done.

It's now time for your first task.

Partner A is going to give your partner a simple instruction telling them how to move their body, just like we did in the slide before.

Partner B is going to listen carefully and follow your partner's instruction.

You are going to do this three times.

So you are gonna give your partner three simple instructions.

And once you've done that, you are going to swap roles.

Now, remember the instructions should be simple.

For example, put your finger on your nose.

It doesn't need to be really complicated instructions.

In this task, you are practising giving instructions, giving clear, simple instructions using your clear, loud speaking voice.

And you are practising your listening skills when your partner is giving you an instruction.

So here are some examples.

Put your hands on your head that was nice and simple.

Hide your hands behind your back.

Close your eyes.

And rub your tummy.

All of those are simple instructions.

Now, it's your turn.

Pause the video and I hope you enjoy this task.

Well done.

Did you give short, simple instructions? Well done if you did.

When you were listening, did you stop talking? Did you look at the person speaking? And did you pay attention to what they were saying? And did you manage to follow the instructions successfully? I hope you did.

In our second learning cycle now, we are going to practise giving and following instructions.

Before we do that, can we just have a quick wriggle on our chairs? 'Cause we've done a lot of learning.

Maybe give your shoulders a roll.

Maybe take a deep breath in through your nose (inhales deeply) and out through your mouth.

(exhales sharply) Okay, are we ready for the next part of our lesson? Good.

Let's get started.

So we've already said instruction should be short and simple.

This makes them easier for the person listening to remember and follow.

For example, go to your peg, put on your coat, line up at the door.

These are short, simple instructions.

Which of the following is a short and simple instruction? a, carefully take the lid off the jar and stir half of the sugar in, then sprinkle a bit more without spilling any.

Is that short and simple? b, I like sugar.

Is that instruction? Hmm.

And c, stir in the sugar.

Could you pause the video and decide which of these is a short and simple instruction? Pause the video now.

Well done.

The answer is c, a, is also an instruction, but it's not simple, and b, I like sugar wasn't an instruction at all, c, stir in the sugar was a short and simple instruction.

Instruction should be given in a sensible order.

This is usually the order in which you want them to take place.

For example, put on your socks, put on your shoes, tie up your laces.

If you followed these instructions in a different order, it would make it very difficult to get ready.

For example, if you put your shoes on without your socks, then you'd have to take them off again.

Or if you tied up your shoe laces that lit your laces first, then it would be difficult to get your shoe on.

So that's why we give them in the order in which they should take in which they should take place.

Okay, could you order these instructions for brushing your teeth? So the options are, a, brush your teeth, b, pick up your toothbrush, c, squeeze toothpaste onto your toothbrush.

So which should come first, second, and third.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

So first, you should pick up your toothbrush.

Second, you should squeeze the toothpaste onto your toothbrush.

And third, you can brush your teeth.

We are gonna use our voices to give instructions.

I would like you to discuss with your partner how should our voice sound when we are speaking.

Should it sound thought? Should we speak quickly or slowly, loudly or quietly? Should we speak clearly or should we mumble? Pause the video and tell your partner how our voice should sound when we're speaking.

Well done.

When we're speaking, our voices should be loud, can clear.

We need to speak loudly enough, so that people listening can hear what we're saying.

We don't need to shout, but we need to be loud enough that they can hear what we're saying.

And we need to speak clearly, so they can understand us.

So is it true or false? Instructions should be shouted in your loudest voice.

Is it true or false? Pause the video now.

Well done.

It's false.

We want to speak loudly and clearly, but we don't need to shout in our loudest voice.

Otherwise, we might sound very bossy when we give our instructions.

Instruction should be given one at a time.

When instructions are broken down in steps, this makes them easier for the person listening to follow.

Today, we're gonna give our partner instructions to draw a monster.

We'll give them one instruction, and then we'll wait for them to follow it, and then we will give them the next instruction.

So for example, if we gave all the instructions at the same time, like, okay, pick up your pen, draw a square, draw five eyes, draw four legs, draw some hair, draw a squiggly line.

They won't have time to follow it.

So we're gonna give one simple instruction and then give them time to do it.

And then give them the second one.

For example, draw a circle, right? Here we go.

I've got my piece of paper ready.

So my first instruction, it's nice and simple is draw a circle.

Here we go.

I've drawn a circle.

Let's see my next instruction.

Add two triangle ears.

Okay, add two triangle ears, okay? I followed that instruction.

Draw five legs.

One, two, three, four, five.

Now, those instructions were nice and easy for me to follow because they were broken down, they were simple and each time I paused, so I had time to do it.

I'm going to use a loud, clear voice to give an instruction.

So for example, draw a circle.

That's the first step.

Let me do it again while I do it.

Okay, so here we go.

I've got another blank piece of paper.

Okay, draw a circle.

So my partner would draw a circle.

I'm gonna wait for them to follow my instruction.

So I followed my instruction.

Then I'm gonna give my next instruction.

Add three eyes.

So I've waited for them to follow the instruction.

So now, it's your turn.

You are going to use a loud, clear voice to give an just one instruction to draw a monster.

So you're going to give the instruction, then you are going to wait for your partner to follow your instruction.

Then you are going to give another instruction.

So the second instruction.

And then again, you are going to wait for them to follow your instruction.

So you are just giving two instructions to your partner and waiting after each one.

And then you can swap roles.

Could you pause the video while you have a go at this now? Well done.

It's now time for your final task in today's lesson.

Just as we did earlier, you are going to take turns with a partner, giving and following instructions to draw a monster.

Partner A is going to use a loud, clear voice to give your partner five instructions, one at a time.

So last when we just practised, we just gave two instructions.

This time we're going to give five.

So for example, it might be draw a circle, draw five eyes, draw two legs, draw some squiggly hair and draw some triangle ears.

They would be my five instructions, but as I just did it wrong, didn't I? Because I gave all five in one go and I didn't wait each time to give my partner time to do it.

So you're going to give one instruction, simple clear instruction, and then wait.

You're going to let them listen and follow the instruction.

Once they've finished, then you give your second instruction.

Remember, you're going to use a loud, clear voice.

Then you're going to wait and let them follow the instruction and so on.

And once you've given your five clear instructions and once your partner's drawn the monster, then you are going to swap roles.

So you are each going to have a time, a turn at being the bossy boots and giving the instructions.

And you are each going to have a turn at listening carefully and drawing the monster.

So I really hope you enjoy this activity.

Pause the video now.

Well done.

Did you when you were giving the instructions, keep them short and simple? Did you give them in a sensible order? Did you give one instruction at a time? And when you were following the instructions, did you stop talking, look at the person speaking and pay attention to what they were saying? And did you both follow the instructions, you were given accurately? I wonder.

Well done for doing that task.

So let's summarise what we've learned today.

Instructions are sentences that tell us how to do something.

To be able to follow an instruction, you need to be able to listen carefully to what you are being told to do.

Successful speaking include speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.

Successful listening includes looking at the person speaking and paying close attention.

Perhaps this week, you could try to notice whenever you are being given an instruction.

It might be your teacher telling you to line up for lunch.

It might be a grownup at home telling you to go to bed.

It might be if you are reading an instruction when you are playing a game or make cooking something.

But try and notice when you are being given instructions.

And if you want, you could play a game at break time where you practise giving your partner instructions to do, for example, hop five times or catch the ball.

So I hope this learning has been really helpful.

Thank you so much for working so hard.

Hopefully, I'll see you for some more learning another time.