by CreativeCOTA LLC
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Are your preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade students struggling to listen or follow directions? Do your special education students need additional practice reading or completing multi-step instructions? These Free no-prep Follow the Directions coloring pages were designed for my occupational therapy students to build skills in fine motor control, listening, and reading comprehension.
Use this Free no-prep resource to help students improve direction-following, coloring, reading, and visual-motor integration. With 4 themed pages, 1 for each season, this resource gives you a glimpse at what is included in all my following directions resources.
Your students will improve their direction-following skills by completing coloring pages based on the 12 step-by-step instructions per image. The teacher-led oral direction pages can be easily modified into lessons for following 2-step or multistep directions or instructions. Students, peers, or buddies can also read the directions to make it an independent or early finisher activity.
When to Use This Resource:
1. Back-to-school or end-of-year fun coloring pages or reminders about following directions
2. Reviewing listening skills after holiday or vacation breaks
3. Classroom centers or workstations
4. Morning work
5. Special education, speech therapy, or occupational therapy sessions
6. Early finisher options
7. Substitute teacher plans
8. Sentence writing or handwriting practice when students write directions for their peers
9. Test prep about the importance of listening to and following directions
10. As a motor break, when you add movement to the directions.
What’s Included in the PDF:
4 Coloring pages, no prep, easy-to-print worksheets ready for classroom or therapy use. 1 for each season
Skills Addressed:
1. Listening comprehension (following oral directions)
2. Reading fluency and comprehension if students read and follow(reading and executing written directions)
3. Fine motor control through coloring tasks
4. Visual-spatial awareness (identifying position, size, and sequence)
5. Visual-motor integration
7. Gross motor skills (optional motor tasks can be added) Circle the ___ then jump 3 times
Key Features:
1. No-prep format—just print and use
2. Designed to support diverse learning needs and styles
3. Full versions include seasonal and non-seasonal themes for use throughout the year
4. Can be modified to add gross motor or sensory breaks
5. Appropriate for preschool through early elementary and special education
Ideas for Modifying the Activities:
1. Add steps to practice multi-step direction-following
2. Emphasize spatial language using prepositions (e.g., “above,” “under,” “next to”)
3. Integrate gross motor movement (e.g., jumping or stretching between steps or“jump three times after coloring the kite”)
4. Make directions more abstract by changing typical color choices (e.g., “color the sun purple”)
This free Follow the Directions Coloring Activity resource is an effective, low-prep way to target multiple skills while keeping students engaged. Designed for classroom and therapy settings, it provides structured support for developing listening, reading, and motor skills throughout the school year.
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