Listening Game

Your Child Will Learn

How to listen to, remember, and follow 2-step directions

Here’s What to Do

1. Tell your child you’re going to play a listening game. 
2. Give your child a series of 2-step directions. Some examples:
   • Clap your hands, stomp your feet
   • Touch your head, touch your toes
   • Jump up, turn around
   • Reach up to the sky, touch the ground
   • (whatever you’d like!)
3. Invite your child to give you 2-step directions to follow.

Put PEER Into Action

PAUSE

• Clap 3 times together with your child.

ENGAGE

• “Let’s play a game! You’ll listen to my directions, then do what I say.”
• “Ready? Clap, then stomp!”

ENCOURAGE

• “Great, you were really listening. First you clapped, then you stomped!”
• Avoid repeating the second step if you can. Try to let your child remember the directions on their own.

REFLECT

• Does your child seem to be able to remember both parts of a 2-step direction without you repeating the direction?

Not Quite Ready

Ask your child to remember things they did yesterday or earlier in the same day.

Ready for More

Try 3-step or 4-step directions.

As Your Child Masters This Skill

They will be able to listen to two-step directions, remember them, and follow them.

Time to Complete

10 minutes

Materials Needed

None