In the beginning you should remind the children that you will not repeat the directions, so they had better listen very carefully. Then follow through. This is the hard part. Some children, often the good, sweet ones, will try you out to see if you really mean what you said. Don t make exceptions unless the child was out of the room when the directions were given.
Children are resourceful.
They will get the directions from another child. I have to admit that I looked the other way when they were asking their friends for the assignment. It won t take too long before the children see that you really mean it and will begin listening to your directions the first time. This is excellent training in good listening skills. Lesson Plans I used to hate to write lesson plans.